Noro Yarn

Noro Yarn

For over 40 years, Eisaku Noro has embraced the the unexpected qualities of nature in his yarns. Noro believes that natural fibers have great features that humans cannot mimic. "I want to leave these features as much as possible in my yarns. If I make wool yarn, I use various lengths and thicknesses of wool fibers to try to reproduce the nature of sheep itself in our yarn: such as unevenness and coarseness. These natural states are intentionally left by using human hands and old machinery so that natural fibers are not over-processed. All of this is so knitters & crocheters can feel nature more closely when using Noro yarns. Impurities in the raw materials are carefully removed by hand without the use of chemical treatment which is not good for the fibers or the environment. We also aim to reproduce the colors of nature in our yarns: leaves for example, all look green, but in reality they come in countless variations of green. By mixing colors we can give our yarns more natural feeling colors reminiscent of oceans, mountains, flowers, trees and so on." ~ Eisaku Noro ~

All animal fibers that are used in the yarns come from certified organic farms, from international sources such as Australia, the Falkland Islands and South Africa. Noro is personally involved with inspecting all aspects of production, from visiting the animal farms to checking the machinery used and keeping restrictions on the dye processes to maintain products that are as eco-friendly as possible.

We love Noro yarns for their unexpected color suprises. The long color repeats lend themselves to easy knitting & crocheting. Save cables and lace for another project- the colors and texutures of these yarns will be the star of your stitching. It's a joy to watch the colors unfold in your hands, and addictive to keep on knitting just to see which color unravels next; crochet just one more row to watch that color pair up with this one.