Little Nettle Soft is a unique and eco-friendly blend of Fine Merino and nettle fibre, which results in a yarn that will give your garments beautiful drape, lustre, and stitch definition. Fine Merino is a soft, lofty yarn with plenty of bounce and character and feels wonderful next to the skin. Nettle is a sustainable plant fibre that does not require the use of herbicides or pesticides, and uses less water to grow than many other plant fibre sources. It has been used by people for millennia to make yarn, historically found in everything from Viking ship sails to fine woven textiles. It is lustrous, soft, wrinkle resistant, and thanks to it’s hollow fibres it is temperature regulating so you can wear it year round!