Content: 100 % non-mulesed merino wool, Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Yarn weight: Worsted
Gauge: 18 sts and 30 rows = 4”
Needle size: 4.5mm / 7 US
Yardage: 136y / 125m = 50g
Care: Hand-wash in cool water, dry flat

Heavy Merino by Knitting for Olive consists of 100% Merino wool.  The yarn has a beautiful and natural structure.  It is a soft and delicious yarn, worsted weight. 

The merino wool comes from sheep bred in New Zealand, where mulesing is not practiced.  The wool can be traced directly back to the farm it comes from.  

Merino wool has many excellent properties.  It is temperature-regulating.  That is, the wool keeps our bodies warm in cold weather, and releases heat in warm weather, keeping our skin cool.  At the same time, wool, like silk, can carry moisture away from the skin, and can absorb 30% of its weight without feeling wet.

Wool is also dirt-repellent and requires minimal care.