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SuperFine Wool Metallic Gold Cream

The yarn is composed of two individual strands of highly opposite characteristics. The cream strand is a blend of acrylic and wool which makes it soft, dull and easy to break, while the gold strand is Lurex, a metallic yarn which makes the yarn shiny and sturdy. These opposing characteristics make the yarn not easy to work with. The strands somehow ‘split’ as you work with them and with a thinner yarn that you cannot stretch; it easily slips on your hook and gets misplaced.

You have to work around a few rows to be able to get used to working with this yarn but it will reward you with softness and allure. It is so lightweight that a single skein of 50g will give you 650m length. That is enough for me to create the top part of this dress:

gold cream dress back part

Just be very careful when working with this yarn, because its thin and rough and soft at the same time, threading it around your finger tightly may hurt if you are crocheting too fast. The friction from the Lurex yarn can cause a small striation on your index finger as you work your way on each rounds. I usually wind my finger with a bandage just so I can avoid this friction.

Overall, I love this yarn. It made me realize a dream of mine to crochet a dress. The yarn is superfine and very light in weight. The dress consumes 4 skeins of yarns and that is just 200g which is the usual weight (if not heavier) of the tops/shorts I make.

I recommend this type of yarn for crocheters who want to create big projects that requires long yardage.