O-Wool Balance
Specs
Yarn Weight: worsted
Recommended Gauge: 17-21 sts = 4 in/10 cm
Fibre Content: 50% certified organic merino, 50% certified organic cotton
Skein: 130 yards/119 meters per 50g skein
Colorway: Sapphire
Construction/Texture: 3-ply
My Experience
Where I got it: I bought a sweater quantity of it from the O-Wool website.
Needles I used: Hiya Hiya US 5/3.75 mm
Blocked Gauge I got: 19 sts/30 rows = 4"/10 cm
My Thoughts: This is so soft and I love that it's a cotton but still tweedy and relatively bouncy and lofty. I really love the fabric - with that cotton content, I can have a worsted weight sweater that's transitional - not super warm, but not one of those I'll be afraid it'll grow out of shape.
One thing to note is that this colour bled like crazy when I was blocking it. I think these saturated blues are just like that some times. So I won't work this in colour work with a lighter colour.
What I might design with it: I'd love a super cable-y sweater out of this. I've been contemplating a Braided Brook pullover (from my book Rugged Knits), but haven't gotten the time to swatch and find out if I can get gauge yet.
Where you can get some: O-Wool website
