4 ply Superfine Merino from White Gum Wool

4 ply Superfine Merino

from White Gum Wool
Light Fingering ?
516 yards
(472 meters)
100 grams
(3.53 ounces)
28.0 to 36.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 0 - 3 or 2 - 3.25mm
100% Wool - Merino
plied
Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash Cold
Color: Solid color, Variegated
Dye: Machine dyed
Source of fiber: Australia, Single source farm, Oatlands, Tasmania
Scoured: New Zealand, Canterbury Wool Scourers, Christchurch
Milled: New Zealand, Design Spun, Napier
Dyed: New Zealand, Design Spun, Napier

This is a worsted-spun, 17 micron 4-ply, with lots of loft and elasticity (hence the relatively long meterage). It comes in 18 colours, inspired by the landscape in which the wool is grown--the high midlands of Tasmania. It is extremely soft, and can be worn next-to-skin. It will felt, but does so rather reluctantly (and with beautiful results, if that is what you’re after!), but is certainly safe to hand wash and block without fear of felting.

Indie dyers using this yarn as a base can also be found here.

Care: Hand wash, cold. Dry flat. May be dry-cleaned.

popular colorways

1 Natural

13 stashed

9 projects

2 Storm

30 stashed

14 projects

3 Flame

26 stashed

10 projects

4 Gum Grey

45 stashed

62 projects

5 Wild Orchid

19 stashed

13 projects

6 Sedge

28 stashed

29 projects

13 Quarrystone

11 stashed

5 projects

Ashmore

29 stashed

15 projects

Everlasting

10 stashed

12 projects

Fairy Wren

32 stashed

24 projects

Flax Lily

34 stashed

29 projects

Hawthorn

28 stashed

33 projects

Ironstone

11 stashed

6 projects

Natural

36 stashed

58 projects

Peachberry

12 stashed

9 projects

Quarrystone

44 stashed

54 projects

She Oak

11 stashed

5 projects

Silver Tussock

5 stashed

2 projects

Silver Wattle

25 stashed

22 projects

Wildflower

7 stashed

5 projects