La Bien Aimée Merino DK

La Bien Aimée Merino DK is a bouncy and soft 100% superwash merino yarn that is very versatile and equally suitable for accessories and garments for adults as well as for kids & babies.

And Aimée and her team created a custom colorway just for us that will debut during the KC Yarn Crawl and that perfectly captures one of our area's most iconic experiences--Midwestern Sunset! Even better, Midwestern Sunset is the featured yarn in curated Merino DK bundles that LBA combined just for us for your next statement sweaters: Andrea Mowry's Comfort Fade Cardi and Stephen West's Pierre Pullover!

Yarn Details: DK weight, 100% Merino, 115g, 230m (252yds)
Needles: 4mm-4,5mm

For Comfort Fade Cardi:

• Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• Finished Bust Circumference:33 (36, 37.5, 39, 42.5)(46.5, 50.5, 55, 59, 63)”/84 (91.5, 95.5, 99, 108)(118, 128.5, 140, 150, 160) cm

Intended to be worn with with 2-4”/5-10 cm positive ease

Yarn: DK weight in 4 colors to create a cohesive fade
Color A: 210 (225, 235, 245, 265)(285, 315, 345, 370, 390) yds/95 (105, 110, 115, 120)(130, 145, 155, 170, 180) g

Color B: 350 (375, 400, 410, 440)(480, 525, 575, 615, 655) yds/160 (170, 185, 190, 205)(220, 240, 260, 280, 300) g

Color C: 400 (430, 455, 470, 510)(550, 605, 670, 705, 750) yds/185 (195, 210, 215, 235)(250, 275, 300, 325, 345) g

Color D: 350 (375, 400, 410, 440)(480, 525, 575, 615, 655) yds/160 (170, 185, 190, 205)(220, 240, 260, 280, 300) g

Suggested Yarn: La Bien Aimée Merino DK (100% wool; 252 yds/115 g)
Color A: 1 (1, 1, 1, 2)(2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins

Color B: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2)(2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins

Color C: 2 (2, 2, 2, 3)(3, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins

Color D: 2 (2, 2, 2, 2)(2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins

Suggested Needles:
Main Fabric: US 6/4 mm – 32”/80 cm circular, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting (magic loop or DPNs)
Ribbing & Garter Stitch: US 5/3.75 mm - 40”/100 cm circular, and preferred needles for small circumference knitting

For Pierre Pullover:

• Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
• Finished Measurements:36 (38, 43, 48, 50) (55, 60, 62, 67)″ / 91 (97, 109, 119, 127) (140, 152, 157, 170)cm finished chest circumference.

Sleeve and body lengths are customizable.

Yardage
Approximately 1000 (1150, 1350, 1600, 1700)
(1850, 2000, 2100, 2200)yds / 914 (1052, 1234, 1463, 1554)
(1692, 1829, 1920, 2012)m; total yardage roughly divided equally between the four colors.

Sample shown in Size 4, which features 4 colorways (2 skeins each) of Merino DK. There were leftovers of each color.

Needles
US 5 / 3.75mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or 1 size smaller than the larger main needle
US 6 / 4mm circular in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge