Welcome to another week at KNITmuch, where I’ll be experimenting and knitting with FIBRA NATURA Cobblestone which is a soft, 2-ply 100% merino wool yarn. One ply is variegated, featuring a variety of beautiful colours, and the second ply is a solid colour. Together, they give this yarn a handspun appearance that will make every project shine. Use it on its own for exciting statement pieces, or pair it with solid colors for fun accents and intriguing colorwork.
I say experimenting as this yarn has several interesting characteristics that are different from other yarns in my stash, of which I have many.
Cobblestone in color Blacklight
The first interesting characteristic is that Cobblestone is wound into a large bee-hive ball. Each 7oz [200g] ball boasts generous yardage at 612yds (600m). The recommended knitting needle size is US4 – 6 [3.5 – 4.0mm] with a gauge of 22-25 sts = 4” [10cm]. The recommended crochet hook size is US F-5-7 [3.75 – 4.0mm] yielding 16-20 sc = 4” [10cm]. It’s rated as Fine, however based on the recommended gauge, it seems to knit up from a Sport (Fine) to a DK (Light) weight. That will be my first experiment.
Cobblestone is machine washable in cold water and can be tumbled dry on a low temperature, which makes for easy care garments for all ages.
As mentioned above, Cobblestone is a 2-ply yarn with one ply being a solid color and the other variegated. Since I’ll be working with Blacklight as my color choice for this week, here is a close-up picture of the yarn. The solid color is a medium gray with the variegated colors ranging from pink to burgundy and yellow to green.
Close up view of Blacklight color plies
Even the solid gray seems to range from gray to purplish gray depending on the variegated color beside it. I’m very curious as to how this yarn will knit up and there’s only one way to find out.
Please join me tomorrow as I knit a swatch with the various recommended needle sizes and FIBRA NATURA Cobblestone to see how the knitted fabric compares in both weight and color characteristics.
This is part 1 of 5 in this series
Go to part 2: Knitting a swatch with various needle sizes tells a colorful story
