Fiddlesticks

Acrylics for everyday making

Fiddlesticks Superb is the range most people come for: 100% anti-pill acrylic in 100g balls, easy to wash and good value. Fiddlesticks Superb 8 ply has 250 metres to the ball on 4mm needles and is the one to choose for blankets, children's jumpers and anything that gets used hard. Fiddlesticks Superb 4 ply has 330 metres on 3.25mm needles, Fiddlesticks Superb 10 ply has 165 metres on 5mm needles, and Superb Big is the chunky at 80 metres on 8mm needles.

Cottons and blends

For summer knits, homewares and crochet, Posie is a 4 ply combed cotton, Fiddlesticks Wren is the 8 ply and Fiddlesticks Finch is the 10 ply. Fiddlesticks Marble blends cotton and acrylic in 8 ply with a soft marled look, and Cedar is a 6 ply of bamboo and cotton with a cool feel and a slight sheen. For extra warmth, Fiddlesticks Grange is a 10 ply of wool, acrylic and alpaca. Jester is the self-patterning sock yarn, in 75% superwash wool and 25% polyamide.

Buying Fiddlesticks in Australia

Every Fiddlesticks yarn here ships across Australia. The Superb balls are large, so a blanket can take fewer than you might expect, but check the metres your pattern needs against the ball band. Buy from one dye lot where you can, and add a spare ball.