"Nordic Yarn Imports" website screenshot image for M&K's "ECO Ull" yarn
Introduction
Welcome to the second “yarn spotlight” blog post on M&K yarn!
If you’ll recall, I’ve been doing a lot of yarn shopping recently (once again, please excuse me while I drool for a bit… mmmmm… yarn).
Just like with the last time, the main reason I’m investing in so much yarn is because I’m in the middle of mass-designing/knitting new custom designed knitting projects in order to get my soon-to-be-live Etsy shop underway (again, stay tuned for details!).
So like I had said in the beginning of this blog post, this is the second “yarn Spotlight” on yarns by the Marks & Kattens brand. The first spotlight showcased Mark & Kattens’ M&K ECO Baby Ull Color yarn, which I was especially drawn to due to the wide array of rainbow colors that the baby weight, 100% wool yarn came in… from reds to oranges to greens to blues to purples.
This second spotlight will be focusing on the heavier & thicker version of the M&K ECO Baby Ull Color. Introducing the M&K ECO Ull Color yarn!
M&K’s “ECO Ull Color” Yarn Stats
Summary:
- Brand: Marks & Kattens
- Distributor: Nordic Yarn (in Canada) & Swedish Yarn (in USA)
- Made in: Germany
- Yarn length: 80m / 87yd
- Yarn weight: 50g
- Yarn fiber: 100% wool (“ull”), with minimum 20% merino wool content (“merinoull”)
- Standard yarn weight classification: #4 Medium
- Gauge size: 16.5 stitches x 23 rows = 4″ x 4″ (10cm x 10cm)
- Needle size: US #9 (5.5mm)
- Laundry care:
- Hand wash
- Dry flat
- Do not iron/press
- Do not bleach
- Dry-clean, normal cycle (any solvent except trichloroethylene)
- Do not tumble dry
Same with the M&K ECO Baby Ull Color yarn, this medium weight version is also made out of 100% pure wool (with a guaranteed minimum 20% consisting of merino wool). It’s also similarly affordable (currently listed at $7 CAD/ball in my local Canadian yarn store). And like the baby weight version, it comes in a wide array of colors. But instead of the eye-popping rainbow shades of the M&K ECO Baby Ull Color, this non-baby weight version comes in more subtle, less vibrant shades. Also like its super fine yarn weight cousin, there are 7 different natural raw shades of the regular, non-color M&K ECO Ull yarn.
Sample color shades of M&K's "ECO Ull Color" & "ECO Ull" yarns
- Color shade #300 – Red
- Color shade #301 – Orange
- Color shade #302 – Green
- Color shade #304 – Teal
- Color shade #309 – Blue
- Color shade #308 – Purple
I also purchased the following natural shades of the non-color M&K ECO Ull yarn:
- Color shade #1977 – Gray
- Color shade #1979 – Cream
- Color shade #1981 – Brown
So if you’re looking for an affordable, 100% wool medium weight yarn that comes in a wide array of rainbow colors in muted shades… then I strongly recommend M&K ECO Ull Color by Marks & Kattens.
M&K ECO Ull Color Yarn Photographs
Here are some personal photos of my M&K ECO Ull Color yarn stash…
Introducing my M&K "ECO Ull Color" yarn collection... laid out in a circle
M&K "ECO Ull Color" yarn comes in a wide range of muted rainbow colors
Balls of M&K "ECO Ull Color" yarn laid out in a row like a muted colored caterpillar!
M&K "ECO Ull" yarn also comes in raw, natural shades of color
