Hobbii teases Pica Pau amigurumi yarn designed for toy makers

Hobbii launched Pica Pau Cotton 8/7 on May 14, 2025, a 100% combed cotton yarn created with Yanina Schenkel, known to toy crocheters as Pica Pau. The company framed it from the start as an amigurumi yarn, not a general-purpose cotton, and had already started building the reveal on Facebook a week earlier with a note that something exciting was coming on May 14.

For amigurumi makers, that positioning matters more than the branding. Tight rounds, invisible decreases, stuffed limbs and crisp snouts all depend on how a yarn behaves in the hook, and Hobbii’s launch message pointed directly at that use case. The yarn is described as an 8/7 cotton, with user-shared posts putting the put-up at 90m per 50g. That places it in the familiar zone where stitch definition and shaping can matter as much as color.

The hook-size chatter around the release hints at how makers may use it in practice. One launch-day post said the yarn works great for amigurumi and identified it as 100% combed cotton, while another review said 2.75 to 3 mm is likely the better range for amigurumi swatching. A separate launch-day post suggested a 5 mm hook. That spread does not read like a contradiction so much as a reminder that toy makers will tune the yarn differently depending on whether they want tight, sculpted fabric or a looser fabric for larger plush work.

The color story also looks tailored to the amigurumi crowd. A launch-day Facebook comment praised the palette, calling out pastel greens, peachy pinks and a nude range, the kind of colors that can make animal toys feel soft and expressive without extra detailing. Hobbii’s Pica Pau x Hobbii collection page backed that up with kits and patterns for Rita Fox, Atahualpa Owl, Bianca Hare and more, turning the yarn into part of a wider toy-making system rather than a stand-alone skein.

Hobbii’s own collection page said it created a new cotton yarn specifically designed for amigurumi crocheters, and its blog later added a post titled Behind the Yarn: Cotton 8/7 by Pica Pau. The product page listed Pica Pau Cotton 8/7 from about $7.99. For crocheters who already reach for cotton when they want clean edges and sturdy toys, the promise here is straightforward: a yarn built around the exact problems amigurumi makers spend their time solving.