True, saturated red with no orange lean and no blue shift, Alize Diva 106 is the pillar-box red that reads as red from across a room. The microfiber sheen deepens it slightly in low light, giving worked fabric a satin-like richness.This is a fingering-weight yarn: 383 yards (350 meters) per 100 gram (3.53 ounce) ball, 100% microfiber acrylic, knitting to 30 stitches over 4 inches. Use a 3.5 mm (E) hook or US 1.5-4 (2.5-3.5 mm) needles. Amigurumi makers favour it because the tight gauge hides the stuffing, and it is equally at home in a fitted tango-red top or a set of Christmas stockings.Red is the shade most likely to bleed in cheaper yarns. This one is colourfast and machine washable, so a red trim on a white blanket stays a red trim.