Merino/Nylon 4 Ply in ‘Storm Cloud’

Merino/Nylon 4 Ply in 'Storm Cloud' hand dyed here in my home-studio in the countryside in France. Each skein is a blend of blue-toned stormy greys, ranging from pale to dark shades. Hand-dyed in a variegated style, there are strands of different greys running throughout the skein. As you knit with this Merino/Nylon 4 Ply hand dyed in 'Storm Cloud' the colours will subtly change in small sections of a few stitches at a time. A very gradual, pretty effect. that's good for socks, mittens and gloves. 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/Nylon 4 Ply in ‘Storm Cloud’ is a sumptuous, smooth, soft, yet strong yarn that's good for socks. Of course, it knits up beautifully for super-soft larger garments and for squishy shawls and cowls. 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 from Argentina, Uruguay and Europe. It’s sourced from farms of varying sizes, including small farms. Merino wool is very soft on the skin.

Your happiness is a priority for me, so 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 your 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, 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.

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.