Curated yarn · since 2009 · Gauting & online

Yarns
we have knitted ourselves.

Over 30 brands, ~100 yarns - all personally tested before they join the range. Since 2009.

Waffle Cardigan in Plum Rose

- In the range

Who stands behind the yarn.

Small mills, indie dyers and heritage houses - curated, not collected.

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- Brand in focus

Curated, mulesing-free, Danish premium quality - our best-selling brand.

Discover Knitting for Olive yarns

Knitting for Olive MERINO

Knitting for Olive HEAVY MERINO

Knitting for Olive SOFT SILK MOHAIR

Knitting for Olive PURE SILK

Knitting for Olive COTTON MERINO

Knitting for Olive COMPATIBLE CASHMERE

- Kits · Pattern + yarn

Pattern and yarn, ready to cast on.

230 kits in the range

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- For on the go

Bags that come along.

A good knitting project deserves a good bag. Handcrafted leather from muud, RE:DESIGNED and IN.ZU - from compact needle cases to roomy project bags.

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- Inspiration · Lookbook & community

See what others are knitting.

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Lookbook 20 kuratiert

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Community 39 echte Projekte

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- Color Combinations

Colours that find
each other.

Hand-picked pairings from our KFO series - knitted, photographed, documented.

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Licorice Navy Blue

Licorice Deep Petroleum Blue

Unicorn Purple Soft Rose

Green Woodpecker Dark Mustard

Pea Shoots Bottle Green

Unicorn Purple Pearl Gray

Dusty Petroleum Blue Blue Jeans

Morning Haze Dusty Dove Blue

- Curator's note

“A yarn earns its place on the shelf when it has something to say. When it knits up differently from the yarn beside it.”

Dr. Melanie GraebFounder · curator since 2009

Three yarns I'm recommending this week

Manos del Uruguay Fino - BONIFAKTUR - Admiral - Manos del Uruguay Manos del Uruguay Fino

- 01 · Something luxurious for warm daysManos del Uruguay FINOYarns · Manos del Uruguay

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Hedgehog Sock Yarn - BONIFAKTUR - Orchid - Hedgehog Sock Yarn

- 02 · the special sock yarnHedgehog Fibres SOCK YARNYarns · Hedgehog Fibres

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Holst Garn Supersoft - BONIFAKTUR - 001 Silver Grey - Holst Garn Holst Garn Supersoft 001 Silver Grey

- 03 · underratedHolst Garn SUPERSOFTYarns · Holst Garn

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- Knittipedia · The Library

Read your way to know-how.

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- Knittipedia ·12 Min. Lesezeit

Verkürzte Reihen stricken: German, Japanese und Wrap and Turn im Vergleich

Verkürzte Reihen erklärt: Wie Short Rows Form erzeugen, welche Technik wann am saubersten ist – German, Japanese, Wrap and Turn – und war...

Melanie Graeb · September 2026

- Ferse ·11 Min. Lesezeit

Ferse stricken: Käppchenferse, Bumerangferse und welche zu dir passt

Ferse stricken verständlich erklärt: Käppchenferse, Bumerangferse und nachträgliche Ferse im Vergleich – mit Aufbau, Garnwahl und Lösunge...

Melanie Graeb · September 2026

- Accessoires ·10 Min. Lesezeit

Loop stricken: Anleitung, Garn und Maße für deinen Rundschal

Loop stricken leicht gemacht: Welche Maße, wie viel Garn, in Runden oder mit Naht? Alle Grundlagen für deinen ersten Loopschal – Schritt ...

Melanie Graeb · September 2026

Angefangenes Zopfmuster auf der Nadel am offenen Fenster

Issue no. 3 · Q3 2026

Maschenblatt Q3 2026 – Spätsommer

Zöpfe sind zurück, die Wollfest-Saison startet – und wenn du jetzt anschlägst, trägst du deinen selbstgestrickten Pulli im November.

Das Maschenblatt · Quarterly

Four letters
a year.

Seasonal trends, techniques to keep learning, projects for right now and yarns we currently love - curated, not algorithmic, as a web edition to read at your leisure.

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- Sec. 04 / Workbench

Tools for
the preparation.

Three browser tools -no sign-up, linked on every product page.

- 01 · Color Combination Builder Live preview

A palette,
cleanly thought through.

Drag skeins into the palette, see the fade in real time, check contrast - and save the combination easily, so you can still find it three months from now.

Beispiel de rerum natura · de rerum natura ULYSSE