Fibre: 100% European Merino wool
Yardage: 250m per 100g ball
Gauge: 17-19 stitches per 10cm
Recommended needle size: 4-5mm

We have a particular soft spot for the family of De Rerum Natura yarns with its impressive and traceable heritage and production story. Gilliatt is their worsted weight yarn and has a 3 ply, rounded structure making it perfect for showing off cables, lace 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 20 stitch DK gauge as 17-18 stitch worsteds. This is a works-on-everything joy-to-knit-with yarn for garments and accessories alike.

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.