Description
A merino singles base with a lovely sheen and just a hint of the 'crinkle' that makes single-ply merino so delightful to work with. This is perfect for shawls, cowls and lightweight garments that will show off its wonderful properties.
We kettle dye Holt in small batches using a combination of immersion and hand-painting to give Holt yarn subtle areas of variegation that will 'pool' and 'flash' depending on gauge. Each skein is unique and most colourways are 'one of a kind' (so if you see something that steals your heart grab it while you can!)
Although Holt is a superwash fibre, we recommend hand washing in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye.
As with all small batch, hand dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins.
We use professional non-hazardous, non-chrome, low impact, heavy metal-free acid dyes. We do our best to exhaust every dye bath and to reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project.
Information
weight: Sock or 4 Ply
fibre: 100% superwash merino wool
needle size: 2.25 - 3.50mm
metres: 366m per 100gm skein
care: Hand wash in cool water using gentle wool detergent
