{"product_id":"mirtillo-gentile-di-puglia-sport-copy","title":"Cannella - Gentile di Puglia - Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gentile di Puglia - 100% Italian wool\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Gentile di Puglia wool (aka italian merino)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e sport\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeterage-Yardage:\u003c\/strong\u003e around 280m\/306yds per 100g skein, however due to the artisanal quality of the yarn, skeins are not all exactly the same, so consider buying an extra skein if you're planning a bigger project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColorway:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cannella - a rich warm orange with gentle tonal variations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended needle size - gauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis yarn is extremely versatile and will knit beautifully at different gauges, at around:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 sts on 3.5 mm (US4) needles \/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20 sts on 4 mm (US6) needles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18 sts on 5 mm (US8) needles \/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16 sts on 6 mm (US10) needles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGentile di Puglia\u003c\/strong\u003e is a woollen spun yarn, so it is spun from carded wool, rather than combed wool. This means that even the shorter fibres coming from the sheep are used to create the yarn, and those short fibres help retaining air in the yarn, which is thick, but very light and oh so warm, as the air trapped in the yarn insulates and don't let the cool air outside in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn return, the yarn is more fragile, easier to felt, and subject to wear and tear. But it also mean you don't need to weave in your ends, as they'll stick to each other anyway! ;-)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e \u003ca data-polaris-unstyled=\"true\" class=\"Polaris-Button Polaris-Button--pressable Polaris-Button--variantSecondary Polaris-Button--sizeMedium Polaris-Button--textAlignCenter Polaris-Button--iconOnly\" aria-label=\"Products\" href=\"https:\/\/admin.shopify.com\/store\/snailyarn-6988\/products?start=MQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;query=gentile\u0026amp;status=ACTIVE\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Button__Icon\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Icon\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eThis yarn will work nicely for scarves, shawls, blankets, and all kind of items you'll like to wrap yourself in. It will also make lovely sweaters, like my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/ranunculus-3\" title=\"Ranunculus sweater link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRanunculus by Midori Hirose\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI easily got gauge with 6 mm needles and used less than 2 skeins for my short sleeve version. So w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehile it is always recommended to swatch yarn for your project, this is especially true with such a unique yarn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI've been long searching for an Italian yarn, and was so happy when I found about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pecoreattive.it\/\" title=\"Pecore Attive website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePecore Attive\u003c\/a\u003e, a little company from Altamura, Apulia. They've been working for over 10 years to bring back value to the native Gentile Apulian sheep and wool, through traditional processing techniques, but with a contemporary vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColors are hand dyed with professional acid dyes.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach hand dyed batch is quite unique, so please buy enough yarn to complete your project. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI try hard to represent each colorway as I see it IRL, but please keep in mind that colors may vary from monitor to monitor, also light affect what you see.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SnailYarn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54177304379660,"sku":"CANN-SKN-GDPSP-RTS","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/7818\/7276\/files\/P2284188.jpg?v=1742830997","url":"https:\/\/snailyarn.com\/en-it\/products\/mirtillo-gentile-di-puglia-sport-copy","provider":"SnailYarn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}