Noro Kureyon Yarn Basics

2009-02-01T20:08:00.000-05:00

Noro Kureyon is a newer and beautiful hand dyed wool yarn that is making some beautiful knitting projects. It is one of the latest products from Japan and comes in vivid colors that naturally stripe themselves when knitted.

This beautiful 100% wool yarn is great for projects from bags to slippers, socks to stuffed toys! The patterns that are created when knitting the Noro, as it is called, can be amazing and also a surprised due to the dyed pattern that reveals itself when you knit.

As this yarn is hand dyed, it isn't machine made so no two skeins are alike. This means that even if you buy two at a time, knit the same thing, they will never look identical.

This yarn is also great for sweaters, hats, scarves and even coats, but works best with anything that is felted.

One of the more popular uses for Noro is for socks. Since the pattern of the wool never repeats and the final product is unique, it is almost like you are wearing art when you make socks with it. There are even Noro pattern books now available to help give you ideas too!

Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn is 70% wool and 30% Nylon for durability. Noro Kureyon Sock yarn is available in the most popular colorways of Kureyon yarn. You can now make a fabulous pair of socks from Noro Kureyon Sock yarn to match your stunning Noro Kureyon sweaters. One ball of Kureyon Sock yarn is enough to make a pair of average adult sized socks.