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100% of the proceeds from these limited edition sets will go directly to Hearts Unknown Education (HÙE), a local nonprofit dedicated to creative empowerment and access to arts education with a focus on mental health support for Central Oregon kids. The bold, brushstroke-like designs on the beads echo the spirit of HUE’s mission and serve as a beautiful reminder of the community you’re supporting.

Only available while supplies last—once they’re gone, they’re truly gone. Snag a set for yourself or as a gift for a fellow fiber friend!

Learn more about HÙE here and here. Support HÙE directly here. 

The fiber for Ghost Town Fingering comes from Shaniko Wool Co. Merino/Rambouillet cross sheep. These sheep are raised by family-owned ranches in the Great Basin region of the American West.

Led by champion of the American wool industry, Jeanne Carver, Shaniko Wool Co. is a truly sustainable wool. In 2018, Jeanne and Dan Carver's family ranch – Imperial Stock Ranch located near Shaniko, Oregon – became the first ranch in the world to be RWS certified. RWS-certification ensures that the people, land, and animals associated with production of this yarn and fiber are all treated fairly and ethically.

Shaniko Wool Co. is building on the Carver family's commitment to regenerative farming practices which promote healthy ecosystems and preserve biodiversity for current generations, and those to come. Now a farm group of 10 ranches over 4 states, Shaniko Wool Co. is also NATIVA Regen certified - the first third-party certified, regenerative wool program in the U.S. With a double NATIVA + RWS certification, Shaniko Wool Co. fiber is 100% transparent and traceable from sheep to skein, raising the bar for sustainable wool sourcing in the United States. 

Single-ply Love Story is spun from fleeces that Hélène hand-selects and grades one by one after the first shearing of the Icelandic lambs. The carefully-crafted result is an Icelandic lambswool yarn of unparalleled softness and fineness.

Love Story is especially suited for delicate, ethereal lace shawls and is reminiscent of the old handspun yarns that define traditional Icelandic lace. Alternatively, hold Love Story along with unspun Plutolopi for a classical Icelandic lopi sweater.

Gilitrutt is spun from fleeces that Hélène personally hand-selects and grades one by one after the first shearing of the Icelandic lambs. The carefully crafted result is an Icelandic lambswool yarn of unparalleled softness and fineness.

Gilitrutt’s two plies give it strength while maintaining a surprisingly soft hand and beautiful halo. Despite its fineness, it has all of the lightness and warmth expected from Icelandic wool yarns. This versatile yarn can be knitted with a variety of needle sizes and makes deliciously light sweaters as well as scarfs and mittens and is even suited for baby garments.

Tumalo Fiber's Caldera Fingering is a hardy skein spun from 100% Cormo wool. The 2-ply configuration creates a prominent stitch definition when worked up. This yarn is as bouncy and robust as it is irresistibly soft, crafted for makers who want crisp stitch definition. 

The Cormo sheep, originally bred in Tasmania in the 1960s by crossing Corriedale and superfine Merino, bring together the best of both breeds: the resilience and loft of Corriedale, and the buttery softness of Merino. The result is a wool that’s springy, elastic, and next-to-skin soft – with a fine micron count that rivals luxury fibers.

The wool in Cotton Merino is certified by RWS – the Responsible Wool Standard – ensuring that animals, farmers, and the environment are treated with care. This certification comes with a lengthy list of requirements, including protecting the Five Freedoms of animal welfare: freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, freedom to express normal behavior and freedom from fear and distress. RWS certification also ensure that healthy soil, biodiversity, and social welfare for farmers and workers are prioritized. 

This slightly rustic, strong wool is perfect for durable sweaters. If you're looking for an extra cozy touch, combine it with Knitting for Olive's Soft Silk Mohair for perfectly matched tones. This pill-resistant yarn means you'll have a long-lasting wardrobe staple.

Heavy Merino's traceability makes it possible to identify the specific farms where the wool originates, ensuring that the animals are well cared for and the farmers are treated fairly, with good working conditions.

Knitting for Olive mohair is RMS certified. RMS stands for Responsible Wool Standard, and the certification ensures that animals, farmers and the environment are treated respectfully. The certificate protects the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare: freedom from hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury and disease; freedom to express normal behavior; and freedom from fear and distress.

Equally, RMS farms protect soil health, biodiversity and native species, and the RMS certification protects social welfare, working conditions and health safety of farmers and workers. The complete RMS document from Textile Exchange can be found here.

The silk used in Knitting for Olive yarns is cruelty-free. Silk is made of silk threads that come from silkworms' cocoons. The cocoons are made of one single very, very long thread. In conventional silk production, the cocoons are boiled, leaving the silkworms to die. This way, the long, intact silk thread can be used. Knitting for Olive silk is made of silk threads from broken cocoons, where the silkworms have evolved into moths and escaped from the cocoon. The broken cocoon is now many short pieces of silk thread. These short silk fibers are made into yarn. This is a very time-consuming process, and the final result is less smooth than other silk because long silk threads make a smoother final silk product. 

Bourette silk is cruelty free! Silk yarn is made with the silk threads that come from silk worm cocoons. An intact silk worm cocoon is made of one single very long thread. In conventional silk production the cocoons are boiled, leaving the silk worms to die. Bourette silk, on the other hand, is made from the silk threads of naturally vacated cocoons – ones from which the silk worms have completed their natural metamorphosis into moths. During this incredible process, the cocoon breaks apart leaving the silk thread in pieces. These short silk fibers are painstakingly collected and spun into yarn. Creating bourette silk is a very time consuming process resulting in a more rustic, but no less luxurious strand of yarn. 

Shetland Spindrift's ample palette of softly heathered and solid colors is perfect for intricate colorwork and lacework, as well as weaving. Its durability makes it perfect for long-wearing projects. It's softness means it will be adored by whoever is lucky enough to wear your creations.

Knitting for Olive Merino is available in a stunning range of shades that pop and soothe, so you can choose classic combinations or out-of-the box pairings. Whatever your style, let your imagination run wild, one delightful stitch at a time. 

Not only does Knitting for Olive Merino Yarn deliver on comfort, but it's also durable and breathable, ensuring your hand made heirlooms will last through many cozy seasons.

Plus, it's ethically sourced, so you can feel good about what you're using. The merino wool in Knitting for Olive yarns is independently certified to the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS).

This yarn is produced in Italy with high respect for animal wellbeing, and with social responsibility. Additionally, the spinning mills that produce this raw fiber into such lovely knitting and crochet yarns follow ethical, technical and environmental standards, creating yarns free from harmful chemicals.