Name: Skein Sisters
Address: 721 New Canterbury Rd, Dulwich Hill, NSW, 2203, AU
Telephone: 02 9554 7444

Why you'll love it

Urth Yarns Etesia is a breathable blend of cotton and linen that brings crisp structure and an effortless drape to your warm-weather projects. It’s light yet durable, and it softens beautifully with wear – perfect for transitional garments and layering.

Etesia is hand dyed in Turkey in a sun-washed palette with a few brighter notes, with colours named for the seaside – from Coral Reef and Starfish to Sea Glass, Spindrift and Whale. The fibre combination of linen and cotton gives a beautifully heathered look to the yarn.

77% cotton, 23% linen
8ply / DK weight
250m / 275yds per 100g skein
Needle: 3.5mm–4.5mm or as recommended on the pattern
Hook: 3.5mm–4.5mm or as recommended on the pattern
Gauge: 20–24 stitches per 10cm
Hand dyed in Turkey

A little extra care will help your projects last. Urth Yarns are machine washable on a cool, delicate cycle, but hand washing in cold water is recommended. Lay flat to dry and never use a dryer. Washing your gauge swatch is a good idea, especially with darker or more saturated colours.

This is a hand dyed yarn and each skein is unique. For best results, we recommend alternating skeins when you work with it.

Specifications

Composition

77% cotton
23% linen

Skein weight

100g

Yarn length

250m (273yds)

Yarn weight

8ply (DK)

Needle size

3.5mm - 4.5mm (US 4 to 7)

Knitting gauge

20-24 stitches to 10cm (4in)

Hook size

3.5mm - 4.5mm (US E-4 to 7)

Care guide

Machine-washable on a delicate cycle, but hand washing in cold water is preferred. Dry flat, do not tumble dry.

Hand dyed

Each skein is unique so we recommend alternating skeins when you work with it.

Need More?

Need more of a colour than we have in stock? Give us a call on 02 9554 7444 and we'll do our best to help.

We can let you know when more is due in, or help you track down a close match from our range.

Yarn Weight vs Yarn Ply

"Ply" technically refers to the construction of the yarn. It's the number of strands that are twisted together to make a single piece of yarn. While "ply" historically related to the thickness (or weight) of the yarn, today's spinning technology means that the number of plies doesn't always correspond directly to the thickness of the yarn.

However, in some countries, including Australia & the UK, the numbering system of yarn ply still refers to the thickness of the yarn, so it's possible to have a single ply 4ply yarn! - this means that the yarn is constructed of a single ply, but has the traditional thickness of a 4ply sock / fingering yarn).

For more information, please refer to our Hook, Needle & Yarn Guide and our blog A Quick Guide to Yarn Weights.

Happiness Guarantee

We want you to love your new yarn! We accept returns within 90 days of your order being dispatched on stock items.

All return items must be in resaleable condition, unless it was faulty or damaged.
It must be in its original packaging and unopened.
We cannot return yarn if it has been wound from a skein into a ball.

Please see our Returns Policy for more details.

Shipping & Pickup

AUSTRALIA
FREE shipping on orders over $200
Orders under $200 – $13.50 (Standard) or $17.50 (Express)

NEW ZEALAND
FREE shipping on orders over $200
Orders under $200 – $14.95 (Standard) or $23.95 (Express)

Excludes oversized items, all amounts in AUD

INTERNATIONAL
Postage cost will be calculated at Checkout
We are currently unable to ship to the US, the UK, Canada or EU countries

For more details, see our Shipping Policy.

Store Pickup

We offer a Store Pickup service which you select at checkout. When your order is ready for you to pick up you will receive a notification via SMS. We hold store pick ups for 14 days.

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About

Urth Yarns

The name comes from Urth Caffe, a Los Angeles café one of the founders can't stay away from. He wanted a brand that gave something back to the earth, and there the name was, already waiting.

Every collection is hand-dyed in Turkey, in the brand's own studios in Mersin and Istanbul – crafted meticulously by the hands of talented women. One range is coloured with nothing but fruits, nuts and roots: pomegranate shells, acorns, grape leaves, boiled up in cauldrons and stirred like soup until the water gives up its colour. A portion of every sale goes to Trees for the Future, planting forest gardens on worn-out land in Africa.

Because they dye in small batches, dye lots can't be tracked – so grab everything for your project in one go. Nothing in nature is perfect, and yet everything is: that's the spirit they dye in.