Cormo 2.0

How I've been waiting to pop open this second bale of American Cormo. I bought it last spring from my wool mentor Elsa Hallowell, but I needed a little more ground under my feet before I could use up these fibers, since, as my grandma always used to say, when they're gone, they're gone.Cormo 1.0 was a thick spaghetti of a yarn with four healthy plies twisted together tightly for strength and cohesion. With Cormo 2.0, I wanted to relax the twist and go finer. Not so fine that you'd be using 0000 needles, but fine enough to create a tender, more nuanced sweater fabric with a touch more flow and drape. The yarn's rounded construction renders a full, steady stockinette with a hint of wabi-sabi wobble. It loves garter stitch and positively purrs in any kind of textured knit/purl patterning. The roundedness with slight halo makes Cormo 2.0 well-suited for colorwork, while it also renders a stockinette-heavy lace patterns with almost architectural precision. In addition to a pure off-the-shee