Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino

Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino is a soft and light blend of 70% OCS certified cotton and 30 % RWS certified Merino wool. The wool adds bounciness and elasticity to the cotton, making our Cotton Merino a lovely predominantly cotton yarn that can be used all year round and that is perfect in everyday garments.
Our Merino wool comes from non-mulesed sheep and our spinning millin Italy follows ethical, technical and environmental standards, creating yarns free from harmful chemicals.

All of our wool is independently certified to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) and our cotton is certified to the Organic Blended Content Standard (OCS) certified by Control Union, CU 1276494.
The yarn is STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certified.
Quality: 70% organic cotton, 30% extra fine, non-mulesed merino
Needle size: 3 mm / US2.5
Meterage: 250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz], fingering-weight yarn
Gauge: 28 stitches and 38 rows = 10 cm [4”] in stockinette stitch with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Washing advice: We recommend handwash