Taking its influence from the rich and opulent colours of Morocco, Stylecraft Batik DK yarn is a blend of 80% premium acrylic and 20 % wool and has a wonderful full twist giving a very rounded yarn. The colours in Batik DK have a painted, semi-solid effect that looks and feels great both on the ball and knitted up. Crochet as well as knit were at the heart of the development process Batik DK, hence the 16 beautiful shades. There are 7 knitting and 5 crochet leaflets to support Batik DK shapes are simple with cables and other stitch interest and includes designs for ladies and children.