Crochet with confidence, chenille yarn made for everyone.
Cottage Core Yarns has a vision to empower people to join the amigurumi plushie family and create without frustration.
WHY COTTAGE CORE YARNS
The same soft, high-quality chenille yarn you love, just without the shedding.
Ultra-soft chenille
Thick, super soft and smooth texture that glides over your hook.
Low-melt binding fiber
A hidden inner thread holds your stitches together so they stay put.
Barely any shedding
Way less fuzz on your clothes, couch, and finished plushies.
OEKO-TEX certified
STANDARD 100 tested — safe for babies, toddlers and gift recipients of all ages.
Made for amigurumi
The right weight and squish for plushies, dolls and cozy blankets.
Hand-picked palettes
Small, curated color stories — nothing loud, nothing off.
The Difference
Same soft chenille. Way less fuzz.
An honest side-by-side — what most chenille feels like to work with vs. ours.
Typical chenille
What most yarn aisles offer
Shedding while crocheting
Constant fuzz fallout
Magic ring
Snaps and unable to close almost every time
Beginner friendliness
Frustrating to frog
Cottage Core Yarns
The chenille makers actually love
Shedding while crocheting
Barely any shedding
Magic ring
Magic-ring approved
Beginner friendliness
Forgiving and easy
Shop by Collection
Four palettes, drawn from the places we love.
Wildflower Fields
Soft sun-warmed pastels lifted from a meadow in bloom.
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Woodlands
Deep berry, denim river, ember orange and forest pine.
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Homestead Neutrals
Black, charcoal, walnut, white and cream — quiet cottage staples.
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Cottage Classics
Our jumbo size 7 weight — chunkier loops, faster makes, the same soft hand.
Shop collectionBest Sellers
Yarn our makers reach for again.
Wildflower Fields Chenille Yarn - Grassy Fern - 100g
$8.99
Wildflower Fields Chenille Yarn - Chrysanthemum - 100g
$8.99
Wildflower Fields Chenille Yarn - Sweet Pea - 100g
$8.99
Wildflower Fields Chenille Yarn - Forget-Me-Not - 100g
$8.99
Wildflower Fields Chenille Yarn - Lilac - 100g
$8.99
Woodlands Chenille Yarn - Mossy Tree - 100g
$8.99
Woodlands Chenille Yarn - Wild Berry - 100g
$8.99
Woodlands Chenille Yarn - Acorn - 100g
$8.99
Made With Our Yarn
Plushies you could make this weekend.
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Reviews
From our community.
Hi, I'm Hope
A beginner-friendly chenille yarn, made by a crocheter for all the creators out there.
With amigurumi growing in popularity, I'd always wanted to use this soft, caterpillar-like yarn to make my own creations. But the learning curve with standard chenille was steep — the shedding got everywhere, and I couldn't make a magic ring to save my life.
All of that frustration led to a vision: the same soft chenille everyone knows and loves, that doesn't shed, that anyone could actually use. So I helped design chenille with a special binding agent to cut down on the shedding — magic rings are a breeze, and plushies turn out adorable every single time.
I found my love for crocheting again, and makers using the yarn have been reaching out to say the same. I hope you'll give it a chance and crochet without the frustration.
— Hope