Mousson
12,00 € – 24,00 €
Raw and mottled
A yarn made from fine virgin wool from sheep in the Peruvian highlands, and available in 7 natural colors: ecru, light gray, medium gray, anthracite gray, beige, dark beige, brown. 100% natural, without any treatment or basic dye, it is obtained by mixing and spinning fleeces of different colors in varying proportions.
Composed of 3 strands, it is soft and resistant. Slightly rustic, with a mottled look (for the grey and brown bases), it is superb in jacquard like Icelandic, Fair Isle and Norwegian sweaters. The natural dyeing on these different bases allows you to obtain many shades. Have fun creating plain sweaters and cardigans with raised patterns or playing with stripes of different thicknesses. Also perfect for a top down with a rounded neckline with mountain patterns.
Features
Natural fiber color or hand dyed
Composition: 100% pure new wool in natural colors
Weight: approximately 100 g
Length: approximately 200 m
Sample 10 cm x 10 cm: 19 stitches x 25 rows
Recommended needle size: 3 – 4
Women's size 40 sweater: 6 skeins ±
Typology: DK – Light Worsted
3-ply yarn, spun in Peru
No sizing or softener. Untreated with Super Wash
Sold in skeins or balls (optional)
Uses
Mid-season yarn, winter yarn, knitting, crochet, weaving, knitting machine, untreated.
What is a DK / Light Worsted yarn?
Twice as thick as a Fingering yarn, DK (Double Knit in English) yarn, also known as Light Worsted, is ideal for scarves, hats and medium-weight sweaters. Neither too fine nor too thick, it allows you to create rather light and comfortable pieces, to wear in all seasons. It is sometimes used to make thick and warm socks to wear indoors or more robust shawls for winter. This weight of yarn is very versatile, which is why it is popular with knitwear fans. This fine-medium yarn, very similar to the Sport weight yarn, is knitted with needles from 3.75mm to 4.5mm or with hooks from 4.5mm to 5.5mm. To reproduce the same effect, you can also knit two Fingering yarns together. An interesting method to mix two colors or mix different fibers. The skeins are about 200 to 250m per 100g.
Maintenance tips
To care for naturally dyed fibers:
– Wash and rinse your item carefully by hand, separately, in water at 30°C maximum.
– Use an organic vegetable soap or a mild natural detergent, neutral pH. A few drops of organic baby shampoo without soap will also take care of the wool and the color.
The use of soap or detergent with a pH that is too high, vinegar, baking soda, etc. is to be avoided, as this would permanently affect the color.
– Do not wring. Dry flat (to avoid deforming your work) away from direct sunlight.
Informations
Bat
We dye small quantities of yarn at a time. All skeins sold under the same reference come from the same batch. As this is an artisanal work, there may however be slight variations in shades between these skeins.
Each batch is unique, it is impossible to obtain exactly the same shade from one batch to another. Remember to alternate the skeins in your projects and make sure to order enough yarn for your project.
Don't worry
Despite numerous rinses and careful washing in the workshop, some colors (especially the most intense ones) may still slightly stain your hands when making your work or color the water when you care for it. This is simply excess dye, the final result will not be affected. There may also sometimes be a little plant powder stuck to the fibers that will come off on its own.
Colors, photographs and screens
Particular care is taken in the production of photographs to be as close as possible to real colors. But natural colors have rich and subtle tones that computer screens (computers, tablets, smartphones) cannot reproduce. The perception of colors can therefore vary depending on the screen, sometimes creating a slight discrepancy with the real color of the object.
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