As generous a yarn as we could dream up, Gentle Giant is for anyone with a soft spot for cozy and an eye for beauty!

About This Yarn

• Gentle Giant comes from the merino sheep breed, which is wool at its best: soft but strong, light but warm.
• The loose and lofty spin of this single-ply yarn makes full use of merino's softness. It also ensures the yarn is not too heavy to weigh you down, while trapping air to insulate you from the cold.
• A jumbo-weight yarn, Gentle Giant knits up at a great, big 1.5 stitches to the inch and is the perfect go-to yarn for quick-but-gorgeous knits: warm winter blankets, sumptuous hats and scarves, and high-drama cowls!
• Gentle Giant's palette ranges from gentle White Peppercorn to rich Graphite Gray... Five beautiful neutrals to choose from! Explore our collection of (mostly free) knitting patterns in Gentle Giant and cast on for something sensational!

Product Details

• Content: 100% merino wool
• Weight: 125 grams (4.4 ounces)
• Length: 48 yards (44 meters)
• Gauge: 1.5-2 stitches per inch, super bulky- to jumbo-weight yarn
• Suggested Knitting Needle: US 17 or 19 (12-15 mm)
• Suggested Crochet Hook: P or Q (11.5-15.75 mm)
• Recommended Care: Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry
• Milled In: Peru

Sustainability + Environmental Impact

• Gentle Giant is OEKO-TEX certified, meaning it's free of substances that may be harmful to human health... Nice and gentle!

Recommended Substitutions For Gentle Giant

• Looking for more yarn like this? None of our other yarns are quite as big and beautiful as Gentle Giant, but our 100% alpaca bouclé-like Fiddlehead has some gauge overlap! And if you love this dreamy cloud of single-ply merino wool, check out our slightly thinner Super Soft Merino or our much much finer Line Weight!
• Find more yarn you'll love... Shop our other super bulky-weight yarn, jumbo-weight yarn, merino wool yarn, and other wool 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

• Dive into the world of yarn with our Complete Guide To Yarn, exploring fiber, spin, weight, dyeing, and more. It's truly a Yarn School 101 for all the basics knitters need to know about yarn!