Natural Cotton Rayon Raffia Yarn Light Blue Crochet Summer Sun Hat Beach Bag Yarns, Straw Knitting Materials,280 Meters/306 Yards

I bought this to use for crocheting a hat for my son. As I expected, it was quite stiff to work with. Overall, it worked pretty well for crocheting a hat, however, it was quite rough on my hands. I eventually turned to wearing a cotton glove on my left hand to protect it from developing blisters and abrasions as I worked the crochet hook with my right hand. That helped but, was a little bit awkward. Fortunately, one would not expect this type of yarn to produce something pristine so, the variations caused by having the glove slip around did not really impact the overall appearance of the hat I was making. There is definitely variation in thickness of the yarn as one works through the spool. Again, sort of expected for this type of fiber. The description says that two spools will be necessary for making a hat. The hat I made was very simple in design. It was inspired by the simple, gently cone shaped hats traditionally worn by people working in the fields in places like Viet Nam. The hat I made has a 14" diameter at its base. One spool would have been plenty for making this style of hat. I bought both a purple and a green spool. The dye from the green spool wore off onto the white, cotton glove that I wore. The purple did not appear to have this issue.

I made a crochet summer bag with this.The quality is good, and enough to make 3 bags of the picture.But the material is little rough, do it makes fingers raddish.

I really enjoyed working with this Raffia yarn. It was pretty easy to work with, and was not hard on my fingers as I had initially thought. However, I do feel it takes a little more "muscle" more so than acrylic and 100 percent cotton yarn. I'm very pleased with the final product using this yarn.

I expected thicker “yarn” and a much larger spool.

This jute was exactly what I wanted to crochet flowers and use for beading.. I especially like the quality of the product !

I was surprised how sturdy this raffia is. I am making a summer hat and I am using the required hook as noted in the pattern. It is true to size. Inch and row measurements. It is a little rough on my fingers but after all it is not soft yarn.

I make bags, hats etc with this product the quality is great!

I’ve been on the hunt for a good raffia for summer hats. I’m an advanced crocheter, but I’ve had a hard time with the flat raffia. I tried a TON. This one is twisted to more resemble regular yarn, and instead of worrying what the flat part is doing, i can just count my stitches and get moving. The stitches are nice and regular, if you prefer that kind of thing (and I do). I LOVE IT!Raffia is a little harder on the fingers than regular yarn, so I’m using a bandaid on one of my fingers for now, but have a silicon thimble on the way.The cord is about 2mm thick. It is really soft and flexible. So far I can tell this is going to be a hat i just throw in my suitcase and not worry about crushing. I’m still on the crown, but my guess is if i do my increases properly, the brim will not flop around. It’s soft but has some body. I’m a traditionalist, so chose the natural color, but there is a wide variety of colors for any taste. I rated five stars for durability because I had a few stops and starts where I had to rip out a bunch of stitches, but when worked again they had no weakness and you can’t tell where they were (hard to do with the flat/tape like raffia).I’m doing this one as a wild brim, but am already thinking ahead of the visor I’m going to make for when my hair is in a bun on top of my head.I stopped in the middle of my project to write this review because I had almost given up on raffia altogether. Then I found this. I don’t think you will be disappointed. Happy hatting!(The picture above shows my crown in progress. I’m using a 3.5mm hook, which seems to be a good size. Not too big for the material, but big enough to work up quickly.)

I appreciate the quick reply. Cons: smaller than I thought. Brown is 40.00, why I don't know. The rest range from 14 to 21. Pros; the colors are beautiful. Feel nice.