220 Worsted by Cascade
A great basic wool of good quality and value, the Cascade 220 is available in a large range of colors and is popular for everything from hats and mittens to afghans, sweaters and felted bags, too!
Sadly, as with most every yarn, tariffs have driven the price up as of my shipment in early January - so what was $10.50 last month is now $12.50. But for those of you with sticker shock, it is still a great value for 220 yards!
Recommended knit at 5 sts/inch on a US 7 (some people go 4.5 on an 8), each 100 gm ball provides 220 yards.
The Peruvian Highland Wool that this is spun from has a lot of Merino genetics for softness but crossed with Corriedale for greater staple length (longer staple length wools tend to wear a bit better and pill less and sometimes, tho' not in this case, add sheen).
Especially for the blues/navy colors, you may want to click on the photo gallery left to see the colors next to each other - looking at color 8393 on its own I honestly couldn't tell if it was a dark gray, light black or navy! It is a dark navy with lots of black in it, BTW. And in the photo of the grouping in the gallery, you can see this better.
If you'd like a machine washable option at this gauge, check out Plymouth Superwash Merino for another solid and Rios by Malabrigo for a hand-dyed machine washable option.
And if you'd like this same Cascade Peruvian Highland wool in a lighter sport gauge, check out 220 Sport.
Price: $12.50
