Pernelle - Hemp yarn

We are so happy to stock this gorgeous plant-based yarn by Natissea!

Spun from 100% Organic Romanian hemp, this luxurious fingering weight yarn is creates a sturdy yarn with a soft pearly glow. Like 100% linen, hemp will soften with washing and fabrics will age beautifully.

Each skein is ecological dyed in the north of France using ecological, vegan, natural pigments. Pernelle is GOTS Organic Certified.

This lovely yarn is totally perfect for garments and light accessories. It's fine to machine wash and tumble dry too. In fact, if you'd like it to be more malleable while you knit, you could throw the skeins in the washing machine and tumble drier before you knit with it :)

Here are some of our fav pattern ideas for this yarn.

Some info on hemp:

Hemp is more like linen than cotton, and like linen, it becomes softer with use.

It's quick to absorb moisture, to keep your body dry. But also, it will retain dye better than other fibres so your knits will stay vibrant.

It's super strong and durable (4 times stronger than cotton!).

It resists bacterial growth and is breathable, so prevents odours. And it's hypoallergenic.

It is porous and thermoregulative, so it will keep you cool in Summer and warm in the Winter.

It saves Water! Hemp uses only 1/20th the amount of water as regular cotton to grow and process.

Also, it uses almost no water to grow and can usually be rain-fed, and is less vulnerable to bugs so doesn't require pesticide and artificial fertilisers.

Unlike cotton which depletes the soil of nutrients, hemp can be grown consecutively for over twenty years without the soil being affected.

Hemp is ancient! We have been growing it since about 770AD!