Merino/Alpaca 5 Ply/Sport 100g

Great Southern yarn bases are luxuriously soft, perfect for hand knitting and crocheting garments and accessories.

Great Southern Yarn uses 100% Australian Merino, with animal welfare, sustainability and ethical values integral in the production of our yarn ranges. Their SRS (Soft Rolled Skin) merino fleece is single origin, sourced from sheep at Mt Bodangora, NSW. SRS Merino is cruelty free and sustainable as its sourced from non-mulesed sheep.

Their blends are sourced from both here in Australia and New Zealand. All of their fibres are sent to New Zealand to be processed. All the plied fibres are a worsted spun yarn. The yarn is non-superwash, allowing for more texture, stitch definition and authentic feel.

The skeins are hand dyed.

If we don’t have enough stock of the colour you want and you would like to find out more about this dye-to-order service, please email or call us on 03 6234 1711

Fibre Information

Base: BooBook Owl– 60% Australian SRS Merino 40% Australian Alpaca

Ply: 5ply / sport weight
Meterage: 320mm / 349 yd
Weight: 100g skein
Gauge: 24 stitches per 10cm. Note this yarn should also knit for a 4 ply or 8 ply pattern. Swatching will let you see how this works out and needle size required
Needle: 3.5-3.75mm / US 4-5 / UK 9.
Hooks: 3.0mm-4.0 mm /US C-2 – G-6 / UK 8-11
Care: Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry. Do not tumble dry.