Rauma

A Norwegian wool produced by a family mill since 1927, Rauma yarn is known to be great for colorwork and creating heirloom quality garments. A favorite of many Woolly Thistle customers, you'll often find Rauma yarn as part of our knitting kits.
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      Norwegian Wool

      Rauma Garn

      Rauma yarn has been spun since 1927 in Norway. The town of Veblungsnes in Møre og Romsdalis is located in fjord country on the Rauma River on the west coast of Norway.

      Rauma Is A Small Family Owned Business

      The company started with 3 employees and continued to develop over the years.  The textile factory was completely destroyed by bombing during WWII at which time a new factory was immediately erected.  The factory and company was completely overhauled in the 1970's

      A Study of Rauma Yarns Pt. 1

      Learn more about Rauma's Gammelserie and Finullgarn yarn. In this post, I introduce you to the first two of these yarns and show you swatches I’ve knit using them.

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      A Study of Rauma Yarns Pt. 2

      Learn more about Rauma's Strikkeran and Vams yarn. In this post, I introduce you to the first two of these yarns and show you swatches I’ve knit using them.

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      Colorwork Swatches in Gammelserie & Finullgarn

      Learn more about using these Rauma yarns in your colorwork. See how they knit up and what they're good for.

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      Rauma yarn Colorwork Swatches in Strikkegarn and Vams

      Colorwork Swatches in Strikkegarn and Vams

      Learn more about using Rauma's Strikkegarn and Vams yarn in your colorwork. See how they knit up and what they're good for.

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