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Wonderful yarn interesting backstory
Using this yarn for a warm lace scarf. Excellent stitch definition, excellent twist, excellent put-up. No splitting, no knots, tightly-wound center-pull ball makes knitting fast and tangle-free.
Caveat: I did some searching online and there isn't much info about how the brushtail possum fiber is harvested. Sadly, the animal is considered a pest in New Zealand and with good reason both from a conservation and a health viewpoint. Weighing the need to preserve native flora and fauna endangered by an invasive species against my aversion to using fibers from harvested animals is giving me pause. To settle with my Green guilt vs. Animal lover instincts, I will be donating this scarf to my local no-kill shelter for their silent auction.
The yarn is worth the five if I ignore the fiber-sourcing. A wonderful hand, good stitch definition, warm fabric.
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