I have walked around with hearts in my eyes ever since I first saw a sneak peek of the new Scheepjes Whirl. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a cake (or three)! I will admit that I shoved everything else aside as soon as the yarn arrived and have been playing (and playing, and playing) with it for the last ten days. It has jolted me into a much-needed creative frenzy.
I chose…wait for it… Green Tea Tipple, Raspberry Rocky Roads, and Liquorice Yumyum. Aren’t those names just perfectly delicious?
The yarn itself is every bit as delicious as the names. That sounds a bit odd. I haven’t actually eaten any of the yarn (that would be weird), so let me rephrase: The yarn is every bit as scrumptious as the names.
Whirl is made from 60% cotton and 40% acrylic. When worked up, it feels substantial without feeling heavy, and it has a beautiful drape. Each yarn cake holds a staggering 1000 meters of slow colour change yarn.
The drape and the yardage make this yarn perfect for lightweight shawls, wraps, and garments. Oh, and baby blankets! Imagine how beautiful a summer baby blanket would be in one of these colours!
The colour changes have been carefully joined so that you can ‘hide’ the joins in your stitches. It took me a good few minutes to locate a join so that I could show you.
My favourite thing about the yarn is the fact that it has a generous twist to help prevent splitting. Although I have always (always!!) loved gradient yarns, I did not like working with them because of how easily they split, especially if your tension is as tight as mine. I have encountered minimal splitting with the Whirl so far, so I am delighted!
At the moment, I am working on something in Green Tea Tipple. Although the yarn label recommends a 3.5 – 4 mm hook, I found that I needed to use a 3.25 mm hook to obtain a neat tension… not too tight and not too ‘holey’. Look how beautifully the Green Tea Tipple and the Liquorice Yumyum match my shelf full of Sophie books!
The yarn is available in 12 gorgeous colourways. I think it’s pretty obvious that my favourite one is the Green Tea Tipple. My favourite two names are Strawberries & Scream and Caramel Core Blimey, although Pistachi Oh So Nice is pretty cool too :) Whoever got to choose these names must have had SO much fun.
You will be able to buy Whirl from WoolWarehouse (Internationally) and other Scheepjes retailers from March 6, 2017.
I cannot wait to start seeing photos of the projects that will be born from these yarn cakes :) So… which one is your favourite flavour?
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Blandine says
Hi Dedri ! I love your work ! You said you had to restart your project. Will it still be squares ? I can’t wait seeing your work even the beginning or the swatches you don’t like ;) . I’m searching for patterns or ideas with this yarn a little bit different from what I usually see (shawl or blanket from the center to the edges). Thank you !!
Dedri Uys says
Hi :) I am going to restart that project soon, so don’t want to give too much away. It is a mix of squares and…. things :) Have you seen the Maestrale shawl? That’s really pretty.
Simone says
Hi Dedri. I’m just browsing tru your blog to see how you are doing.
I do hope you are OK! I’m curious about what you made withe the Green Tea Tipple-Whirl..
H&K Simone
Jenny says
Hi Simone. I believe Dedri is still working with that yarn, so watch this space!
Jenny :)
Blandine says
I can’t wait seeing your project in this beautiful yarn ! And the sophie’s project of your followers too !!! I have received my raspberry and liquorice cakes. So happy with them but also a bit intimidated and worried not to choose the right project that will both please me and respect the rythm of this special yarn
Dedri Uys says
Hi :) I had to restart this project, so I lost my temper with it a little bit. I will revisit it soon, though :) The Whirl Sophies look amazing! Do you know what? I wouldn’t be scared to just start a project. Is there a specific shawl you have had on your list for ages? Why don’t you just start it? I can almost guarantee that it will look great.
sara says
Dear Dedry, I live in Italy and I love your blog and your project, I would tell you that finally I found Scheepjes yarn also in Italy from coloridilana.it, I’m very happy for this, so now I can do all your best project!
Thank you for your job!!
Dedri Uys says
Hi Sara. Thank you :) I am happy to hear that you can now find the yarn locally x
Lori J McFarland says
Dedri, I am such a fan of yours. And I would love to try this new yarn, Lavenderlicious, Rasberry Rocky Roads, and Blueberry Bambam, are my first loves. I am making a Hugge in the Jewel and the bright. One for me and one for my dear friend.
Dedri Uys says
The Raspberry Rocky Road is pretty awesome! I hope your friend loves the wonderful shawl you are making her, Lori. I think it is wonderful that you are making one to gift x
Dedri Uys says
Deb (or do you prefer Debra?), the yarn is quite yummy. I just had the privilege of spending a day with Esther from It’s All in a Nutshell and she is also making something with Whirl. I have project-envy!
Nancy says
Thanks Dedri, worked perfectly this time!
Rachel says
This looks wonderful, so glad to see you’re feeling creative again, was very upset to hear you were feeling overwhelmed by everything. I’ve no idea how you manage to juggle everything. The popin cnady looks yummy!:-)
Dedri Uys says
Please don’t be upset. We are all on a journey of discovery and I am discovering how to wind down. It has taken quite a while to realize that being busy is not how I measure my worth, so now I suppose it is going to take me just as long to figure out how to STOP being busy. Have you ever watched the first Lego movie? They have this song: “Everything is awesome!” I just had the weirdest desire to sing it out loud.
Nancy Eidson says
Greetings, Dedri. Just wanted to let you know the link for the Scheepjes seems to be broken unless I have to wait till March 6th. I just wanted to visit the sight but it would not go through. They do look delicious though!
Thanks, Nancy
BTW there is nothing really at my site I havent figured out how to do it all yet.
Debbie K says
Green tea and Cherry pie……. Does it get any better than that?
Sophie in Green Tea may have to happen when I get my book!
Dedri Uys says
Oooh, I’d love to see that!
Lisa says
Do you think a Sophie would work well in this yarn
Lisa x
Dedri Uys says
I think it would work really well. It will be small though.
Sandra says
What simply gorgeous looking yarns! My favourites are: Blueberry BamBam, Cotton Candy man and Jumpin Jelly!
Dedri Uys says
Hmmm, you’re making me hungry! May I just say that I LOVE your photography. Those flower photos are amazing :)