Ulysse Yarn | De Rerum Natura (Sport Weight)

Ulysse is, like its big brother Gilliatt, an airy woolen spun yarn made from a blend of white French Mérinos d'Arles (Provence) and black Portuguese merino (Alentejo valley).Ulysses is named after the hero a of the "Odyssey" who fell in love with Penelope.

Made up of two well-twisted strands, it is a light, soft and delicately fluffy yarn which is perfect for fair isle and colorwork but also for drawing delicate cables or enhancing a beautifully rustic lace. 

All the manufacturing stages of this Ulysse are carried out in a short circuit (France and Portugal for sourcing, Belgium or Italy for washing, France for spinning and dyeing) with a constant desire for traceability and to reduce its impact on the environment.

 It is offered in natural colours resulting from the blend of brown and white fleeces ("sel" (salt), "poivre blanc" (white pepper), "poivre et sel" (pepper and salt) and "poivre" (pepper)), and in a range of subtly heathered and dyed in fleece colours. 

Yarn Specifications

Yarn Name: Ulysse 

Yarn Brand: De Rerum Natura

Ball weight: 50g

Ball Meterage: 185 meters

Ball Yardage: 200 yards

Yarn Composition: made from 100% wool, it is a blend of white French Mérinos d'Arles wool (Provence) and black Portuguese merino wool (Alentejo valley)

Yarn Gauge: This yarn is sport weight, it is quite dense for a sport weight yarn so is better labelled as a heavy sport weight yarn.

Gauge: Using 3.5mm needles (US 4), it gives 22 stitches x 34 rows in a 10 x 10cm swatch. and 24 st x 38 rows on a 3 mm needles (US 2.5)

Recommend Knitting Needles:  3mm - 3.5mm needles (US 2.5 - 4)

Recommend Crochet hook: 3mm - 3.5mm hook (US  (C/2 or D/3) - E4 hook)

Knitting Machine: Can not be used as the yarn is too thick for a machine.

Other Information: It is spun and dyed in a small mill in Rougnat, France. It is a two ply twist that makes it is a light, soft and delicately fluffy yarn. It is amazing for colourwork and beautiful cables or highlighting a nice rustic lace.

Care instructions

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. 

This Ulysse yarn is not superwash treated. We recommend that you wash your knitted fabric in warm water with soap or a suitable detergent and leave it to dry flat, avoiding rubbing or stretching it. If you wish to test the wool programme of your washing machine, we advise you to do so first with your sample.

Please note that very dark or particularly saturated colours such as "émeraude" are more likely to bleed during blocking. If you plan to knit with lighter colours, we recommend that you test a swatch first. If you find excess dye in the first wash, we recommend that you repeat the rinse bath until it is clear before drying your work.