No specific yarn brand is suggested - the pattern only says to use fingering weight Shetland wool. The amounts listed per color are as follows:

• color A, 45g - deep purple (深紫)
• color B, 25g - dark red (濃赤)
• color C, 50g - dark brown (こげ茶)
• color D, 25g - brown (茶)
• color E, 25g - variegated red (赤ミックス)
• color F, 30g - heathered red (霜降り赤)
• color G, 50g - orange (オレンジ)
• color H, 15g - light orange (薄オレンジ)

Yardage listed above is an estimate based on typical fingering-weight wool.

Calls for Japanese size 2 & 3 knitting needles (2.7 & 3.0mm).