Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Eucalyptus Bark planter basket All of the women working

All of the women working for Handspun Hope have experienced some level of trauma

Georgie Giraffe (large) is 100% organic

The hand warmers are knit in the round using double-pointed needles

This design requires 56 hours for one woman to knit by hand

Finished Length: 26

Ethiopian Handspun Cotton Yarn, Eucalyptus Bark planter basket All of the women workingThis lovely cotton yarn is laboriously handspun on a drop spindle in Ethiopia by women working for a small cooperative comprised of single mothers. A single skein of yarn requires approximately 736 yards of handspun yarn. The yarn is then imported into Rwanda where the ladies of Handspun Hope complete the process of dyeing it organically, using native eucalyptus bark, in the single ply. Once the yarn is dry, the spinners then ply the yarn with