Kureyon(くれよん) from Noro

Kureyon(くれよん)

from Noro
Aran (8 wpi) ?
109 yards
(100 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
14.0 to 16.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 7 - 8 or 4.5 - 5mm
5mm (H) - 6.5mm (K)
100% Wool
2 z-twisted singles z-plied together
Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash
Color: Self-striping
Construction: Z Twist
Dye: Machine dyed
Ply: 2-ply
Milled: Japan

Kureyon has two plies. It can be a little difficult to see, because the yarn has such a “rustic” loosely spun effect, but if you untwist it you will definitely get two plies in your hand. It’s how they get the striated effect that shows up in some dye lots (like, black and orange blurred together.)

くれよん(pronounced coo-ray-oh-n) is the Japanese pronunciation of the English “crayon;” thus, the literal name of the yarn is “crayon.”

標準ゲージ (gauge): 14〜16 目(stitches), 22〜24 段(rows)
棒針 8〜10 号 (Japanese size; ~4.5mm - 5.1mm)

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