Merino Yarn Online
Hand dyed on the farm
We shear Catkill Merino sheep in March, about a month before the ewes are to lamb. The shorn wool is scoured then custom spun for us in New Hampshire. We hand-dye the yarn on the farm in kettles with vegetable colors. These are the colors of nature, always changing, always fresh and always in harmony. Subscribe to the RSS feed to see the week's new colors in the Yarn Store.
To buy from the Yarn Store:
Heather Merino Yarn is 100% superfine merino wool is a singles worsted weight composed of two spun strands twisted together giving the yarn its mock hand-spun look. To get the heather effect natural white wool is carded with dyed-in-the-wool black. Natural color over-dyes give five tints of heather. The skeins weigh 2 oz. and are 112 yd. in length.
Natural Vegetable Colors
Naturally Dyed Merino Yarn is 100% superfine merino wool is a singles worsted weight composed of two spun strands twisted together to give the yarn its mock hand-spun look. The yarn has been hand-dyed on the farm in kettles with natural vegetable colors. New colors are dyed almost every week. The skeins weigh 2 oz. and are 112 yd. in length.
The yarn is spun at Harrisville and the natural dyes we use are from Earthues.
See Hand Dyeing for more information on natural colors and the hand-dyeing process. Knitting with large needles (9's, 10's & 11's) lets the unique loft and softness of the yarn come through and be felt in the garment—play, experiment and have fun.
Crocking, Washing & the Sun
Natural dyes leave a residue on the yarn that may come off on your fingers when you work with the yarn. This is called crocking and is to be expected with some of the darker shades of Madder, Logwood, Cutch and Indigo. When you have finished your piece, wash it with a mild detergent in warm water and rinse it until the water runs clear, then lay it flat to dry. The residues are natural and not toxic and the color is fast but do not leave your work laying in the sun as natural colors are sensitive to light.
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