Knitting For Olive
Knitting For Olive MERINO | Fingering Weight
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Knitting For Olive Merino is a fingering-weight (4-ply) 100% non-mulesed merino knitting yarn. Their Merino wool provides excellent comfort and functionality, making it perfect for those who love long walks, winter hikes and camping under night skies. The wool’s natural fibres will keep you cosy in chilly weather while allowing your body to release heat in warmer temperatures. And don’t worry, their Merino wool comes from sheep where mulesing isn’t practised, so you can craft ethical, sustainable knitwear when using our yarn.
Used on its own, it proves a smooth, soft, fine fabric at 28 stitches per 10cm. When held double, or with Knitting For Olive Silk Mohair, it knits up at 20-22 stitches per 4mm needle, producing a gorgeous dk-weight fabric.
Yarn Specifications
Yarn Name: Merino
Yarn Brand: Knitting for Olive
Ball weight: 50g
Ball Meterage: 250 meters
Ball Yardage: 273 yards
Yarn Composition: made from100 % non-mulesed merino wool that is also Oeko-Tex Standard 100.
Yarn Gauge: This yarn is fingering weight (previously known as 4ply), but can be held double to have a light DK weight (22stitches)
Gauge: Using 3mm needles, it gives 28 stitches x 38 rows in a 10 x 10cm swatch.
Recommend Knitting Needles: 3 needles (US 2.5")
Recommend Crochet hook: 3.0 mm (D/3) or 3.5 mm (E/4).
Knitting Machine: Can be used if the yarn is wound onto a cone.
Care instructions: Best to hand-wash with a no-rinse detergent, then shape the fabric on a flat surface (e.g., a towel) and lay flat to dry.
Other Information: The yarn is RWS-certified (Responsible Wool Standard), which covers not only the treatment of animals but also the farms themselves.