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215 Posts Recent Started
Monday, May 18, 2015 at 11:33 PM
Hi, could someone tell me what the advantage of pearl yarn is and what it’s used for? That would be great, thanks. Is it suitable for knitting and crocheting, or is it more for decorative little items?

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 1:36 AM
HI, perlgran kann man eigentlich in allen Bereichen verwenden. Man muss halt die Optik mögen. Ich persönlich mag es nicht.
Aber zum Beispiel Häkelschmuck, Mützen, gestrickte Tücher sehen damit recht edel aus wenn man qualitativ hochwertiges perlgarn nutzt.

Wo ich persönlich Perlgarn richtig klasse find, für Bordüren bei Tischdecken

Probier es doch einfach mal aus :)

501 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8:23 AM
Perlgarn kenne ich hauptsächlich vom Sticken - ich habe damit Kreuzsstich gemacht.
Sonst verwende ich Perlgarn eigentlich hauptsächlich für Makramee (geknüpfte Armbänder).
Das sieht schön aus (mercerisiertes Perlgarn hat einen schönen, dezenten Glanz) und da passt die Struktur gut dafür.
Zum Häkeln habe ich auch schon Perlgarn (handgefärbtes aus Kanada) verwendet, und zwar für meine Mini-Wollknäuel-Schmuckanhänger, da sieht es auch gut aus und ist schön stabil (muss es sein, weil im Wolknäuel steckt noch eine Mini-Häkelnadel oder Mini-Stricknadel und das soll ja in Form bleiben).
Für größere Häkelstücke habe ich noch nie Perlgarn verwendet ...

26 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 1:41 PM
What does something made with pearl cotton look like?
I think I have a store-bought hat made from it, but I’m not sure.
Is it very warm, or not really?

501 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 1:49 PM
No, pearl yarn isn’t really warm. It’s mercerized cotton yarn, so if anything, it’s better suited for summer hats. However, it’s quite firm, so it’s not very soft or cozy. For hats, I’d prefer cotton yarn like Catania!

310 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 3:53 PM
I only know it for embroidery and for Hardanger.
For Christmas, I crocheted around a small ring and made a little angel from a pattern here; it looks lovely.

2592 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 4:02 PM
Back in the ’70s, I once crocheted myself a short vest out of pearl cotton. I still remember well the search for “colorful” yarn. Back then, there simply wasn’t the variety of color shades you can find today. You could only get that with embroidery thread. That’s where I found what I was looking for and crocheted a bright, colorful rainbow vest. It was a real hit back then.

22705 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 9:20 PM
I'll bump this back up, since newcomers among the forum users might appreciate information about this and other types of yarn.
So if anyone would like to add anything about the topic of pearl cotton or would like to know something, please post it here.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 9:37 PM


I like using pearl cotton when I want to test how small I can make an amigurumi without having to change a pattern. Both of these are made with pearl cotton. I enjoy working with it.

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