Haunui
4-5 st/inch US 8-9
This 100% wool yarn is completely unique.
All the fiber used in the yarn is spun from the flock at one particular farm in New Zealand. This farm, Taranui, has specifically bred their flock to maintain the natural dark colors (mostly black, brown and grey), which is what most ancient sheep breeds were until they were bred to be white to suit the commercial wool industry.
This flock of halfbreed is a fusion of Romney-Merino; the Romney gives the fiber strength and length while the merino lends it spring and softness. The micron count is on the order of 22 - 24 (for reference the average merino is 21.5 micron, extra-fine and superfine merino are 18 or 19 micron and cashmere is usually 15 micron or less).
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Price Per Giant Ball: $39.99