Welcome Woolia, a new sustainable and versatile Merino Wool suitable for needle sizes 4.0 - 6.0mm. 50grams/132metres/144yards 100% Merino Wool Weight: This yarn is very versatile, and can be used as a double knitting, worsted, Aran ir a chunky weight depending on desired fabric Needles: 4.0mm - 6.0mm depending on desired gauge Care: Hand wash in cool and lay flat to dry. This yarn is made of a very special wool, wool from an old original Italian Merino sheep breed, Merino Gentile in Puglia.This breed lives in and around Puglia, the sheep's original habitat. This form of sheep farming and their grazing is the most sustainable form of wool production. It is environmentally friendly and provides the best living conditions for the sheep and the sheep breeders. The farmers sort the wool and sell the wool directly to our spinning mill. In this way, the farmer gets a better price for the wool and we know the product down to the individual small flocks of sheep. Woolia is suitably soft and completely free of peeling. You also have around 30% more meterage than other yarns with the same thickness. This means that a sweater made from Woolia will be light weight, even with have cabels or Fair Isle knitting. Knitting Gauge: Woolia can be knitted on several needle thicknesses, this is one of the characteritics about Woolia. Needle size 6.0mm: 15 stitches = 10cm, Suitable for shawls, a plaid and other slightly loose knits. Needle size 5.5mm: 16 stitches = 10cm Suitable for cables, Fair isle, gives a slightly loos knit. Needle size 5.0mm: 17 stitches = 10cm Suitable for all types of sweaters. Needle size 4.5mm: 18 stitches = 10cm Suitable for long coats, men's knitwear that wears out a lot, etc. Needle size 4.0mm: 19 stitches = 10cm, mostly for durable men's knitwear, cushions and other solid knitwear 50g = 132 meters
