This is De Rerum Natura’s beautiful woolen spun sport weight French merino. The range of colours is simply astonishing, and the two-ply yarn makes for beautiful colour work and cables. The yarn brings together soft white French merino (Mérinos d'Arles from Provence) and black Portuguese merino (Merinos Petra from Alentejo Valley) produced in France in an ecological way.

202 yds (185 m) / approx 50 g ball

Gauge at 10 x 10 cm or 4 inches of stocking stitch:

24 st x 38 rows on 3 mm needles

22 st x 34 rows on 3.5 mm needles

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YARN

De Rerum Natura Ulysse

De Rerum Natura Ulysse