Manos del Uruguay - Maxima

Super-soft merino fiber and a light single-ply construction make Maxima a cuddly yarn.  With its popular worsted-weight gauge, you'll find plenty of uses for Maxima.  This non-superwash yarn is feltable, too! For ball winding services click here.  Worsted FIBER CONTENT: 100% Extrafine Merino Wool, Single PlyWEIGHT: 100g / 219 ydsNEEDLE SIZE: US 6-8 / 4-5mmGAUGE: 4.5 sts per inch / 2.0cmCARE INSTRUCTIONS: Hand wash in cold water. Dry Flat About Manos Del Uruguay:  Fair Trade & WFTO Certified The Manos Cooperatives were founded in 1968, begun by five women whose goal was to develop economic opportunities for women in a country where there were, and are still, few opportunities for work.  They began modestly, by selling handcrafts at local shops and the annual agricultural show in Montevideo. Spinning, dyeing, weaving and knitting became the focus of the Coop’s efforts. Over the years, the dying process has been refined to provide consistency of color without losing what has become th