Chenille yarn

Lovely question — it comes down to how you want the finished thing to feel.

Chenille — the softest and the most polished-looking. Cushions, throws, plush makes. The safest first choice.

Feather — pure, glorious texture. Perfect for fringe, tassels and shaggy woven rows, and lovely held alongside a smooth yarn.

Popcorn — bobbles built right into the strand. Statement texture on smaller pieces.

Twisted Chunky — the biggest and the fastest. Big cosy things, and the most forgiving to learn on.

Still deciding? Go with Chenille. Chunky chenille is the yarn we use in our own chunky crochet kits, so we know it inside out.

Yes! Chunky yarn is really the loveliest place to start. Big stitches are easy to see, easy to count, and easy to fix while you’re still learning — which makes the whole thing far more fun.

If it’s your very first project, we’d hand you Chenille or Twisted Chunky. They’re soft, forgiving and they grow fast, so you get that lovely “look what I made” moment quickly.

A few! Our jumbo yarns are short and thick by design — Twisted Chunky is 20m a ball and Popcorn is 25m — so a cushion cover is a handful of balls rather than one.

Planning something specific? Email hello@craftclubco.com and we’ll happily work out the numbers with you. We love this bit.

Chenille is happiest on a 9mm. Feather, Popcorn and Twisted Chunky love a 12–15mm.

Think of those as starting points rather than rules. If your fabric feels stiff, go up a size. If it feels loose and floppy, go down one. You’ll find your favourite very quickly.

Very close! Every screen renders colour a little differently, and no photo quite captures how a textured yarn looks in real life.

We shoot every colour under the same neutral light and never colour-correct, so what you’re seeing is as true as we can make it. If you have an exact shade in mind, order a single ball first and see it in your own space — it usually looks even better in person.

Hand washing is the way to go with these — cool water, dry flat, and skip the tumble dryer and the iron. It takes five minutes and keeps your piece looking brand new for years.

A chunky synthetic make holds a lot of water, so lay it flat on a towel and gently reshape it while it’s damp rather than hanging it up. It’ll dry back into exactly the shape you made it.

These yarns aren’t tested or certified for infant use, so we’d keep them out of cots and away from toys for under-threes — the soft pile on chenille and feather can shed.

For a nursery cushion, a wall hanging or anything that lives happily up out of reach, they’re absolutely gorgeous.