Fibre: 100% European Maco Merino wool
Yardage: 150m per 100g ball
Gauge: 14 stitches per 10cm (on 6mm needles)
Recommended needle size: 5-6mm

We have a particular soft spot for the family of De Rerum Natura yarns with its impressive and traceable heritage and production story. Cyrano is their aran-chunky weight yarn and has a 5 ply, rounded structure making it perfect for showing off cables, or miles of plump stocking stitch. Because it 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 16 stitch aran gauge as 14 stitch chunkies.

Cyrano 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.