dLana Rústica

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  • White BL
  • Oat GR2
  • Light Brown GR1
  • Medium Brown GR
  • Dark Brown MA
  • Navy Blue D6
  • Black D10
  • Red V6

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Product Details

Fibre:
Merino Wool From Castilla Y León
Needle size:
4.5mm – 6.5mm
Gauge:
14-18 sts to 10cm
Meterage:
193m per 100g

Description

dLana Rustica is an unexpectedly characterful merino made from Spanish merino wool from the fleece of Extremadura and Andalusian flocks, carded and spun in the spinning mill in Terrassa. The yarn has all the softness you'd expect from a merino single ply with an added robustness that overcomes the structural issues sometimes associated with singles. This is a yarn for sweaters and accessories, and is the perfect solution for delicate scratch-phobic knitters who would like to have a go with some proper sheepy wool.

The loose spin creates a lot of room for air between the fibres allowing the yarn to be comfortably knit at a range of gauges from 18 right up to 14 stitches to 10cm. This also gives the fabric a propensity to shift, fluff up and transform during blocking so we recommend always soaking and shaping swatches before measuring your gauge.

Dlana is the family-run business of Esther and Javier. Their comittment to a sustainable and respectful lifestyle led them to becoome wool makers, selecting fleeces from transhumance flocks of sheep that are grazed in higher pastures in the summer and lower valleys during the winter. The wool is then processed and spun locally in a way that retains the integrity of the fibre before it's dyed in a riot of joyous colours.