Buying Yarn for the Woolly Hugs’ Blanket Projects

We use only certain types of wool to ensure they combine well, for consistency and that the blankets will be washable and quite robust.

  • Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK.
  • Artesano Superwash Merino DK
  • Debbie Bliss Rialto DK
  • Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
  • Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
  • Patons Merino extrafine DK

 

You will get at least two squares from each ball of yarn, and the style of the square is up to you, plain and patterned, simple and complex are equally valued and all warmly received. We are often asked about how many squares should an individual send in. The blankets have never been about how many squares you can produce, or how fancy you can make them. The heart of the blankets, the amazing thing that gives them their uniqueness, is the thought behind each square
The yarn itself can be bought in shops like John Lewis, and if you prefer seeing colours ‘in the wool’ then this may be a good option. It can be bought online too, and below are recommendations from crafters.

Online Yarn Shops – Recommended by our crafters.

Recommended retailers include – Woolwarehouse, RKM Wools, Deramores, Wise Badger, Black Sheep Wools, Laughing Hens, Wool is also sold on Amazon, Ebay, and at John Lewis

 

Choosing Colours

Each blanket will have its own colour theme, so please check each OP for information, we ask families for suggestions and then maybe colours crop up because of certain motifs. This is based on colours that the manufacturers still produce, obviously there are still others in circulation for a short time.

  • Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool DK
  • Avalanche 343 (silvery blue)
  • Dew 0254 (mid blue)
  • Eskimo 0342 (darker purple)
  • Salty grey 010 (mid silvery grey)
  • Audrey (baby pink) 351
  • Powderpuff (light pink) 304
  • Artesano Superwash Merino DK
  • 6381 – Green, dark
  • 8127 – Baby Blue
  • 0043 – Baby Pink
  • 1291 – Sea Blue
  • 3158 – Purple
  • 5771 – Baby Teal
  • 6315 – Lime Green
  • Debbie Bliss Rialto DK
  • Duck Egg 019
  • Ecru 02 – THIS IS ONE OF OUR CREAMS
  • Grey 04
  • Apple 09
  • Moss 10 – a darker green
  • Navy 17 – very dark navy
  • Teal – 20 This is a lovely darker teal
  • Basil (dark green) 053
  • Indigo (mid navy blue) 051
  • Mint (soft green) 054
  • Tangerine 56 – light and bright orange
  • Grass 58 – a light and bright green
  • Plum – 61 -A gorgeous purple
  • Sky – 60, a lovely soft lighter blue
  • Mulberry 62 – Fabulous plum colour
  • Pale pink – 65
  • Vintage pink – 66 – a mid pink shade
  • Purple 040
  • Sage 038
  • Fuschia 034
  • Rialto Pink 042
  • Old Rose 047
  • Aqua 44 – a darker duck egg
  • Jenny Watson Pure Merino DK
  • WM2 – Soft Pink (pale)
  • WM3 Emperor – a lovely deep purple, as above.
  • WM4 Cream THIS IS ONE OF OUR CREAMS
  • WM6 Ruby – THIS IS OUR RED
  • WM8 Heather a soft purple
  • WM10 – Denim – a mid blue
  • WM11 Light blue
  • WM14 Grey
  • WM12 Clematis – a zingy pink
  • WM13 – Aubergine – a gorgeous purple
  • WM15 – lilac
  • WM17 Cobalt 0 a bright blue
  • WM18 – lichen, a zingy apple green
    Drops Merino Extra Fine DK
  • Light grey 04
  • Denim blue 13
  • Steel blue 14
  • Light blue grey 19
  • Dark blue 20
  • Purple 21
  • Grey blue 23
    Patons Merino Extrafine DK
  • 101 – White
  • 136 – Tea rose – a pale pink
  • 138- Cyclamen – a bolder pink
  • 147 – Violet
  • 148 – Anenome – a rich purple
  • 149 – Eggplant – a dark purple
  • 150 Navy
  • 151 – Royal blue
  • 152 – Baby blue
  • 153 – majesty – a darker royal blue
  • 154 – denim
  • 155 – Blue Nile – a darker denim type blue
  • 165 – Pool – an aqua blue
  • 168 – Iris – a turquoise blue
  • 169 – Teal
  • 172 – Forest green
  • 173 – Apple
  • 176 – Bottle green
  • 177 – Pine green
  • 190 – Silver

Our ongoing projects, Billie’s Blankets, Little Hugs and Angel Hugs have different requirements, please read the info carefully. Thank you