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Cotton Merino

70% organic cotton and 30% merino, 250 m per 50 g, 3 mm needles: mostly cotton, made springier by the wool.

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Details

1 · Fingering
Fiber content
70% cotton, 30% merino
250 m per 50 g · 500 m / 100 g
Suggested
28 sts × 38 rows over 10 cm
Needles
3 mm
Care
Hand wash, Dry flat
Certifications
RWS, OEKO-TEX, Mulesing-free, Biologique

Colorways · 31

  • Artichoke Purple
  • Ballerina
  • Blueberry Ice Cream
  • Bottle Green
  • Buttercup
  • Clover Green
  • Cream
  • Dark Cognac
  • Dark Sea Green
  • Dusty Artichoke
  • Dusty Banana
  • Dusty Blue Whale
  • Elephant Blue
  • Japanese Anemone
  • Lavender Blue
  • Licorice
  • Lime Yellow
  • Linen
  • Mole
  • Navy Blue
  • Pearl Gray
  • Powder
  • Red Currant
  • Rhubarb Rose
  • Soft Blue
  • Soft Mint
  • Strawberry Icecream
  • Terracotta Rose
  • Thunder Cloud
  • Undyed
  • Wheat

What to knit with Cotton Merino

Rough amounts for an average adult size. The designer opens with this yarn and its suggested gauge, then calculates the exact yardage for your measurements.

Held double (), it knits like a Worsted / Aran yarn: about 20 stitches per 10 cm.

Similar yarns

Same suggested , within 2 stitches per 10 cm, and similar . Knit a swatch before substituting one yarn for another: drape and look can change.