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Ecological Wool

This 100% Peruvian wool is available in natural colors(produced entirely without chemical soaps or dyes) and dyed heathers. Washed with vegetable oil soap and exhibiting a variety of beautiful natural colors, the undyed version of this yarn is perfect for those with chemical sensitivity, and is also good for the earth! A great choice if you wish to knit something like the sweater below which grades from one natural shade to another. Each skein contains 478 yards and knits at 3.5st/in on US 10 needles. The afghan below is a simple garter stitch mitered square pattern (I believe my sister cast on around 93 sts for each square). The afghan can be done with 4 skeins (each of a different color). $15/skein

3 shades of natural brown from left to right: 8061, 8063, 8087	olive (9448), lichen/moss (9459), lt green (2452) all three of these greens are heathery, which you can only appreciate if you click on the photo to enlarge and the center one, tho' it looks brown relative to the greens on either side "reads" bronzy green if you look at it on its own.	dark teal (9451), light teal (9452), blue (9332)
natural white & oatmeal from left to right: 8014, 8018	3 shades of natural greys from left to right: 8019, 8049, 8020	wheat, pumpkin spice, red, purple haze dark purple not in photograph yet

Color

8019 8049 8020 8061 8063 8087 8014 8018933294529451245294599448wheatpumpkin spicepurple hazereddeep purple