Mayflower
Danish yarn with a cotton heritage dating to 1951 and a wide modern collection.
- Danish yarn heritage
- Selling yarn since 1951
- Cotton classics
- Easy Care merino yarns
- Super Kid Silk
About Mayflower yarn
Mayflower is a Danish yarn name with a longstanding connection to cotton knitting and crochet. Its modern collection is much broader, with wool, fine fibre blends and airy mohair yarns alongside cotton. This gives makers options for household crochet, baby garments and adult knitwear within one catalogue.
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The differences between its yarn families are significant. Easy Care is a merino wool yarn, while Super Kid Silk combines mohair and silk in a fine, fluffy strand. They can be used separately or together in suitable patterns, but their fabrics have different weight, warmth and surface texture.
The cotton yarn with the ship
Mayflower began selling yarn in 1951. In the company's own history, its cotton became remembered as the yarn with the ship, referring to the familiar imagery associated with the name. Cotton provided the starting point for a collection that subsequently expanded into many other materials.
Patterns remain part of that identity. The brand presents yarn through both familiar garment forms and newer designs, giving knitters and crocheters a way to connect a fibre choice with a finished object. Its Danish heritage describes the brand's background; production details belong to individual yarns.
From washable merino to silk mohair
Easy Care is described as a three-ply yarn made from pure new merino wool and spun in Italy. Super Kid Silk uses 76% mohair and 24% silk, creating a contrasting fabric with a visible halo. These examples show why the full product name matters when choosing a Mayflower alternative.
If a pattern combines the two types, judge the combined swatch rather than the strands in isolation. Removing the mohair changes the surface as well as the gauge, while a heavier companion can alter drape. Compare washed gauge, composition and total length, and follow the care requirements of the more delicate yarn when combining materials. A substitute should preserve the qualities you value in the original project, not simply its needle size.
- Fiber mix
- cotton50%wool38%nylon13%
- Price per skein
- DKK 19.95–DKK 128.00
- yarn lines
- 2
- Needles
- 2.5–3 mm
- Typical gauge
- 28–28sts / 10 cm
Where to buy
Hobbygarn
1 yarns
Kreativgarn
1 yarns
All Mayflower yarns
Questions about Mayflower
Washing, weights, natural fibres and substitutes — answers drawn from the Mayflower yarns in our catalogue.
How old is Mayflower?+
Mayflower's own history states that it began selling yarn in 1951. Cotton was an early part of the collection and became associated with the brand's ship imagery.
What is Mayflower Easy Care made from?+
Easy Care is 100% merino wool. The brand describes it as a three-ply yarn spun in Italy. Easy Care Classic and other members of the family have separate thicknesses and specifications.
What is Mayflower Super Kid Silk?+
It is a fine yarn containing 76% mohair and 24% silk. It can create an airy fabric alone or add a halo when held with another yarn in an appropriate pattern.
Can I substitute one Mayflower Easy Care yarn for another?+
Check the full name and gauge. The family includes different thicknesses, so shared fibre content does not make them direct replacements. Match the pattern's washed gauge and calculate the required length for the specific yarn.