Ortica from Lang Yarns

Ortica

from Lang Yarns
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
115 yards
(105 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
19.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 6 - 7 or 4 - 4.5mm
82% Cotton
18% Cellulose - Ramie
yes

From stinging nettle to soft and fluffy yarn – it isn’t every day that we use a weed to make a yarn, even if it is a useful one. Although it is true that nettle fibres have been used in clothing for thousands of years.

Spun along with a bundle of light and soft cotton, the nettle fibres give the yarn ORTICA a unique wave effect. You can expect knits with a naturally lively surface and a play of matte and shiny fibres.