Holst Garn Coast is a light fingering weight blend of merino wool and cotton. This Danish yarn has long been a beloved staple in Europe and it is now happily finding its way to North American knitters. A soft yarn with a cottony feel, Coast can be machine washed on gentle wool cycle and it relaxes and blooms beautifully after a wash. The colour range is exquisite (we stock 41 shades). The yarn gets its subtle heathered colouring from the fact that it is dyed with a material that only reacts with the wool--the little wisps of white are the undyed cotton fibres. Coast can be knit single-stranded to create a fine light weight fabric or double-stranded for a DK weight fabric.

Composition:  55% Merino/45% Cotton

Yardage:  383y/350m per 50g

Weight: Fingering

Gauge: 26 to 28 stitches per 4 inches (note: 22 stitches per inch on 4 mm needles double-stranded = DK gauge)

Needles: Variable depending on single to double stranding

Care:  Machine wash and dry gentle or air dry