Brown Sheep Lanaloft Sport Yarn – Yukon Blue is a very soft and strong yarn composed of 100% wool that is perfect to make sweaters, hats, scarfs, mittens, and other types of light items. The yarn is mothproofed and its weight is equal to 1.75 oz (50 g) with a length of about 145 yards (133 m)of yarn. It includes gauge of 6 stitches per inch and the knitting needles suggested for this yarn are size 5 US.