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Merino-Rambouillet DK | Wardrobe Essentials colorways
$ 37.00
Squishy, color-loving & as energized as yarn can be
The current trend in yarn is for loosely spun, fluffy, airy yarns, and this one absolutely bucks the trend.
Merino-Rambouillet DK (MRDK) is my newest yarn base and it's a tightly twisted, highly springy, energized, dense and lustrous yarn that is a total joy to knit with.
If you like springy yarns with lots of character and deeply saturated color, you will want to try MRDK. It's a 4-ply DK weight yarn, fully grown and spun in the U.S., and made of 100% superwash Merino-Rambouillet wool.
What can you make with it? This yarn makes glorious:
- Hats
- Mittens & mitts
- Seamed garments
This dense, plush yarn creates sharply defined texture, firm stockinette fabric, and well-defined cables. Because this is a dense yarn, I recommend it only for garment that are seamed.
The joy of supporting small production
This is a specialty yarn, spun by a small mill in small batches, and, as such, many of the skeins have some sort of "flaw" such a slub or a "pigtail" (a tiny ply that escapes its twist). I've decided that these "flaws" are well worth the inconvenience of sometimes having to cut the yarn and weave in a couple of ends because this yarn has so many other things I love: small production runs and a twist so tight it feels like it could cut glass.
Yarn specifications
Merino-Rambouillet DK
100% superwash Merino-Rambouillet wool
250 yards (229 m) | 115g skein
4-ply
superwash
Gauge
Merino-Rambouillet DK is a dense and robust DK weight yarn. It knits up at a traditional DK weight gauge, or 20 to 21 st to 4 inches.
This yarn is best for items where you want warmth and body. Think: hats, cowls, mitts, and seamed garments.
Provenance
American grown and spuni
Do you need to alternate skeins?
For hats or mitts, no. For garments and shawls that use more than one skein, yes. All of my yarn is dyed by hand in small batches of four skeins. There will be variations in color intensity and placement. I think that’s part of what makes each skein perfect – they’re not identical. If you will be using more than 1 skein in your project, alternate skeins to blend any color differences.
Caring for your finished item
My yarn should always be hand-washed with a gentle wool wash and cold-water rinse.
Depending on the difference in chemistry between your local water and mine, there may be some color residue in the wash process. Washing and rinsing in cold water will help to minimize this.
Always let your knitted item air dry to prevent shrinking or felting and to keep your item looking its best.