I recently had the opportunity to try Knit Picks Chroma Worsted, one of their staple yarns that has been available for many years. Recently, it received a makeover with no less than 20 new colors added to the already generous selection! Chroma stands out with its multicolored gradients that create long color changes. With the new shades, it’s a real pleasure to choose our favorites!
Knit Picks Chroma is a color-transitioning yarn available in fingering and worsted weight. This multicolored yarn features long color changes. It is made of 70% superwash wool and 30% nylon. It’s a single-ply yarn with slight thickness variations. It is very soft and can be machine washed and dried.
When Knit Picks asked me to try this yarn, I jumped at the chance! This type of gradient yarn is my guilty pleasure, and I had never knitted with Chroma before. I wanted to make a scarf combining two colorways to create stripes within the color transitions, doubling the joy of seeing new hues appear! I had to pick two colors and there are so many possibilities! I finally settled on Sea Anemone and Sand and Sea, two new colors with ocean and beach tones. Best Friends, Beatrix, and Mocktail were also among my finalists… in short, it was difficult but really fun to choose from all these beautiful, joyful colors.
Upon receiving the yarns, they were exactly like the photos on the site. The colors are true to the pictures, and the balls are identical. The yarn is very soft and has a lovely squishy texture. Single-ply yarns are generally less robust than multi-ply yarns, but this one has a nice, consistent twist that gives it some strength: I can stretch it without breaking it. I’m delighted to learn that it can be machine washed and dried, even if I’m not sure I’ll dare to do so.
The colors are gorgeous. The ones I chose are both saturated and soft, made up of pretty pastel shades, giving them a soft and festive vibe. Sand and Sea creates a gradient of lilac, cream, and light brown, while Sea Anemone consists of coral, pale blue, cream, pink, and emerald green. The colors are mirrored, going back and forth in their respective compositions. This is true for all Chroma colorways. The long color stretches allow each shade to be showcased in the knitted project.
Knitting with this yarn brings me a lot of joy! I’m knitting a simple ribbed scarf, a project that could become boring to knit, but thanks to the yarn, I have a hard time putting it down! I’m always eager to see what color my next stripe will be! For my next Chroma projects, I’d like to make a shawl with Chroma Fingering, or use Chroma Worsted to knit hats and sweaters for my kids and myself. Since it’s soft and easy to care for, it’s an excellent choice for children!
I’ll leave you with that, and I’m off to knit!
⇢ You can purchase Chroma Worsted on the Knit Picks website (and the fingering weight is here).
Well well… it’s growing quickly!
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