The warmest yarn I have used is merino blended with possum hair (Australian possums, which were introduced to New Zealand, where they are a pest and culled, have hollow fur, so it's extra insulating). Not sure how available that is in the Northern Hemisphere, but it is MAGIC.
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Date: 2011-08-26 02:21 pm (UTC)The warmest yarn I have used is merino blended with possum hair (Australian possums, which were introduced to New Zealand, where they are a pest and culled, have hollow fur, so it's extra insulating). Not sure how available that is in the Northern Hemisphere, but it is MAGIC.