Noro Haunui Silk

Haunui Silk, (pronounced Hoo-noo-ee and translated as "place of the winds,' is a natural blend of raw mulberry silk and unique mixed-breed Haunui merino wool from the Taranui farm in New Zealand. This yarn has a slight thick and thin quality to the single ply. True wool lovers will cherish this limited-quality, slightly rustic, un-dyed yarn.

No two sheep are exactly the same color, but their fleece fall into color categories, and are blended to create rich shades of oatmeal, brown, gray, and black. This user-friendly heavy worsted-weight gauge is great for hard wearing outerwear garments with a touch of luxury. Generous 150g skeins mean fewer ends (each skein is the size of three average skeins of worsted wool).

Fiber: 65% Haunui wool, 35% raw mulberry silk

Yardage: 361 yds per 150-gram hank

Gauge: Aran Weight; 16-18sts per 4 inches on US 7-8 needles