Yarn Citizen Unity Worsted
Introducing Unity Worsted, a true embodiment of sustainability and softness! Unity Worsted is made from 100% wool, non superwash, and sourced from a fair trade mill in Peru. With sustainability at its core, these yarns are priced consciously too. Yarn Citizen believes that something good for the planet, doesn't have to be bad for your wallet!
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It all started on a trip to Peru. Laura was touring fair trade mills across the region and admiring the female artisans as they sifted through mounds of recently sheared fiber. These women sort the piles by softness and can feel the difference in the fiber exclusively through touch. As she watched the sheep ‘tops’ get sorted and the remnants pile up, she was intrigued. Every year mills end up with thousands of pounds of leftover, high quality ends from the yarn they spin and dye for their various exporters around the world. These otherwise luxurious leftovers could easily get bundled together and thrown away. In an effort to save them from landfills, and to close the gap between high quality yarn and accessible pricing, Laura made a commitment. She asked that the wool and alpaca pieces be spun into a new yarn, giving them a second life and creating what we know today as Yarn Citizen.
Specifications:
Size: Worsted
Content: 50% wool, 50% alpaca
Weight: 100g (3.53oz)
Yardage: 193 metres (211 yards)
Gauge: 16-20 stitches per 10cm (4”)
Suggested Needles: 4.5-5.5mm (US 7-9)
Suggested Hooks: 5.5-7mm
Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
*Please keep in mind that colourway appearance will vary from screen to screen and we cannot guarantee a 100% colour match to the way it appears on your screen. Always buy enough yarn for your project so we can guarantee that dye lots will match.
