The fibers in CVM/Romeldale 3.0 come from Marushka Farms in Pennsylvania, one of the largest and most discerning CVM/Romeldale breeders in this country.

After the spring 2016 shearing, each fleece was hand-skirted and sorted by color. The fibers were then scoured, sorted again into color groups, picked, carded, spun, skeined, and given a second scour - all by Anne Bosch at Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. Skeins were twisted and tagged in Biddeford, Maine.

This 3.0 release builds upon everything I loved about CVM 2.0 -- those expertly woolen-spun, impeccably crimpy and robust fibers in a perfectly fine heavy fingering-weight “nib” that draws exquisite stitches in knitted fabric. This is a lively and forgiving yarn.

Put-up:
Alabaster 215 yards (195m)
Sandstone and Shale 200 yards (182m)
Iron 210 yards (192m)

Skein weight: 50g

Gauge:
A woolen-spun, fingering-weight two-ply yarn, CVM/Romeldale 3.0 produces a stable and cohesive sweater fabric in the 6-7 stitches per inch range on US 2-4 (2.75-3.5mm) needles. For looser decorative fabrics where durability isn’t a concern, you can go up to a US 8 (5mm) needle or beyond with lovely results depending on the desired effect. As always, use these numbers as a starting point for your own swatching.

Care: Hand wash in warm water with mild soap. Rinse in same temperature water and set out on towel to dry away from direct sunlight or heat.