{"product_id":"cicada-dk-cotton-yarn-100-peruvian-pima-cotton","title":"Cicada DK Cotton Yarn - 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOMING SOON, Our new Summer yarn is being dyed now. Arriving mid-November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA little Summer luxury, in every stitch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Cicada, Prosper Yarn's beautiful new Summer cotton. Spun from 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton, this smooth, lustrous fibre has a silky feel, a lovely sheen and a wonderfully defined stitch. It takes hand-dyed colour brilliantly, bringing our signature shades and brand new colourways to life with rich, luminous colour. 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