Merino/Mohair 4 Ply in ‘Pixie’

Merino/Mohair 4 Ply in 'Pixie' is hand-dyed in my home studio in the Charente countryside near Angouleme, France. This Merino/Mohair 4 Ply in ‘Pixie’ is a ‘singles' spun 4 ply Merino wool and mohair blend. Each skein is a subtle mix of the greens from bright but pale to dark emerald tones.
I hand-dye most of my colourways in unique, one-of-a-kind batches. Even my repeatable colourways are hand-dyed in small batches of 5 skeins because of my fastidious quality control methods. I put only one batch into the shop at a time, so please make sure you buy enough yarn to complete your intended project. If you need a larger quantity of skeins than I have in the shop, please ask me to custom dye a new batch for you.

My Merino/Mohair 4 Ply in ‘Pixie’ is a soft and fluffy ‘singles’, 4-ply yarn. It knits like pure merino wool, but adds a lovely halo to your project. It’s also perfect for double-knit weight yarn patterns if held together with another 4 ply yarn in a similar colour. This gives a subtle halo and depth of colour. It can also be used as a contrast colour to give a fluffy 'pop' to your projects. I do not recommend this blend to be used for socks, gloves or mittens.
Merino is a tremendously soft wool. It’s very soft on the skin. All of my Super-wash Merino wool is from a mill that sources mulesing-free wool from Argentina, Uruguay and Europe. It’s sourced from farms of varying sizes, including small farms. The Mohair is sourced from Europe and South Africa. The mill that spins the mohair also own their own mohair farm and are passionate about the provenance of their products and animal welfare.

Your happiness is a priority for me:
I do my utmost to take photographs which represent colours as closely as possible to the actual yarn colour in the listings, but please take into account you’re your PC monitors and device screens may show colours slightly differently.

As a Knitter, I know what I want from a hand-dyed skein of yarn, so every skein is hand-dyed; carefully rinsed until the water runs completely clear; washed in my gentle, own recipe soap; rinsed again, then dried in the French sunshine. Customers tell me that my wool and wool blends are 'softer than soft'!

I hate tangles in a skein of yarn, so I look at each and every skein and re-skein if I think it’s necessary. I also clearly mark the ends of the yarn with a stitch-marker so you won’t have to hunt for them when you wind your yarn. By the way, wool and wool blends are best left in their skeins until you are ready to use them.

Although this yarn is Super-wash treated and can be machine washed on the wool cycle, because of the mohair in the blend, I recommend hand washing in tepid water and a gentle soap to keep the colours looking their best for the life of the garment.
However, please bear in mind that wool is naturally resistant to light soiling, sweat and skin oils. Hanging your garment in the open air occasionally is usually enough to keep it clean and fresh.

If you have a problem with your purchase, please email me at: millerevesenlaine@gmail.com and I will do my utmost to help

I aim to take care of our little planet in everything I do and my practices in Mille Rêves en Laine is no exception:

My hand-dyeing process involves a lot of thought about the amount of water I use, so I rinse the yarn in a series of bowls of water, rather than water running over the yarn from an open tap.

All of the water I use is re-cycled to water the garden.

I use the most eco-friendly professional-grade dyes I can find.

Only food-grade citric acid or white vinegar is used to fix the dye to the yarn. Both are safe to use to water my garden.

My home studio here in France is never heated - I wrap up warmly on any cold days!

The boxes you receive your purchases in are all made from recycled materials and are in turn re-cyclable.