Plush yarn Dolce from YarnArt. YarnArt Dolce - “Beautiful soft yarn for knitting toys, marshmallow bunnies, bedspreads and blankets. Comparison with analogues and my work Useful tips for knitting toys from plush yarn Dolce YarnArt
Plush puppy Jack.
Helpful Hints on knitting toys from Dolce. (found on the Internet)
1. When filling toys, keep an eye on the amount of filler.
When filling large quantity filler yarn is stretched and the paws of toys may change in size.
2. Do not use the amigurumi magic ring at the beginning of knitting.
It is better to knit 2 air loops, and already knit the required number of columns into the 2nd air loop. Then pull the loops a little and due to the fluffiness, the hole will not be noticeable.
It is better not to use a magic amigurumi ring, because you simply cannot tighten it. If you pull the thread, then the entire pile flies off the thread and only the base remains, which is easily torn (:
3. Most of the toys are already knitted in a spiral, but for Dolce this is a must. Do not knit lifting loops.
4. The yarn perfectly tolerates washing and does not change its appearance.
After washing and playing, the yarn does not change outwardly. Can be washed in a machine at 30C (preferably in a laundry bag) or by hand. After drying, Dolce (dries for a long time) is enough to fluff with your hands or a soft brush, and the yarn will take its original form.
5. Try to knit without errors, the yarn must not be unraveled.
At the first dissolution, a pile climbs a little. If you dissolve again, then pieces of yarn will already fall out.
It is believed that Dolphin Baby Himalaya yarn (Dolce's analogue) deteriorates already at the first dissolution.
6. The fabric should be dense, without gaps, but at the same time the hook should move smoothly during knitting. Too thin hook can ruin the thread, the pile will spread.
7. When stitching parts, such as the head and body, follow the rule - try on seven times, sew one. Fix the part with pins often, every 0.5-1 cm. Otherwise, there is a chance that the part will "crawl". You can't beat it painlessly.
8. You need to stuff the toy gently, but not loosely. Excessive filler will stretch the knitted fabric, gaps will appear. Make sure that the part takes the right nice shape, remember the part with your hands, the filler will lie more evenly.
I hope this information will help you manage this yarn and get a great result.
If it is difficult for someone to find Dolce yarn, then toy masters offer analogues:
1. Himalaya Dolphin baby. 120 m in 100 g Almost identical to Dolce
2. Adelia Dolly 40g per 100g (significantly thicker than Dolce) Made in Australia. For her, it is better to use hook number 9.
3. Plush Nazar 38m in 50g thicker than Dolce but thinner than Adelia Dolly. Hook number 6 will do.
4. Panda Nazar 120 m in 100 g melange color.
5. Kartopu yumurcak 95m in 100g
6. Ayaz Baby Soft 110 m in 100 g analogue of Dolce
7. Alize Softy If there is no Dolce, then you can take the more affordable Alize Softy and knit in 2 threads, then a marshmallow effect appears, like Dolce and the loops are clearly visible.
Today we will look at the so popular in recent times plush yarn. It is usually knitted Stuffed Toys, baby blankets, rarely wardrobe items.
So let's start with characteristics:
Skein weight: 100 g
Thread length: 125 m
Composition: 100% micro polyester
Manufacturer: Turkey
Recommended needle size: #4.5
Recommended hook size: #6.5
Advantages
Tactile yarn is very delicate and soft, pleasant to the touch. I want to touch her again and again. Due to the fact that the yarn is voluminous, products from it are knitted quickly. The palette pleases with a wide range of colors.
The finished product can be washed both in the machine at 30 degrees and by hand.
disadvantages
Perhaps the main drawback that I want to note is the “flowability” of the thread. When damaged, the villi begin to crumble. This thread is difficult and highly undesirable to dissolve.
Otherwise, with careful handling, Dolce makes perfect plush toys, blankets and children's things.
Below are some tips for knitting with this yarn.
Helpful Tips for Knitting Plush Yarn Toys Dolce YarnArt
- Use crochet hook #4-6. With a thinner hook, knitting is too tight
- Don't make an amigurumi ring. It will be difficult to tighten it. It is better to knit two air loops and knit the required number of columns in the second.
- Knit the toy only in a spiral. Lift loops are not required. Use a marker to mark the end of the row.
- Remember that this yarn does not tolerate unraveling. Knit carefully!
- Connect the parts of the toys with a hook. You can use a knitting needle and sew the product with another thread to match.
Dolce plush yarn analogues:
1. Himalaya Dolphin baby
2. Adelia Dolly
3. Kartopu yumurcak
4. Plush Nazar
5. Ayaz Baby Soft
6. Alize Softy
This yarn is now very popular for knitting toys. I also could not resist and decided to knit from it. In the end, I can't stop. Already connected 2 hares and a dog. And there will definitely be more animals.
Turkish yarn. It is 100% polyester, but it is very soft and gentle! Reminds me of velvet or velor. Such yarn is often called plush or velor. The yarn is quite bulky. In 100 g 120 m. For knitting toys, a hook from 3.5 mm to 6 mm is suitable. I crocheted 4 mm so that the toy turned out to be dense and the filler was not visible.
At first I got acquainted with plush yarn, which is also very popular and, as it turned out, looks like two drops of water on this one. This analogue is called Dolphin Baby from Himalaya. You can read my review on it. And it so happened that I didn’t have enough yarn to knit the hare’s face, and the pink Himalaya was not available anywhere. I decided to try a very similar color from Yarnart Dolce, as they are similar in appearance and the footage is the same. When I received a skein and applied it to an untied bunny, the similarity was 1 in 1! See photo. Difficult to distinguish. Personally, I do not see the transition. The yarn is exactly the same. I knitted from Himalaya Dolphin Baby color No. 80303, and knitted from Yarnart Dolce color No. 750.
The only difference, it seemed to me that Yarnart Dolce poured a little more. If you pull the tip of the thread, then this is what will happen (the result in the photo). Of course, other plush yarn also frays, but it seemed to me that it was a little less.
As a rule, Yarnart Dolce is a bit more expensive. At the time of writing the review, prices per skein are from 170 to 220 rubles. But in principle, I believe that these are two perfectly interchangeable yarns. If you knit according to the description, pattern, then you can take any of them.
There are also analogues of plush yarn. This is velor from Kamteks and Kartopu yumurcak. I haven't personally tried them yet, so I can't say anything about them.
There is also another kind of plush yarn that I have less enjoyed working with, but it is great for knitting muzzles. Review .
