Cotton Blend No 5…Yarn Review

Boy, do I have a review for you today!! It has a plot twist and everything..

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Today’s review is about, what I thought was a brand new yarn. I haven’t seen it in my local stores and had to purchase it through Lion Brand’s website. When it showed up I had a massive DeJaVu.

Do you all remember the Yarn Bee Arabella review I did back in Feb of last year?? Cotton Blend No5 reminded me of it. I raced down to Hobby Lobby and grabbed myself a couple of skeins, came home and was completely shocked. I mean I had a serious What da Hell moment. These 2 completely different companies have a yarn that is almost identical!

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Not only are the looks very close, they both have the same softness and appear to be made the same way also. So far the only slight difference I can find is Cotton No5 looks a tad bit more fuzzy than Arabella. Below is some side by side photos of the two together. In all the years that I have been working with yarn I have never run across this. There has been yarn that I could substitute with a different brand that resembled each other but not to the degree that these two yarns are.

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Before I go on… Lets get into the details of No5…

• This is a Bulky ( #5) weight yarn
• Recommended… 6mm knitting needle/ 6.5mm Crochet hook
• 3.5 oz/ 100g net weight
• 109yd’s/ 100mm
• Made of.. 55% cotton, 45% Acrylic
• Mashine wash gentle, lay flat…but.. due to the way this yarn was made…I recommend Hand wash and lay flat to dry. I can see a washing machine (even on gentle) making this yarn “fuzz” out over time.
• Price.. at Lion Brand $5.99 + shipping

This yarn is “made” up using 2 strands that are fluffy & loose. One is a natural white, the other being a color changing strand and both are held together with a small singular thread, giving it a twisted type texture look. It comes in 6 different color combos. Regardless of the similarity with Arabella, this yarn is still easy to work with and comes in some fun, bright colors. I cant say with all honesty one is better than the other.. the choice will be up to you. I have broken down the differences below..

• No5 has 5 more yards in the skein VS the Arabella
• Needle size varies by only a half size between the 2
• Arabella has 8 color combo choices VS Cotton No5’s has 6 color combos
• Cotton No5 has some brighter colors and multiple colors per skein, Arabella has more subtle and neutral colors
• Arabella can be found at Hobby Lobby online or in their stores. Cotton No5 can be found online at Lion Brand and Joann stores ( if your lucky) I was unable to find them at my local store.
• Price Difference… No5 is $5.99… Arabella is $4.99

Conclusion….

Cotton Blend No5 is a bulky, on the soft side, fun colored yarn for your fall/winter designs. Great for hats, gloves, scarves, maybe even a small lap blanket but since it only comes in 109yd skein, anything bigger is gonna start costing a bit much.

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