Genesee River Sunset Cruise on American Merino Dream Fingering Weight Yarn

COLORWAY

The Genesee River runs through the center of my home city of Rochester, NY, dividing the city into the west and east side neighborhoods before pouring into the Great Lake Ontario. I grew up not too far from the Charlotte harbor and have been so blessed to able to experience countless sunsets while cruising up and down this water system. Look south and our entire city is illuminated in a blaze of glory, look north and the sun quietly disappears into the watery void.

The colorway Genesee River is a vivid jewel toned combination of magenta, pink and purple with a quiet dance of blue and green speckles.

THE YARN

American Merino Dream

4-ply, Fingering Weight

100% US Mercerized Merino Wool

450 yards / 100 grams

A highly luxurious yarn you need to feel to believe!

Mercerized Merino wool is grown and processed in the US. Mercerization markedly enhances the hand of Merino wool through a process that removes the scales on wool fiber, followed by adding a thin layer of micro-silicone. It has a super smooth hand similar to cashmere that is soft enough for garments worn directly against the skin. Mercerized wool can be laundered, making it an ideal design option for active wear, winter base layers and warm weather knit products.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Hand wash gently in cool water using a wool safe detergent such as Eucalan. Lay flat to dry. It is normal for some color to bleed from hand dyed yarns when washed for the first time; cold water will help to prevent bleeding.

FROM THE STUDIO

Each skein will vary in saturation and speckling, even if they are from the same dye batch. This is what makes hand dyed yarn so unique and special. If creating a project requiring multiple skeins of the same color, always rotate your skeins every few rows for a seamless blend of color.