When people think of Sirdar, they think of Snuggly yarn. They have been manufacturing it for over 35 years! This is a great wash and wear yarn and generations of children and babies have worn sweaters made out of this lovely soft yarn. It is easy to knit with and a great for beginner knitters. Soft and supple, it is a must have to make sweaters for the children and babies in your life.
Sirdar knitting wool is not just Snuggly though. They have a wide range of fibres that they make their yarn out of. Take Sirdar Summer Stripes double knitting which is a wonderful blend of 60% cotton and 40% acrylic. It is machine washable and dryable and great for making lightweight sweaters and tops for the spring and summer. What I like about this yarn is the colours. Sun bleached colours just makes you think of the sun especially after the weather that we have had throughout North America this winter. It has great meterage on every 50 gram ball so it is a very reasonable way to make a unique sweater. The yarn is what they call self striping. That means it is dyed to change colours while you knit it. Depending on what you knit, it will change colours more or less often on the garment. The more stitches, the more striped the effect is versus a children's sweater.
Looking at these sweaters, I can imagine the warm sun now! Hopefully it won't be too long as I think we all will be glad when this winter is over. Snow in March on the West Coast is just too cold for me! I am itching to start on my summer sweaters now.
All the best,
Jules
