Knitting for Olive - Heavy Merino

Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino consists of 100% Merino wool.  The yarn has a beautiful and natural structure.  It is a soft and delicious yarn,  slightly less  fine than our thin Merino. Our merino wool comes from sheep bred in New Zealand, where mulesing is not practiced.  The wool can be traced directly back to the farm it comes from.  In this way, we know exactly which farm, farmers, and sheep made our wool.

• Fiber: 100% non-mulesed merino wool, Oeko-Tex Standard 100

• Size: Worsted - DK

• Needles: 4.5 mm

• Weight/Length: 50 g – 125 m (136 yards)

• Swatch: 18 stitches and 30 rows = 10 cm

• Wash: Hand-wash in cool water, dry flat

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, and can absorb 30% of its weight without feeling wet.

Knitting for Olive merino wool is independently certified to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), certified by Control Union, CU 1276494.

This yarn is produced in Italy with high respect for animal wellbeing, and with social responsibility. Our spinning mill follows ethical, technical and environmental standards, creating yarns free from harmful chemicals.

Wool is also dirt-repellent and requires minimal care.

The yarn is STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified