Natural Cotton Rayon Raffia Yarn for Black Crochet Summer Sun Hat, Beach Bag, Raffia Ribbon Crochet Straw Knit Yarns, Knitting Craft Packing Twine Materials,280 Meters/306 Yards

I've been crocheting baskets, but was disappointed in the floppy results. Even when using a lot of strands, I couldn't get them to hold their shape. Enter this raffia. It is working perfectly. I just replaced one of the strands with this raffia, and the results are beautiful. It's easy to work with, soft and flexible enough not to hurt my hands, but stiff enough to hold its shape. It is strong and not splitting at all, which is a nice change from most traditional yarns. It's a pleasure to crochet with, and I can't wait to find other uses for it.

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.)

This is a good product (and hard to find). Grma is helping daughter crochet a summer floppy hat. So not a fun 'yarn' for the novice. This is not a hemp or a natural soft fiber. Happy with the quality and price point. Durability is good.

I’m beyond happy to have found this yarn. I love the look of raffia. This is not easy to work with but well Worth the effort. If you are an experienced crochet crafter, you will love it!!!

I crochet. Have been buying all different colors of this raffia yarn. Great for hats and bags. Stretches after use and gets softer. I really like the outcome

It's hard to work with when crocheting. And it makes your finger raw.

Me encanto, rs la primera vez q to utilizo paro se trabaja bien y también trajo sus ganchillos q facilitan el trabajo

Super good quality—easy to crochet. I bought 5 colors in total to crochet for my beach vacation.