This yarn is spun from a few different wool types. This particular skein comprises one strand of Merino wool, one of Merino wool with silk, and one of Merino wool with glitzy nylon. This is part of a series 3-ply yarns Ilga is making, in contrast to our more typical 2-ply yarns. This yarn is blue, purple, brown and bronze.

This listing is for one 3-ply skein, 300 yards in length and weighing 6.0 oz. This is a worsted weight yarn and wraps at approximately 8-12. Like all handspun yarn, it is somewhat thick-and-thin. 

Ilga makes these yarns with something of an improvisatory feel, so we have chosen to draw names for them from the ragas or raags of classical Hindustani music. Ragas are musical frameworks that set a mood or coloration, within which the musicians will improvise during a performance. Many ragas are associated with particular times of day.  The root word for raga in Sanskrit connotes "to dye", connecting it to our work. 

Raag Tilak Kamod is a night raga said to have been picked up by a musician who heard a village woman singing while grinding corn.

This yarn is complementary to "Raag Tilak Kamod 2", and the two could be used together for a larger project.

See my Store Policy FAQs section for further knitting gauge suggestions for various yard weights and care instructions for different fibers. 

My skeins are wound on a full 2-yard niddy-noddy. If you don’t have a large swift, let me know. Spun in a smoke-free, pet-friendly home. 

Fiber:        Silk / Nylon / Merino Wool
Weight:     6.0 oz., 169 g
Length:     Approx. 300 yards, 274 m
WPI:          Approx. 8-12
Ply:            3 ply