Gilitrutt Tvíband, 100% new Icelandic lambswool, plied lace weight, 2 ply
From € 10,44
With Gilitrutt, Hélène Magnússon has created a unique Icelandic plied lace weight, made of soft 100% Icelandic lambswool. It is spun from fleeces Hélène hand-selects and grades one by one after the first shearing of the Icelandic lambs.The carefully crafted result of working with our trusted partners is an Icelandic lambswool yarn of unparalleled softness and fineness.
Gilitrutt’s 2 plies give it strength while maintaining a surprisingly soft hand and beautiful halo. Despite its fineness, it has all of the lightness and warmth expected from Icelandic wool yarns. This versatile yarn can be knitted with a variety of needle sizes and makes deliciously light sweaters as well as scarfs and mittens and is even suited for baby garments. You can read more about the making of Love Story bellow as well as on my blog.
Gilitrutt Tvíband from Hélène Magnússon, pure new wool, 100% Icelandic lambswool, plied lace weight, 2 ply
25 g per skein = 112 m/ 122 yds
Gauge: 10 cm/4″= 34 sts on needle 2,5 mm / US 1,5
EDIT nov. 2023: the current Natural grey lot is much darker than the previous.
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The fleeces selected by Hélène from Icelandic farmers are dyed and spun in specialty mills in Italy which can handle the unique challenges posed by Icelandic wool: It is composed of two very different types or hair, the long and coarse “tog” and the fine and short “þel”, which makes it difficult to spin into a fine yarn.
The wool is washed with an organic soap and dried very gently so that it stays soft. Five of the colors are composed of the natural colors of the Icelandic sheep (white, brown, black and grey). The white is not bleached and serves as the base for the other 15 colors which are dyed with acid-dyes with low impact processes. The water used for the washing and dyeing process is recycled so that no harmful material is released into the open water.
Gilitrutt Tvíband comes in 20 colors, similar to the Love Story colors: five natural colors of the Icelandic lamb (white, black – a very rich and dark brown -, brown, light brown and grey) and 15 colors inspired by the Icelandic landscape. Note that the colors shown are as closed as they can be from the real colors but there can be variations from one monitor to another.
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Illustrations on labels by Charline Picard
| Weight | 25 g |
|---|---|
| Gilitrutt colors | Anis green 2011, Askja blue 2009, Basalt grey 2003, Glacier turquoise 2017, Hafra beige 2005, Hot spring blue 2010, Moss green 2012, Natural black (very dark brown) 2007, Natural brown 2006, Natural grey 2002, Natural white 2001, Old pink 2015, Raven black 2004, Sulfur yellow 2020, Salmon orange 2019, Silene pink 2014, Thyme purple 2013, Viking rust 2008, Volcanic red 2016, Westfjord green 2018 |
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