Knitting For Olive MERINO | Fingering Weight

We fell in love with Knitting For Olive Merino the moment it arrived in the shop and it has been a firm favourite with our knitters ever since.

Knitting For Olive Merino is a fingering-weight (4-ply) 100% non-mulesed merino knitting yarn. Their Merino wool provides excellent comfort and functionality, making it perfect for those who love long walks, winter hikes and camping under night skies. The wool's natural fibres will keep you cosy in chilly weather while allowing your body to release heat in warmer temperatures. And don't worry, their Merino wool comes from sheep where mulesing isn't practised, so you can craft ethical, sustainable knitwear when using this yarn.

Used on its own, it proves a smooth, soft, fine fabric at 28 stitches per 10cm. When held double, or with Knitting For Olive Silk Mohair, it knits up at 20-22 stitches per 4mm needle, producing a gorgeous dk-weight fabric.

Yarn Specifications

Yarn Name: Merino

Yarn Brand: Knitting for Olive

Ball weight: 50g

Ball Meterage: 250 meters

Ball Yardage: 273 yards

Yarn Composition: Made from 100% non-mulesed merino wool that is also Oeko-Tex Standard 100.

Yarn Gauge: This yarn is fingering weight (previously known as 4ply), but can be held double to have a light DK weight (22 stitches).

Gauge: Using 3mm needles, it gives 28 stitches x 38 rows in a 10 x 10cm swatch.

Recommended Knitting Needles: 3mm needles (US 2.5)

Recommended Crochet Hook: 3.0mm (D/3) or 3.5mm (E/4).

Knitting Machine: Can be used if the yarn is wound onto a cone.

Care Instructions: Best to hand-wash with a no-rinse detergent, then shape the fabric on a flat surface (e.g., a towel) and lay flat to dry.

Other Information: The yarn is RWS-certified (Responsible Wool Standard), which covers not only the treatment of animals but also the farms themselves.

About Knitting For Olive

Knitting For Olive is a Danish yarn brand we absolutely love here at Knit With Me. Founded in 2015 by mother and daughter Pernille and Caroline, it began as a small baby and toddler knitting pattern business and has since grown into one of the most beautifully made, ethically produced yarn ranges available anywhere.

Their yarns include Merino, Soft Silk Mohair, Pure Silk and Cotton Merino, all made from pure natural fibres with full traceability from farm to skein. They hold both the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) and Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS) certifications, which means every skein is genuinely mulesing-free and produced with real respect for animal welfare, workers and the environment. Their silk is cruelty-free too, sourced only from cocoons where the silkworm has already hatched naturally.

On top of all that, the brand has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of pounds to humanitarian causes worldwide. It is a brand that truly puts its values into practice at every level and that is exactly why we are proud to stock them.

Browse the full Knitting For Olive collection at Knit With Me