Crochet newborn baby cardigan in King Cole Baby Pure Baby Turquoise

King Cole Baby Pure Yarn Review – Soft, Silky & Worth a Second Look

August 23, 2026

Some yarns arrive in the basket and immediately make you smile. King Cole Baby Pure in Baby Turquoise was one of those yarns.

Squishy, soft, with a beautiful twist and a gentle sheen that catches the light. On the ball, the colours appear to fade in and out beautifully.

Of course, we all know that what a yarn looks like on the ball and what it actually does once you start crocheting can be two very different things.

Spoiler: the yarn itself is wonderful. The colours, for me, are a different story. The yarn, however, has absolutely no idea it's done anything wrong and remains thoroughly pleased with itself. 🧶

First Impressions

Baby Pure passed the squishy test immediately — and then some. It's an acrylic/polyamide blend, and if you've tried King Cole Beaches, you'll know that this combination can produce a beautifully soft yarn with a silky feel.

Baby Pure has that same lovely softness, along with a gorgeous twist and sheen. I may have squished the ball several times before putting the hook anywhere near it.

Research. Obviously. 😍

Once I started my foundation chain, I noticed that Baby Pure feels a little thicker than the DK yarns I normally use. To me, it has more of a special DK feel — a double knit with a little extra body.

And my hand just slid down the finished chains. Silky soft is the only way I can describe it.

Things were looking very promising.

Crocheting with Baby Pure

I decided to put the extended half double crochet (exhdc) through its paces again. It's become my go-to stitch for cardigans, but not every yarn makes it enjoyable to work with.

Baby Pure did.

The first row always takes a little longer because I'm setting the foundation for the cardigan yoke, but not once did I think about frogging it and starting again with double crochet.

The hook glided through the stitches beautifully. No splitting, no snagging and no fighting with the yarn. Just lovely stitch definition, with the colours already beginning to appear across the rows.

By row three, I was picking up speed with the exhdc — and that's saying something with my maturing hands! 🙈

The thickness of Baby Pure suits my hands really well, and the softness makes it a genuine pleasure to work with.

By row six, I was still happily crocheting away. Considering I'd already finished a cardigan that day, it was after 9pm and my bed was beginning to call, that's quite an achievement.

I'm no longer a youngster, you know. Apparently, my bedtime has become a thing. 🤭

The Yoke and Body

The yoke and sleeve divide went beautifully.

The stitch definition is excellent, and the slight sheen in the yarn gives the finished fabric a lovely polished appearance without making it look overly shiny.

Moving into the body, the exhdc continued to work really well. The yarn flowed easily through my fingers and the finished fabric was becoming incredibly soft.

This cardigan was already reaching the stage where you just want to wrap a newborn in it and have a cuddle.

Unfortunately, there was one small problem.

The colours.

The Colour Placement

This is where things became a little complicated.

On the ball, Baby Turquoise looked beautiful. Those gentle colour changes fading in and out were exactly what had attracted me to it.

But once crocheted, the colours didn't quite work for me.

And that's becoming something of a theme in my variegated yarn experiments.

I think I'm discovering that many variegated yarns are designed with knitting in mind rather than crochet. The way the yarn travels through knitted stitches is very different from the way it moves across crochet rows, so colour changes and pooling can look completely different once you pick up a hook.

I'm sure plenty of crocheters will absolutely love Baby Turquoise. It's simply not quite doing what I want it to do in my crochet.

And that's important to say — this is my opinion based on how I crochet. The yarn hasn't suddenly become a bad yarn because I don't like the colour placement!

The Finished Cardigan

Despite my reservations about the colours, the finished cardigan is absolutely adorable.

It is incredibly soft, has lovely stitch definition and feels beautiful in the hand.

One ball was enough to make a newborn cardigan, but there wasn't enough left over for a matching hat or even a pair of booties. So if you're planning a complete baby set, you'll need to allow for additional yarn.

The finished fabric really is one of the highlights of this yarn. It's beautifully soft and has that lovely baby feel that makes you want to keep picking it up.

I may have done exactly that.

Purely for research, of course.

My Verdict at a Glance

Softness: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ease of crocheting: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stitch definition: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Colour placement in crochet: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Hand comfort: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Would I use it again? Yes — but I'd choose a different shade.

Is Baby Pure a Contender for My Core Range?

Baby Turquoise? Not for me.

Baby Pure itself? Absolutely worth another look.

This is one of the nicest yarns I've tested for how it feels to crochet. The thickness suits my hands, the hook glides through it beautifully, and the finished fabric has exactly the soft, cosy feel I want for baby clothing.

The colourway is the only thing stopping it from ticking every box.

There are several other shades in the Baby Pure range, so I'm definitely not writing it off. I think the right colourway could produce a completely different result.

I just need to find some space in the yarn basket to test another one.

Which would be easier if an "accidentally purchased" yarn order hadn't just arrived.

Whoops. 🤭