Flokí: Big Wool, Bold Colour and a Little Washing Machine Magic
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I do love a yarn with possibilities. Something that makes you think, “Ooh, I could make a bag. Or a bowl. Or slippers.” Before you know it, you’ve mentally redecorated the house and added six projects to a list that was already quite frankly none of your business.
Meet Flokí: a super chunky, 100% pure wool yarn with 18 shades and plenty of creative potential.
You can knit with it. You can crochet with it. And, when you follow the felting instructions, you can deliberately put your hard work in the washing machine and turn it into something felted.
Deliberately, darling. That’s the important bit.
What is Flokí?
Flokí is a pure wool yarn designed for craft use, particularly machine felting, although it can also be used for ordinary knitting and crochet projects.
Each 50g ball contains approximately 50 metres, or 54 yards. The recommended needle and hook size is 9mm, with a stated knitting tension of 10 stitches and 14 rows to a 10cm square.
Super chunky wool and big needles? That’s the sort of combination that gets my attention. Sometimes I want delicate stitches and quiet concentration. Sometimes I want to see some progress before the kettle’s boiled again.
Eighteen shades. So much scope for trouble.
The colour range gives you plenty to play with, whether you prefer quiet neutrals or something with a little more “look at me”.
Winter White, Praline, Dove Grey and Charcoal offer a lovely starting point for understated combinations. Butterscotch and Spice bring warmth, while Cypress and Chartreuse could tempt you down a greener path.
For blues, there’s Blue Ice, Turquoise, Royal Blue and French Navy. Then we have Iced Lavender, Mulberry, Magenta, Hot Pink, Carnation and Red.
I can already imagine the colour combinations. Whether I can be trusted to choose just one is another matter entirely.
Bowls, bags, slippers and pots
The Flokí pattern range is full of ideas for putting that wool to work.
For the knitters, there are Felted Knitted Bowls, pattern 10288, Felted Knitted Bags, pattern 10289, and Felted Knitted Slippers, pattern 10291.
For the crocheters, there are Felted Crochet Bags, pattern 10290, Felted Crochet Slippers, pattern 10292, and Felted Crochet Pots, pattern 10293.
There’s also a free Coaster and Placemat pattern, F168, if a little homeware inspiration is calling.
Please note that our Flokí patterns are only available to buy in store, not through our online shop. Alternatively, take a look at Stylecraft’s website for their free downloadable patterns.
Naturally, I’m drawn to the bowls and pots. A handmade home for all those little bits and pieces sounds very sensible. Making several because I can’t settle on a colour? Slightly less sensible, but much more likely.
A word about felting, before anyone presses “start”
There is a very important difference between caring for your finished wool project and intentionally felting it.
For ordinary care, Flokí is hand wash only and should be dried flat. Do not bleach or tumble dry. A cool iron, up to 110°C, may be used, and the care information allows professional dry cleaning with PCE if needed.
Machine felting is a separate, deliberate process. Follow your pattern and the detailed felting instructions on the reverse of the ball band, rather than treating it as an ordinary machine wash.
We’re aiming for a lovely felted creation, not an unexpected laundry incident.
Not just for felting
If felting isn’t your thing, Flokí can also be used for normal knitting and crochet projects. Choose a suitable pattern, check your tension and yarn requirements, and follow the hand-washing instructions to care for your finished make.
You don’t have to send it on a washing machine adventure just because you can.
What would you make first?
A felted bowl? A colourful crochet bag? A pair of slippers? Or a little pot to hold the bits and bobs currently taking over the coffee table?
Flokí has certainly got my project-planning brain going. Eighteen shades, chunky stitches and the possibility of making something completely different.
Just what my already overflowing project list needed.
Adie, Over The Hook
