Knitting for Olive Merino

Knitting for Olive MerinoNew stock now in store for Winter Wonderfully warm Merino yarn with an ethical basis! Knitting for Olive's Merino wool has many excellent properties. It is temperature regulating. That is, the wool keeps our bodies warm in cold weather, and releases heat in warm weather, keeping our skin cool. At the same time, wool, like silk, can carry moisture away from the skin (breathable), and can absorb 30% of its weight without feeling wet. Wool is also dirt

New stock now in store for Winter...

Wonderfully warm Merino yarn with an ethical basis!

Knitting for Olive's Merino wool has many excellent properties.  It is temperature-regulating.  That is, the wool keeps our bodies warm in cold weather, and releases heat in warm weather, keeping our skin cool.  At the same time, wool, like silk, can carry moisture away from the skin (breathable), and can absorb 30% of its weight without feeling wet. Wool is also dirt-repellent and requires minimal care...Nice!

Knitting for Olive Merino has been used widely in knitting and crochet using contemporary and beautiful designs, held singly or doubled or held together with another yarn to make it an everyday luxury.

Fibre Composition: 100 % non-mulesed merino wool sourced from Patagonia South America.  Traceable to farm, farmers and sheep. Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Weight / Thickness: fine 4ply fingering
Meterage: 250m per 50g ball
Care: Hand-wash in cool water, dry flat

Suggested knitting needle size: 3mm
Suggested knitting gauge: 28 sts and 38 rows = 10cm square swatch using 3mm needles

Knitting for Olive Merino wool is spun in Italy at a mill that follows ethical, technical and environmental standards, creating yarns free from harmful chemicals and is STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified.

Glorious range of modern colours to suit every project and wardrobe. More shades will be added in future.

Note! Since different computer monitors display colours differently, we cannot guarantee that the colour of the yarn on your computer monitor accurately captures the true colours of the product.