• 0 items$0.00
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Hands Occupied

Contemporary yarn crafts by Heidi Gustad. Knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame.

  • BLOG
    • Knitting
    • Crochet
    • Latch Hook
    • Macramé
  • ABOUT
  • Shop
  • Studio
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece Yarn Review & Giveaway

July 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Yarn was provided for review & giveaway by Brown Sheep Company. Opinions are my own.

Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!

July means cotton yarn season (in the Northern Hemisphere at least)! If you’ve never come across it before, Brown Sheep Company’s Cotton Fleece yarn is an 80% cotton/20% wool blend yarn. The wool content makes the yarn a bit more resilient while the cotton still makes projects cool, which is why we’re talking about it now! Available in over 60 colors, you can use Cotton Fleece for baby blankets, tank tops, swimwear, kids clothes, toys and more this summer!

Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!
Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!

The Yarn: Brown Sheep Company’s Cotton Fleece

Colorway pictured: Buttercream (light yellow) & Silver Blueberry (light blue)
Skein details:
 215 yards/197 meters per skein // 3.5 ounces/100g per skein // 80% Pima Cotton/20% Wool // DK Weight
Knitting needles: US 6, 4 mm / 20 stitches & 22 rows over 4 inches (10 cm)
Crochet hook: US F-5, 3.75 mm / 20 sc & 21 rows over 4 inches (10 cm)
Cons: Like a lot of cotton yarns, there’s a little bit of splitting that happens as you work with this one, but no more than similar yarns that are predominantly cotton.
Pros: Cotton Fleece is a real workhorse, bringing a little more quality to the table than other cotton yarns you might have as a go-to- for cotton baby blankets or dish cloths. Cotton Fleece also comes in 60 colors, giving you lots of good options for project selection!
Pattern Ideas: Knitters can almost always use a good baby blanket pattern, and the Staggered Holes Baby Blanket would suit this month’s yarn just fine! And since it’s never too early to get a head on Christmas crochet, this yarn would work perfectly with the Scandinavian Advent Calendar pattern.

Staggered Holes Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern at Hands Occupied
Staggered Holes Baby Blanket – free knitting pattern
Scandinavian Advent Calendar - free crochet pattern -- An advent calendar is a great way to make your own keepsake Christmas decoration and build a family tradition for years to come. The Scandinavian Advent Calendar is great for crocheters at almost any skill level and is inspired by beautiful holiday decor found in Scandinavia. This pattern features basic embroidery stitches for added texture and a handmade look.
Scandinavian Advent Calendar – free crochet pattern
Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!

The Giveaway

Enter to win TWO skeins of Cotton Fleece to try! Up for grabs: one skein each in the Buttercream & Silver Blueberry colorways. Giveaway is open to U.S. only. Enter in the box provided below or here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!

Yarn was provided for review & giveaway by Brown Sheep Company. Opinions are my own.

Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored Tagged With: brown sheep company, cotton fleece, cotton yarn, yarn review

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

Previous Post: « Stripey Myrna Sweater / Handmade Wardrobe
Next Post: Picks of the Week »

Reader Interactions

DID YOU LIKE THIS POST?
Visit similar articles...

  • Brown Sheep Stratosphere Yarn Review & GiveawayBrown Sheep Stratosphere Yarn Review & Giveaway
  • Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK Review & GiveawayPaintbox Yarns Cotton DK Review & Giveaway
  • Brown Sheep Synchrony Review & GiveawayBrown Sheep Synchrony Review & Giveaway
  • Moon & Star Softies – Free Knitting PatternMoon & Star Softies – Free Knitting Pattern

DON’T MISS ANOTHER UPDATE

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied / Craft Book Author and Knitting, Crochet, Latch Hook and Macrame Designer

Hi! I’m Heidi, an author, yarn craft designer and content creator specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. My work unapologetically features primary colors and vintage-meets-modern style. My first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is now available!

Professionally I’m most known for: advanced intarsia knitting design & modern latch hook design.

work with heidi

UPDATES BY EMAIL

Get a free pattern + biweekly updates sent to your inbox.

Let’s be friends!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Latch Hook by Heidi Gustad

Footer

INSTAGRAM

handsoccupied

Craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. / #latchhookbook out now!
.
knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé

Heidi Gustad 🧶✂️
A new YouTube tutorial is live today covering how A new YouTube tutorial is live today covering how to knit the Little Butterfly Stitch (aka Bowknot Stitch). It adds so much cute character to simple stockinette. Only a little funky to knit, and it packs a huge visual punch! 🦋 
.
Find the video & written stitch pattern on the blog and YouTube, links are in bio. 
.
#kpambassadorsfeb21 #sponsored
.
Yarn: @kelbournewoolens Germantown in Baby Blue via @knit_picks. Needles: Prism Interchangeables, also from Knit Picks. 
.
Pictured: a light blue swatch of Little Butterfly Stitch knitting on a pink background. A skein of yarn and a few stitches of knitting are nearby.
“You’re telling me words can be pronounced in “You’re telling me words can be pronounced in different ways and mean the same things?!” 👀 Posting this here, just to make it clear: when anyone says skayne, skeen, or skyne, it can be safely assumed we’re talking about a bundle o’ yarn,  a SKEIN. It’s not necessary to shame someone for using a word that is known to have MULTIPLE common pronunciations. 🧶
.
.
Can you plz comment sharing how you say SKEIN and where you learned it? The OED happens to say SKAYNE, but it’s not a personal attack if someone says SKEEN and you say SKYNE or even Saskatoon. I’m legitimately curious. We don’t all knit or crochet the same way, and craft evolves a bit like language - it is passed on. There is so much value in having conversations about & embracing these variations! ✌🏻
.
Pictured: A blond woman holds a skein of mustard yellow yarn up to her head like a phone, looking shocked. She’s wearing glasses & a knit sweater. 
.
#handsoccupied #heidigustad #skein #yarn #yarncraft #knit #crochet #yarnaddict #knitincolor #soldotnacrop #language #englishisweird #oed #oxfordenglishdictionary
Sometimes my weekend projects involve hair rather Sometimes my weekend projects involve hair rather than yarn. Here’s the latest mediocre-but-improving result of my slow quest to learn to set vintage inspired curls. 💇🏼‍♀️ I’m hoping to be able to wash my hair less using a regular vintage set, but we’ll see if it ends up being practical. 😆 Hair frustrates me so much more than crafts! 
.
Do you also style your hair using vintage methods? If you have any tips for vintage hair styling or good resources to share, please do!
I suppose this is one way to decide what yarn colo I suppose this is one way to decide what yarn color suits your pooch. 😆 Navy really might be Woodrow‘s color - what do you think? 
.
Pictured: A medium sized, brown, senior dog asleep on a green bed. For some reason a donut ball of navy wool yarn sits on his head.
The first stitch tutorial of the new year is live The first stitch tutorial of the new year is live on YouTube! Diamond Brocade is a great knit+purl only stitch for beginners or anyone wanting a classic look for their knitting project. Find the video with a written stitch pattern on the blog or head directly to the video on YouTube. Both are linked in bio. ✌🏻 
#kpambassadorsfeb21 #sponsored
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2021 / Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework / Branding by Ink + Mortar
All Site & Shop Policies / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy