OPAL

For over 30 years Opal yarns company has been developing particularly high quality hand knitting yarn in Germany. As a family business, they have specialized in the last few years on the production of well known Opal sweater and sock wool. The common composition of Opal yarn is 75% wool / 25% polyamide in different thread sizes (4-ply, 6-ply and 8-ply). But also other compositions with polypropylene, cotton, silk or bamboo are made. In order to meet high quality standards, they dye, wash and finish their yarns in Hechingen under strict quality controls. Opal sweater and sock yarn is pure knitting pleasure. Comapny motto says „Die Sinne verstricken“ – entangle the senses!

Opal Nach Hundertwasser

Fibre Content:  75% Wool, 25% Polyamide (4-ply)
Weight: 100 g
Length: 425 m
Recommended Knitting Needles: 2.5mm
Tension/Gauge: 30 sts/42 rows/ 10x10cm

At the age of 21, the cosmopolitan artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser defended himself against a general fashion dictation. From 1949 on he always tried to escape this imposed dictation, especially by an individual design of his clothes, his second skin, as he called it. Because of this, Hundertwasser designed his own clothes over decades. This way, unmistakable creations were formed. Later they called them “creative clothing”.

Frederic Zwerger is a great admirer of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, that’s why he designed this socks yarn collection in 2006. With the balls of this unique collection, you are able to knit patterns which are in color and form modeled on some masterpieces of Hundertwasser. Those new stunning colors and fresh patterns should not only underpin the fun of knitting and crochet as a relaxing and meaningful leisure activity, it should also encourage to show off a little more individuality and extravagance, as definded by the artist who died in 2000.

Other Opal 4ply yarns

Fibre Content:  75% Wool, 25% Polyamide (4-ply)
Weight: 100 g
Length: 425 m
Recommended Knitting Needles: 2.5mm
Tension/Gauge: 30 sts/42 rows/ 10x10cm

Here you can find socks yarn from different Opal collections.

It is a classic 4-ply blend of 75% pure new wool (a mixture of German and South American wool) and 25% polyamide, which makes the yarn particularly durable. Opal yarn is very soft to the skin and has good absorbent qualities. It is not felting and machine washable at 40 °C thanks to Superwash finish. One ball is enough to make a pair of socks or a small scarf.

Use your imagination to create some special piece of colours and art!

Opal Uni 4-ply

Fibre Content:  75% Wool, 25% Polyamide (4-ply)
Weight: 100 g
Length: 425 m
Recommended Knitting Needles: 2.5mm
Tension/Gauge: 30 sts/42 rows/ 10x10cm

It is a classic, one-colour, 4-ply blend of 75% pure new wool (a mixture of German and South American wool) and 25% polyamide, which makes the yarn particularly durable. Opal yarn is very soft to the skin and has good absorbent qualities. It is not felting and machine washable at 40 °C thanks to Superwash finish. One ball is enough to make a pair of socks or a small scarf.

Use your imagination to create some special piece of colours and art!

Opal 6ply socks yarn

Fibre Content: 75% Wool, 25% Polyamide (6-ply)
Weight: 150 g
Length: 420 m
Recommended Knitting Needles: 3-4 mm
Tension/Gauge: 23 sts/31 rows/ 10x10cm

Everything is possible in our dreams and fairy tales. We can dance with the stars, perform a ballet in the clouds or take a boat trip between the worlds.
The little secrets make life exciting, make your eyes shine and cheeks smile. You can add every little secret into your knits and fulfill your dreams of magical experiences. Two wonderful collections of socks yarn “Sweet Dreams” and “Little Secrets” are ready for your creativity.