A beautiful mix of 67% merino wool and 33% organically grown cotton, Plein Air combines the best of both the animal and plant worlds. A totally endearing yarn, it is very soft in your hands and supple on your needles!

About This Yarn

• The wool lends body to the yarn so that it’s airy and lofty, while the cotton adds a pleasant weight so that your finished knits hang beautifully. It's a wonderful yarn for babies and adults, for sweaters and blankets, for absolutely everyone and everything.
• Plein Air knits up into a satisfyingly even fabric that blooms into perfection when you block it.
• A light worsted/DK-weight yarn, Plein Air knits up to 5.25-5.75 stitches per inch. On the lighter side of a medium weight yarn, it's not too thick and not thin, not too bulky and not too skimpy… In fact, perfect!
• And Plein Air’s colors have a gorgeous heathered quality that comes from the slight difference in how the wool and cotton absorb dye. The palette of over two dozen colors brings to mind a raucous field of wildflowers with an easel set up on its edge, ready for some landscape painting “en plein air!”
• Be sure to check out all of our Plein Air knitting patterns for some great ideas of what to make with this wonderful yarn!

Product Details

• Content: 67% merino wool, 33% organically grown cotton
• Weight: 100 grams (3.5 ounces)
• Length: 218 yards (199 meters)
• Gauge: 5.25-5.75 stitches per inch, light worsted/DK-weight yarn
• Suggested Knitting Needle: US 5-7 (3.75-4.5 mm)
• Suggested Crochet Hook: E-G (3.75-4.5 mm)
• Recommended Care: Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry
• Milled In: Peru

Sustainability + Environmental Impact

• The wool in Plein Air meets the Responsible Wool Standard, which means it comes from farms that have a progressive approach to land management and follow strict standards for animal welfare, and the cotton is organically grown.
• In addition, the mill that makes this yarn is OEKO-TEX–SteP Certified, guaranteeing processes that respect the natural environment and provide optimum working conditions.

Recommended Substitutions For Plein Air

• Looking for more yarn like this? If you're looking for a 100% plant-based option that knits up at the same gauge, look no further than our amazingly soft and lovely Cotton Chirp DK, available in 25-gram Minis and 100-gram balls. Some inspiring animal-fiber options that cover some of the same gauge range are our alpaca-merino Note, our single-ply hand-dyed Goldenberry Alpaca, and 100% merino Knitting Yarn DK... You'll love them all!
• For more yarn that shares some of the same characteristics as Plein Air, shop our other DK-weight yarn, merino wool yarn, and cotton yarn, all available only at Purl Soho.
• Learn more about how to substitute yarn with our confidence-boosting Yarn Substitution Made Easy article!

Learn More

• Learn all about cotton yarn and find out why ours are so lovely on your needles! Dive into different types of cotton, discover the properties of this cool and breezy plant-based fiber, and learn what "unmercerized cotton" is and why we love knitting with it.
• Also find out what DK-weight yarn is all about with our What Is DK Yarn? article. Unravel the mysteries of its name and what it means to look for and knit with the Goldilocks of yarn weight... Not too thick and not too thin!