Painting Shawls Kit – Mini Skeins + Natural Main Color

A kit for knitting a one-of-a-kind shawl, painted from our landscape.

This kit brings together all the yarn needed to knit any of the shawls featured in Stephen West’s Painting Shawls.

We selected eight distinctly HUANACO colors, inspired by our region and by the possibility of painting with plants: rich, harmonious shades paired with the softness of undyed Merino Superfine.

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Kit Details

• Contents:

  • 1 box containing 8 mini skeins of Merino de la Patagonia Single Fingering, 50 g each

• • 2 skeins of Merino de la Patagonia Superfine Fingering in the natural, undyed shade, 100 g each

• Presentation: Box of mini skeins + 2 full-size skeins

• Total weight: 600 g

• Approximate total yardage: 2320 m (2537 yd)

• Fiber: 100% OVIS XXI Ultimate Merino Wool

• Finish: Non-superwash

• Animal welfare: Mulesing-free

Mini Skeins

• Yarn weight and construction: Fingering Single · 1 ply

• Micron count: 19,5 µ

• Weight and yardage: 8 × 50 g · 190 m (208 yd) each

• Color: Natural or hand-dyed with natural dyes

Main Color Skeins

• Yarn weight and construction: Superfine Fingering · 2 ply

• Micron count: 17,5 µ

• Weight and yardage: 2 × 100 g · 400 m cada una

• Color: Natural, undyed

About the fiber

Verified regenerative origin. The fiber comes from Patagonian farms verified by Land to Market™, where measurable environmental outcomes such as soil health, biodiversity, and the water cycle are monitored.

The people who raise these flocks manage their land and animals by working with the cycles of nature, helping to create more diverse ecosystems, healthier soils, and a greater capacity for regeneration.

Quality and animal welfare. The wool is sourced directly from farms that meet OVIS XXI’s advanced wool-classing standards for Ultimate Merino Wool, as well as the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS).

The Ultimate Merino Wool designation identifies fiber that has been selected and classed at the source according to criteria for quality, traceability, and responsible management. These standards support practices that respect the sheep, the people, and the environment.

About the color

Our colored skeins are hand-dyed in small batches using natural dyes. This process may create subtle variations from one skein to another, which are part of the unique character of each color.

You can learn more about this ancestral technique in our article: Hand-dyeing with natural dyes.

Care

Hand wash in cold water using a pH-neutral detergent made specifically for wool. Do not soak or wring. Lay flat to dry in the shade.

To learn more, visit our guide to Caring for natural wool.