Pebble Haze DK - A Review

I was kindly gifted some of the new Yarnsmiths Pebble Haze by Wool Warehouse a few weeks back and I have been putting it through its paces to see what I really think and whether or not I would recommend it to other crocheters.

The Details:

Name: Pebble Haze DK/Prints

Yarn Weight: DK/Light worsted/3 weight

Composition: 67% cotton, 33% acrylic blend.

Ball Weight: 50g (Solids), 150g (Prints)

Special notes: Chainette construction - the yarn strand consists of a knitted tube which covers fibres within rather than the fibres being plied together.

My initial thoughts:

The first thing that struck me when I saw this yarn was just how beautiful and unique the colours are. For the solid colours, there are a range of neutrals that work their way up to some bright summery and jewel tones. To call them ‘solid colours’ almost seems like a disservice because each shade has an almost marled, heathered effect which provides real depth and texture to the colour.

The Prints colourways are stunning, there’s no other word for them, just stunning. I am not usually a fan of variegated/multicoloured yarn because I find that the colour changes are often too harsh and random but this is most certainly not the case with Pebble Haze! Again, there is that marled heathered effect and I think that helps with the subtle blending of colours. Also, the shades included in the colourway compliment each other really well, it's clear that the overall palette of each 'Print' has been well thought out.

Pebble Haze has a squish factor of 10/10 for me, it’s so light and airy, which I’m assuming comes from the chainette construction, and super soft. It’s a really tactile yarn and one that you instantly want to have against your skin. Pebble Haze has been marketed as perfect for spring/summer garments and I can totally see why.

Let’s Crochet!

I knew that I was going to want to make a wearable with this yarn but I expected to start with the neutral - shade that I have however I was so drawn to the Peppercombe Prints colourway that it was with that that I began to swatch. I tried both a 4mm and a 4.5mm hook and I won’t lie I was kind of gutted that it was the 4mm that won out as I don’t usually opt to use such a small hook but I trusted it would be worth it.

Crocheting with Pebble Haze is a lovely experience, it glides on my hook buttery soft and it maintains a surprisingly good stitch definition. I think that this is likely due to the high cotton make up of the yarn but may also come from the chainette construction.

After a few swatches I decided that I was going to begin a dress version of my Little Aspen Cardigan as I knew the shell stitches would look beautiful through the colour changes, I was not wrong. The finished dress is absolutely stunning and I wish it was adult sized for me or that I had a little girl who could wear it! The colour changes are so gentle and delicate, there’s an ethereal vibe to it and honestly I’m obsessed.

I didn’t experience any splitting whilst crocheting with Pebble Haze and when pulling from the middle of the cake the yarn fed nicely to me as I worked. However, there was one thing that I did find frustrating - frogging. As I was working on a new design there were quite a few times where I needed to pull back (frog) my work and more often than not it resulted in knots and tangles within the yarn.

If you look closely at Pebble Haze you will see it has a slight Halo to it where the fuzzy fibres within the tube poke through. This makes for a beautiful overall finish and a wonderfully soft texture but can be a bit of a nightmare when those fibres get tangled together. I found the knots created to be quite tricky to do and a couple times I did just get the scissors, cut the yarn and then rejoin because I have minimal patience for untangling yarn.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my crochet experience with Pebble Haze and will definitely be using it again and again. I can take a few tangles for such a gorgeous finish! As I am using it for a garment I will be doing a test swatch that I put through the wash as per the insructions on the label as it does claim to be machine washable and even dryable on low so we shall see.

Rating: 8.5/10

+ Wonderful array of colourways

+ Buttery soft texture

+ Subtle and delicate colour changes (Prints)

+ 150g cake provides good yardage (Prints)

- Small balls in the solid shades

- Tangles when frogging

Thank you to Wool Warehouse for sending this yarn to me to try out. All views and opinions shared above are my own, I would love to hear what you think of Pebble Haze and the projects you have used or plan to use it for!