Rowan Handknit Cotton Yarn - 330 Raffia (Discontinued) Reviews

Had fun making a blackberry stitched square to place my glasses & iPhone. Makes it easy to find.

I preface this by admitting that I abhor knitting with cotton or cotton blend yarn - any yarn with no elasticity - and articles of all but very small sizes end up weighing a ton. That said, I am knitting baby bibs, and my beloved wools really don't work for bibs so cotton it has to be. Another reviewer complained of knots. Thus far I have used six balls of this yarn - two more to go - and have not encountered a single knot. Much difficulty finding the end of yarn to pull out, yes knots, no. The yarn is evenly spun and has four discernible plies, but splitting is not a problem. Somewhat limited color selection, but colors are clear and attractive. For those knitters who want a good quality DK cotton yarn - even if you don't like knitting with it - this is an excellent choice.

The yarn is great. Beautiful saturated colors and very soft. I don’t have all the colors I need, I have order a few at a time.

I am knitting three scarves using Rowan Handknit cotton. It's the first time I've ever knit with cotton and so far am VERY pleased with the stitch definition, look and hand of the scarves. One scarf is a rib knit type of sport scarf in two colors: gold and black. The cotton knits up in rib nice and squishy. The other two scarves are a beanstalk lace pattern, one is pink and the other this Atlantic blue and the scarves look beautiful in this cotton. I probably shouldn't review this until I've washed and blocked these scarves but I'll post another review after that...for how well it performs and for color fastness, especially for the black and gold scarf. I will say, altering ordering two skeins in the Atlantic blue for my DDL's scarf, I was so smitten by the color I ordered six more skeins to myself a summer shawl.

I purchased this yarn for a layette for a very special little one arriving soon. The Atlantic color 346, Lot 13520590 has a knot. In. Every. Ball. Every single one. I'm not returning it the booties and cap are already done and the sweater is 2/3 done. The positives: Beautiful color and drape. It's cotton, so expect NO give. But it knits up for a very lovely garment for a baby. But NUTS - the KNOTS!!! Sign me, Knot-Happy-Knitter

The Jimmy Beans staff recommended this for dish cloths which I'm making for Christmas gifts this year. Knitted up very well and makes a lovely cloth. Lots of colors to choose from too.

While I LOVE all things Rowan because I feel the quality of the yarn is superior to most, this Handknit Cotton is not the easiest to knit with. At least not for small toys. Using smaller than called for needles to get a tight fabric is a bit challenging with this cotton yarn because there is no give whatsoever. That being said, the Christmas Toy set I made with this yarn turned out adorable so I can't complain too much!