Review: Sirdar Snuggly Baby Speckle

It's being used for a boy’s baby jacket, but how will this super-soft baby yarn measure up?

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First impressions
This is an incredibly light-feeling, soft yarn, with an almost velvety handle. I really like the colour – I don’t usually go for green but this works well. I bought the yarn online which always makes colour choice difficult, and as this is for a boy's baby jacket, I wanted to avoid the old ‘blue for a boy’ cliche. The speckle effect is also nice. The twist appears tight. This yarn should knit up well.

In use
This is a really nice yarn to knit with. The addition of acrylic gives a tiny bit of stretch and it’s tight enough that there’s no splitting. I’ve had to undo a few rows and found this easy – the yarn doesn’t ‘stick’ the way some do.

The speckle effect on a child’s jacket is fun and a nice way of introducing a bit of colour

Knitted up, the speckle effect is lovely. It’s really quite random, creating a result that resembles sploshes of paint flicked over a cream fabric. I can imagine that this might be too much on an adult garment, but on a child’s jacket it’s fun and a nice way of introducing a bit of colour.

Conclusion
Beautifully soft and fun to knit with, it’s a great baby yarn and machine washable, too. It would probably work well for blankets, but I’m not sure it would be suitable for grown up clothes.

Yarn spec
Double knit • 50g • 135m • 60% cotton/40% acrylic • 28 rows x 22 sts in 10cm square  • 4mm needle, 4mm crochet hook • Colourway: Moss • RRP: £4