A Few Of My Favorite Things–Bamboo Bloom

 

Bamboo Bloom yarn by Universal yarns is a blend of wool and viscose from bamboo.  What’s really interesting about it is that the two fibers aren’t evenly blended.  Instead, there are sections of bamboo viscose that are about worsted weight interspersed with sections of wool that are more lightly twisted and are bulky in weight.  The structure of the yarn means that it has very different looks depending on what size needle you choose.

This cowl (from CowlGirls – more on that book in another post) was made on size 13 needles with Bamboo Bloom.  The bamboo sections looks very open and lacy with the wool section having a more traditional ribbed texture.

This mobius cowl/scarf was made on size 8 needles.  In this case, the bamboo section looks like you’d expect worsted weight yarn to look while the wool sections kind of “bush out”.

The bamboo viscose part of the yarn is wonderfully silky and shiny while the wool section has the consistency you’d expect of lightly twisted wool.

Bamboo Bloom comes in some beautiful handpainted colorways along with coordinating solids.  In the examples above, I used Fallen Petals (the handpainted yarn) and Jasmine (the solid).  This yarn is great for cowls, scarves, shawls, hats, and more and is great to work with!

Stop by The Knitting Nest and check out this gorgeous yarn!