Rosy Green Wool Merino d'Arles
Rosy Green's Merino d'Arles offers a yarn for knitting and crochet that is not only beautiful to use but organic and sustainable.
A breed-specific wool, Rosy Green, source the fleeces from flocks in Southern France where Merino d'Arles sheep have been kept since 1806. Each summer, they are lead to pasture in lush meadows of the Alps, a long-kept tradition. Once shorn, the fleeces are spun and dyed in a small mill here in England according to strict GOTs regulations.
Rosy Green Wool have extended their colour range to 17 colours that work beautifully together in harmony for multicolour projects.
Yarn Weight: 4 ply / Fingering Weight
Fibre: 100% Merino Wool (Organic)
Length: 200m (218 yds) - 50g skein
Needle Size: 2.5 - 3 mm (US 1.5 - 2.5)
Gauge: 26 sts and 44 rows = 10cm
Care: Handwash