Colorado Nonsuperwash Merino Fingering Super Fine Weight Yarn

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This blue and brown colorway I call Colorado as an ode to my birth state. This fingering weight version is dyed as a variegated speckled on a non-superwash Merino base. The blue is more of a light sky blue but the camera always color corrects it into something more intense. I've attempted some color alterations on the still photos of these lovely skeins.

Eventually, I will do away with superwashed yarns because the chemical processes required to alter the fiber has its own environmental consequences. Try this one out to see what you think! 

Remember to always hand soak and wash your woolens in cold water with a mild bio-degradable wash, such as Unicorn.

**All colors in the photos are as close as I can get to actual colors. Tones and hues may vary slightly from what you see here because of the way colors are rendered on different screens and how they dye between batches. If you want more than a couple skeins of the same colorway, please consider requesting a custom order.

Super Fine Fingering: 435 yards, 4-ply, 100% NON-superwash Merino

Super Fine Sock: 435 yards, 4-ply, tight spin, 100% Superwash BFL

Light DK: 230 yards, 4-ply, 100% Superwash Merino

Medium Worsted: 218 yards, 4-ply, 100% Superwash Merino

Jumbo Bulky: 106 yards, 3-ply 100% Superwash Merino

Weight

Yarn is sold in 100g skeins/hanks unless otherwise noted. Yardage is an estimate not exact. Make sure you order enough for your project.

Yardage (Estimated)

Lace Mohair (50g): 459yds/419m

Super Fine (Baby, Fingering, Sock): 438yds/400m

Fine (Sport): 287yds/262m

Light (DK): 231yds/211m

Medium (Worsted): 218yds/199m

Medium (Aran): 181yds/165m

Bulky (Chunky): 109yds/99m

Gauge Swatch

Standard knitting needle and crochet hook sizes are mere suggestions. You will need to consider many factors to determine the actual size tool you'll need for a specific project. The way your hold your yarn, tension on the yarn, the complexity of your project, and more will figure into the size of your tool for a specific project.

We recommend that you first make a 6" to 8" square swatch in the item pattern using the recommended size tool by the designer. Then, wash and block the swatch and measure its gauge.

To measure the gauge of your swatch, choose a row in the middle of your swatch and lay a ruler or measuring tape on it. Count stitches across 4" of length, then divide by 4. This will give you the number of stitches per inch.

Likewise, measure the number of rows per inch using a ruler or measuring tape in the middle of the swatch for 4" vertical length. Count the rows inside that 4" and divide by 4. This will be your rows per inch.

If you have too many stitches or rows per inch, use a bigger tool and swatch again. If you have too few stitches or rows, use a smaller tool and swatch again. You may need to adjust how you hold the yarn to obtain a close gauge.

Swatching may seem time-consuming but it's more time consuming and frustrating to spend hours working on a project only to have it end up too small or too large for your needs.

Suggested Tool Sizes

Knitting Needles

Lace: 000–1 (US) 1.5–2.25mm (metric)

Super Fine (Baby, Fingering, Sock): 1 - 3 (US) or 2.25 - 3.25mm (metric)

Fine (Sport): 3 - 5 (US) or 3.25 - 3.75mm (metric)

Light (DK): 5 - 7 (US) or 3.75 - 4.5mm (metric)

Medium (Worsted, Aran): 7 - 9 (US) or 4.5 - 5.5mm (metric)

Chunky/Bulky: 9 - 11 (US) or 5.5 - 8mm (metric)

Crochet Hooks

Lace:

Steel: 6, 7, 8 (US) or 1.6–1.4mm (metric)
Regular hook: B1 or 2.25 mm (metric)

Super Fine (Baby, Fingering, Sock): B1 - E4 (US) or 2.25 - 3.5mm (metric)

Fine (Sport): E4 - 7 (US) or 3.5 - 4.5mm (metric)

Light (DK): 7 - I9 (US) or 4.5 - 5.5mm (metric)

Medium (Worsted, Aran): 7 - I9 (US) or 5.5 - 6.5mm (metric)

Chunky/Bulky: K10.5 - M13 (US) or 6.5 - 9mm (metric)

Care Instructions for Woolens

Handwash gently all your wool items in only cold water with a mild wool wash, do not agitate or wring, just squeeze gently.

Then, lay the item flat on a towel and roll it up, then press to remove excess water (stepping on it is acceptable!)

Unroll the towel and remove the item, dry flat out of direct sun, and block it, if necessary.

If you happen to have a laundry spinner, these are fantastic for getting water out of your hand-washed items, which means drying time is faster.

Got a stain on your woolens?

Check out this guide for removing it.