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Dererum Natura Gilliatt
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£15.50
Description
Gilliatt is the worsted weight sweater hero of De Rerum Natura's celebrated stable of woollen-spun merinos. It has a 3 ply, rounded structure making it perfect for showing off cables, lace or miles of plump stocking stitch. It's a works-on-everything, joy-to-knit-with yarn for garments and accessories alike.
Because the yarn is woollen-spun and contains a lot of trapped air, it has a surprisingly generous meterage for its weight and an unexpectedly versatile performance in terms of gauge. It's just as comfortable being knit with patterns that specify a 20 stitch DK gauge as 17-18 stitch worsteds.
Change your needle size to vary the gauge as follows (all numbers are approximate):
19 sts x 26 rows to 10 cm, with 4 mm needles
18 sts x 25 rows to 10cm, with 4.5 mm needles
17 sts x 24 rows to 10cm, with 5 mm needles.
This versatility with gauge makes it an ideal substitute for US worsted weight yarns such as Brooklyn Tweed's Shelter
Gilliatt is spun from white Maco merinos descended from the Merino D’arles and Merino Rambouillet breeds. They are raised in the Alps of Haute-Provence. For all but the palest shades, the wool is blended with fleece from black merinos from the Creuse which when overdyed gives the yarns a sophisticated tonal movement. The fleece is locally carded and spun using traditional techniques and equipment at the Rougnat spinning mill, minimising production miles.
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