Description
This is San Luis Valley 3-Ply: the newest line of worsted weight yarns from Chelle Colorado. 100% Merino wool; custom-spun with a tighter twist for more durability; grown and dyed right here in Colorado. Named for the area where the Merino sheep for this yarn are raised (and where a branch of Michelle’s family has its roots), this yarn is cleansed with gentle detergents and dyed with vinegar-fixed professional dyes. This wool has not been exposed to the chemicals that dissolve vegetable matter. All these processes make a springy, next-to-skin soft 3-ply yarn, dyed in tonals and analogous colors to make your lace and cable patterns stand out, with a low carbon footprint for a textile.
3.5 oz/100g, 150 yds/137 m. Knitting: size 7 – 9 needle, 16 – 20 sts/4in.
About yardage: The mill says each skein is about 200 yards. However, like with every yarn, the mill measures while the yarn is being wound. This puts tension on the yarn, and because this yarn is so lively and springy, it stretches out and springs back. When laid out on a table and measured the way you would at home, we get 150 yards. We’d guess the actual number is about 185 yards, but we know it’s at least 150, so that’s how we label it. We encourage you to purchase enough for your project all at once using 150 yds/skein to count (with extra for swatching, of course). We refund unwound skeins 100%. Read our return policy here.
