Ball of Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn, 75% organic merino, 25% linen, elastic and soft with a luminous finish, resting on fabric surface.
Colorful yarn balls display, Alice | De Rerum Natura blend of organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen, ideal for crafting, button accents
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn skeins in various colors showcasing organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen blend with great fineness and softness.
Selection of Alice | De Rerum Natura yarns showcasing colors and textures, including a button detail.
Close-up of Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn swatches and ball showcasing merino and linen blend with button detail
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn, a blend of organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen, showcasing fine texture and softness, with button detail.
Alice | De Rerum Natura organic yarn blend with merino and linen in green, showcasing luminous texture and soft touch.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn featuring 75% Mérinos d'Arles and 25% linen blend with natural elasticity, button texture, and soft touch.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball with 75% organic Merino d'Arles wool and 25% linen blend, displaying soft texture and natural color.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball, blend of organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen, showcasing softness, elasticity, and luminous appearance. Button
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball in blue with elastic, luminous texture, featuring organic Mérinos d'Arles wool and linen blend.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball featuring a blend of organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen with button for knitting projects
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn in blue, made from organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen, providing elasticity and softness. Focus on unique button.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball with organic Mérinos and linen blend in blue, showcasing its fine texture and softness.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball showing organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen blend with great elasticity and softness.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball, 75% organic Mérinos d'Arles and 25% linen blend; light blue color, soft texture, and elastic quality
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball in gold with organic Mérinos d'Arles and linen blend, showcasing elasticity and luminous texture. Button included.
Alice | De Rerum Natura yarn ball made with 75% organic Mérinos d'Arles and 25% linen, showcasing its texture and color.
Alice | De Rerum Natura organic Merinos d'Arles and linen yarn ball, soft green color, featuring great elasticity and luminous texture
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De Rerum Natura

Alice | De Rerum Natura

£8.90
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Colour: primevère

Pickup available at 17 Richmond Hill, London, TW10 6RE, United Kingdom

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Alice from De Rerum Natura is a blend of 75% organic Mérinos d'Arles from sheep raised in Provence and 25% linen grown in northern France and Belgium and specially selected for this yarn for its great fineness and softness. The natural spring of the Arles merino gives the yarn great elasticity, while the linen gives it a luminous aspect and a pleasant touch against the skin.

These two very different materials are intimately blended and then comb-spun to increase the strength and softness of the fibres. The three plies of this yarn are then twisted with a tension calculated to create a balanced, round yarn while retaining its suppleness.

Finally, the yarn is dyed using ecological dyes that comply with GOTS specifications to reduce its environmental impact. We make this very special yarn in Italy, near Biella.

These colours are mixed with the lighter highlights of the linen fibres, which are more or less intimately blended, giving a unique texture to this yarn with its very natural, pleasantly irregular appearance. (Here and there, you'll find longer fibres that escape from the yarn and are easily removed by hand). Alice can be knitted very tightly for resistant socks without synthetic materials, or more loosely for jumpers and flowing accessories that benefit from the drape and softness of linen.

This yarn lends itself equally well to simple stockinette stitch, to which it will give personality, or to elaborate motifs that will be enhanced by its fluidity. The mix of materials and the finesse of the yarn make it possible to knit light pieces that are pleasant to wear in any season, on their own or layered.

Yarn Details

75% Organic merino d'Arles (France) and 25% linen (France and Belgium)

236 yds (216 m) / approx 50g*

Light fingering weight yarn, 2,5 mm (US 1.5) to 3,5 mm (US 4) needles 

This yarn is not superwash treated. We recommend washing your knitted fabric in warm water with soap or a suitable detergent. If you wish to test the wool programme of your machine, we advise you to do so first with your sample.

Gauge Guide

With one strand of Alice: (10 x 10 cm in Stockinette stitch)

28 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles (tight gauge)

26 sts x  34 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 3 mm (US 2.5) needles (standard gauge)

24 sts x  32 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 3.5 mm (US 4) needles (supple gauge)

22 sts x  30 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 4 mm (US 6) needles (loose gauge)

With two strands of Alice held together: (10 x 10 cm in Stockinette stitch)

19 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 4 mm (US 6) needles (tight gauge)

18 sts x  26 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 4,5 mm (US 7) needles (standard gauge)

17 sts x  24 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 5 mm (US 8) needles (supple gauge)
Colour: primevère