Fingering Weight Merino
Nature's Palette by Hand Jive Knits
100% merino wool
Gauge: 7 to 8 stitches per inch on US 1-3 needles
Retail price: $11.00
50 gr = 185 yards
My Color: Odd Duck #3, Dye Lot 916
Stitch Pattern: Twisted Rib
This is such a beautiful yarn! Darlene Hayes' colors are amazing, especially for natural dyes, which tend not to be so....colorful. As with other naturally dyed yarns and rovings I've used, this one had a teensy-tinsy bit of dye stuff particles here and there (maybe little bits of cochineal shells), but I do mean teeny bits, nothing problematic. When I washed the swatch out in a bowl, there was quite a bit of dye in the first dip, but the second rinse was better, and excess color was virtually non-existent in the third and final rinse. This yarn is machine washable, so go ahead and make your favorite pair of socks, as with this yarn, they are sure to be. Or, if modular knitting is more your thing, this would be great for that, too.
Nature's Palette by Hand Jive Knits
100% merino wool
Gauge: 7 to 8 stitches per inch on US 1-3 needles
Retail price: $11.00
50 gr = 185 yards
My Color: Odd Duck #3, Dye Lot 916
Stitch Pattern: Twisted Rib
This is such a beautiful yarn! Darlene Hayes' colors are amazing, especially for natural dyes, which tend not to be so....colorful. As with other naturally dyed yarns and rovings I've used, this one had a teensy-tinsy bit of dye stuff particles here and there (maybe little bits of cochineal shells), but I do mean teeny bits, nothing problematic. When I washed the swatch out in a bowl, there was quite a bit of dye in the first dip, but the second rinse was better, and excess color was virtually non-existent in the third and final rinse. This yarn is machine washable, so go ahead and make your favorite pair of socks, as with this yarn, they are sure to be. Or, if modular knitting is more your thing, this would be great for that, too.
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