My Cottontail Blanket pattern calls for a super squishy bulky yarn – Scheepjes Roma Big* – which is worked up into a cute and simple piece featuring rows of plush bobbles that look like little bunny tails.
Buy Scheepjes Roma Big at WoolWarehouse*!
I’m not kidding when I say I’ve never worked with a yarn this chunky, but when I started drafting pattern designs for my upcoming book, I got a picture in my mind that a thick yarn would be perfect for this certain project. A quick search landed me on Scheepjes Roma Big. What a beauty!!
I can describe it as a soft rope. It’s got great structure and beautiful stitch definition. Not too fuzzy, but not too smooth, and a fairly matte finish.
Situated with some other Scheepjes yarns for scale: Catona 25g | Cotton 8 | Bloom | Softfun Denim | Stone Washed | Colour Crafter | Roma Big – Shop them at WoolWarehouse!
Details
- Yarn Weight – Super Chunky
- Ball Weight – 220 grams
- Length – 132 metres
- Needle Size – 9mm
- Blend – 100% Acrylic
- Tension – 8 stitches and 12 rows for a 10x10cm tension square using 9mm needles
Look at the lovely range of shades. I was so sad my planned project only had five colors!
Another angle of my Roma Big WIP
Originally, I planned to make a couch throw, but now that I feel the weighty drape of this yarn, I think I have enough balls of it to make a winter bedspread. Hopefully 27 balls does the trick! 🙂
I love how fast the super chunky gauge works up. I’m using a combination of 11.5mm and 10mm for my project, which is larger than the 9mm called for. Typical for me! I always have to go up in hook to achieve neat, flat “fabric.”
I do love this yarn! And I can’t wait to try Roma Big Rainbow* check it out:
Oooooo, aaaaaahhh ❤️❤️❤️ Let me drift into a blanket daydream real quick….. 🙂
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All of these gorgeous photos and the sweet blanket are by the talented Iris Dongo of SouthernBelleCrochet.com.
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The free pattern is available on Ravelry in PDF format – Go get the ad-free easy to print PDF pattern on the websites below, or scroll down to see the free pattern, and have fun! 😁❤️❤️
When I got this Scheepjes Roma Big* yarn back in about October of last year, I knew it was destined for greatness. It became a super fun project for my upcoming book (!)
And I ended up having quite a bit left over! So what’s a girl to do?? Write another pattern of course!
Something bobbly this way comes… and just in time for Easter! Cottontail Blanket is in full swing, being worked up by Tester Tribe member Iris Dongo, of Southern Belle Crochet fame (@southernbellecrochet on Instagram).
Iris is also a talented photographer – as you can see in her three WIP photos below – which is handy when you want to show off your impeccable crochet work.
This is some seriously chunk yarn, and those bobbles are so squishy! I worked up a sample before Iris got started, so even though she’s miles away in Kentucky, I can almost feel the squish of these blocks in her pic below. My favorite WIP shot! ❤❤
I get giddy when my Testers share their progress pics with me. It just means I’m that much closer to publishing the pattern for you lovely lot!
Cottontail Blanket reveal and free pattern coming soon 😊❤❤
* Shopping through affiliate links costs nothing extra to you and helps keep CypressTextiles going! Thank you!
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When I got this Scheepjes Roma Big* yarn back in about October of last year, I knew it was destined for greatness. It became a super fun project for my upcoming book (!)
And I ended up having quite a bit left over! So what’s a girl to do?? Write another pattern of course!
Something bobbly this way comes… and just in time for Easter! Cottontail Blanket is in full swing, being worked up by Tester Tribe member Iris Dongo, of Southern Belle Crochet fame (@southernbellecrochet on Instagram).
Iris is also a talented photographer – as you can see in her three WIP photos below – which is handy when you want to show off your impeccable crochet work.
This is some seriously chunk yarn, and those bobbles are so squishy! I worked up a sample before Iris got started, so even though she’s miles away in Kentucky, I can almost feel the squish of these blocks in her pic below. My favorite WIP shot! ❤❤
I get giddy when my Testers share their progress pics with me. It just means I’m that much closer to publishing the pattern for you lovely lot!
Cottontail Blanket reveal and free pattern coming soon 😊❤❤
* Shopping through affiliate links costs nothing extra to you and helps keep CypressTextiles going! Thank you!