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Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundles Review & Giveaway!

September 12, 2018 3 Comments

Yarn was provided by Zen Yarn Garden. You can follow them on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram.

 Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.
You read that right, friends! This month’s yarn review & giveaway features a favorite of mine, Zen Yarn Garden, and their new Color Bundles. For this review, I swatched all 3 colors of the beautiful blue, black and white Jazzy bundle in both knit & crochet. Read on for what I’ve got to say about them, including project recommendations. This giveaway’s extra great because we’re taking a closer look at a 3-skein bundle of color-coordinating yarn, which means the giveaway is for an entire 3 skein bundle! That’s a whole project! Enter at the bottom of this post, but first, take in the beauty of these color sets as you scroll. :)

Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.
Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.

The Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden – Serenity 20 Color Bundles

Color Bundles pictured: Jazzy (blue & black) & Vivid (green & eggplant)
Skein details:
The yarn base is ZYG’s Serenity 20 yarn: 400 yds / 366 m skeins; 70% superwash merino / 20% cashmere / 10% nylon per skein
Knitting needles: US 3, 3.25 mm / 20 stitches & 28 rows over 4 inches
Crochet hook: US F-5, 3.75 mm /22 stitches & 28 rows over 4 inches
Cons: This yarn is spun in Italy and hand-dyed in Canada. With cashmere in the mix, there’s a corresponding price tag. But if you consider your yarn an investment in your making process as well as the finished product, it’s not so bad.
Pros: It’s freakin’ hand dyed cashmere! It’s gorgeously dyed in epic, coordinating colors! Enough said.
Pattern ideas: When cashmere is involved, you’ve got to grab the right pattern! I recommend the Top Notched Shawl for knitters looking to experiment with different color stripe combos. For crocheters out there, alternating colors in the Granny Tassel Shawl would be a blast.
Coupon code: The folks at ZYG have also given us a coupon code (use HANDSOCCUPIED) to get 20% off a color bundle through 12/31/18! Can you say Christmas cashmere?

Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.
Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.
Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.

Enter to Win

To enter the giveaway, use the box below. If you’re on mobile, you’ll need to click a button that takes you to the entry page. If you’re on the desktop site, you’re all good to go right here! Open to North America. Full terms & conditions available by clicking the link in the box provided.

One Vivid Color Bundle (the green, cream and eggplant color set pictured) will be raffled off. Yes, that’s 3 skeins. ;)

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Zen Yarn Garden's gorgeous, hand-dyed Color Bundles are so easy to work with. Dyed to order, these 3 skein sets are designed to compliment each other and flow together effortlessly. Click through to learn more and enter to win an entire Zen Yarn Garden Color Bundle for your next knitting or crochet project.

Yarn was provided by Zen Yarn Garden. You can follow them on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram.

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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!

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  1. cindy shipley

    September 12, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    I love theses colors

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  2. Marcia Greenberg

    September 15, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Love the cream, green and purple

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  3. Guzel

    September 16, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    OMG! I can design a shawl from these beauties!

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