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When worked up, worsted weight Riti delivers wonderful stitch definition and blooms beautifully. The non-superwash finish of this yarn means it holds its shape very well, while remaining soft and smooth – perfect for any garment you won’t want to take your hands off of! Embark on a fascinating new adventure with Patagonian wool from Fancywork favorite, Amano Yarns.  

Kit contains:

• One skein of pre-mordanted yarn
• Beginner-focused instructions
• Weld flowers to make bright yellow
• Option to modify the color to a sage green
• Free Matilija Mitt Knitwear Pattern & a link to a Pom Pom tutorial
• A Natural Dyer’s Equipment Guide
• A Natural Dyer’s Water Guide

Yarn: The most sustainable skein of yarn: Shaniko Wool is Responsible Wool Standard certified!

Dye material: Organically grown weld from Wool & Palette's own dye garden. Kit includes enough weld to dye (1) 100g skein a vibrant yellow. 

Dye modifier: If you choose to use  iron as a modifier (included in the kit), the color will transform from a vibrant yellow to chartreuse to mossy green.

Pattern: Free download of the adorable Matilija Mitt pattern. Lauren Rad of A Bee in the Bonnet has tailored this pattern to work specifically with this yarn, just for you!

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. 

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. 

This non-superwash, fingering-weight lambswool yarn is ideal for hats, scarves, shawls, cowls, sweaters, and gloves or mittens in any style. Create unique and cozy pieces with Darnie!

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.

Lang Yarns' Cashmere Light Colors yarn is made from the same base as Cashmere Light. These Light colorways let the artist explore an enjoyable wisp of variegation. Tuning into the natural softness of cashmere, this yarn is not spun. Rather, the cashmere roving is knit loosely with a nylon core and constructed into a chainnette yarn. 

Need some inspiration? Churchmouse Yarn's Cozy Handwarmers is a pattern written for using Lang Yarn's Cashmere! 

Since 2018, Lang Yarns decided to only source their sheep fibers from mulesing-free productions. This controversial procedure is a solution to avoiding infestation from fly maggots (myiasis). Lang Yarns has a helpful resource on their website where a customer can trace their yarn and learn more about the origins of their specific fiber. The "Trace your Yarn" page allows for a deeper understanding of farms, fiber animals, and their shearing processes, all the way to the finished product!

Cloud is a constructed from merino wool that is blown into a nylon tube. As such, it is technically an unspun yarn but with the added benefit of warmth and durability from the nylon casing which keeps the wool fibers in place and also traps body heat within the fibers. 

It's also as light as air! Use caution: working with this lofty mix might just lead the maker to imagine themselves sitting on a cloud and watching a rainbow appear! One hundred grams of bulky billowing happiness, Lang Yarns has taken two perfectly paired elements of the sky and combined them into a fiber lover's dream! 

Since 2018, Lang Yarns decided to only source their sheep fibers from mulesing-free productions. The controversial procedure of mulesing is a solution to avoiding infestation from fly maggots (myiasis). Lang Yarns has a helpful resource on their website where a customer can trace their yarn and learn more about the origins of their specific fiber. The "Trace your Yarn" page allows for a deeper understanding of farms, fiber animals, and their shearing processes, all the way to the finished product!