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Kureyon（くれよん） from Noro

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Kureyon（くれよん）

from Noro

Weight

Aran (8 wpi) ?

Wraps per inch

Meterage

109 yards
(100 meters)

Unit weight

50 grams
(1.76 ounces)

Gauge

14.0 to 16.0 sts
= 4 inches

Needle size

US 7 - 8 or 4.5 - 5mm

Hook size

5mm (H) - 6.5mm (K)

Fibers

100% Wool

Texture

2 z-twisted singles z-plied together

Attributes

Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash

Color: Self-striping

Construction: Z Twist

Dye: Machine dyed

Ply: 2-ply

Yarn origin

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)