Mergelland is an aran weight yarn (needle size 4 to 5 mm) spun entirely from the wool of Mergelland sheep. The Mergelland sheep is an old and rare breed, tall and hornless, with a spacious and light fleece. It’s a local yarn from Belgium: we source the fleece for this yarn from Natuurpunt‘s own Mergelland flock in Limburg.
Mergelland is sturdy and durable, perfect for interior design and outer wear. It’s a worsted yarn, which means the fibers have been combed to get them all in the same direction before spinning. That makes for a stronger and smoother yarn, because we think that if you do the effort to knit a garment it should last long!
Some of the colours are out of stock. It will take quite a while to have new yarn spun. It requires sheep to grow fleece, people to shear the sheep, more people to sort out the fleece, transport to get the fleece to the spinning mill, documents to get the fleece through customs, time and a considerable amount of money to have the yarn spun, transport and customs to get the finished yarn back over here. Any help with any of these tasks is most welcome!
In the meanwhile you might find an alternative option in Erika Knight’s Wool Local Aran!
