Lion Brand has a brand new Landscapes yarn available: Landscapes Fusion. At the time I’m writing this, the Landscapes Fusion hasn’t even hit Canadian store shelves yet and I’m so excited to share this new Landsapes yarn with you.
Thanks to Lion Brand for supplying this yarn or my review. This yarn was supplied to me at no charge in exchange for my honest review.
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The Lanscapes Fusion yarn is a single-ply roving style yarn that comes in a skein. It’s a size 4, medium weight yarn that’s a 100% acrylic. The yarn is soft to the touch, and as you’d expect with a roving style yarn, has a bit of a fuzz/halo around the strand. Since the yarn isn’t plied, it isn’t prone to splitting.
Each skein of Landscapes Fusion is 100g and contains 109 yards/100m of yarn. The care instructions state that this yarn is machine washable but should be laid flat to dry.
The original Lion Brand Landscapes yarn is also a single-ply roving yarn but, it’s colours produce a striping effect in your projects. The Landscapes Fusion however, is a variegated yarn so it won’t produce stripes like the original Landscapes yarn would. On the Lion Brand website, there are currently 6 different colours to choose from. I was sent the Morningside and Washington Square colours to review.
The recommended hook size for the Landscapes Fusion yarn is 6.5mm (6mm needle for all you knitters out there). You can definitely get away with a bigger hook with this yarn. The crochet gauge information on the label (using the recommended hook sizes) is as follows:
- Crochet Gauge: 12 SCs x 15 Rows = 4″
- Knit Gauge: 16.5 STs x 22 Rows = 4″
See the video review of the Lion Brand Landscapes Fusion Yarn and see it in action:
To be honest, I typically don’t like many variegated yarns. I fall in love with the colours and they way they look in the skein but then hate the way the yarn translates into stitches. But, the Landscapes Fusion in Morningside delivered exactly what expected when I crocheted it and I fell in love with the colours all over again. For the first time EVER, I actually still liked a variegated yarn after crocheting with. It definitely got the creative juices flowing and now I can’t decide what I want to make with it because I have so many ideas.
The yarn was so soft and pleasant to work with. As mentioned above, I didn’t have any issues with splitting or snagging when I worked up my swatches. The yarn has a soft sheen which is more noticeable once you work it up into a swatch.
When planning your projects using this (and any other roving yarn), it is important to keep in mind that roving yarns generally tend to pill more than plied yarns. I personally would use this yarn for projects that aren’t going to see a lot of wear or abuse. There are few things more disappointing than putting your time, love and energy into a gorgeous garment with a beautiful yarn, only to find out that you need to shave it after wear.
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I have a bunch of ideas for designs to make with the Landscapes Fusion in Morningside! What do you think I should make? Have you seen this yarn? Have you tried this yarn? ‘d love to hear from you and know what your thoughts are so leave me a comment in the comment section below.
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Hi, what did you ever make with the Landscapes fusion yarn? Saw your review and I am trying to find a pattern. Not alot of patterns out there for variegated yarn. Thank you!
I unfortunately did not design anything with it. I made some hats on my knitting machine with some and still have some in my stash.