Ohajiki Worsted Yarn

Turn one ball into the kind of project people stop and ask about.

Noro Ohajiki does the color work for you. As you knit or crochet, the shades shift gradually through the fabric, creating rich, unexpected transitions without changing yarns, managing multiple balls, or planning complicated colorwork.

That makes it especially satisfying for projects where you want a lot of visual impact without a lot of fuss. A simple top, shawl, wrap, or lightweight sweater can become something completely distinctive just from the way the colors move.

The blend of cotton, silk, wool, and viscose gives Ohajiki a lovely combination of drape, softness, texture, and subtle sheen. It feels lighter than you might expect from a worsted-weight yarn, making it a great choice for pieces you can wear across more than one season.

And with 459 yards in each 150-gram ball, you get plenty of yarn to let those long Noro color changes unfold.

Ohajiki is the kind of yarn that keeps you knitting just to see what comes next — and turns even a straightforward pattern into something that looks far more complicated than it was to make.

Yarn Details

• Brand: Noro
• Yarn: Ohajiki
• Weight: CYC #4 Worsted
• Fiber: 50% Cotton, 20% Silk, 15% Wool, 15% Viscose
• Skein Weight: 150 g
• Yardage: 459 yards
• Suggested Needles: US 6–7
• Knitting Gauge: 18–20 stitches = 4"
• Suggested Crochet Hook: 4.0–4.5 mm
• Crochet Gauge: 11–14 single crochet stitches = 4"
• Care: Hand wash; lay flat to dry

Great For

Lightweight sweaters, tops, shawls, wraps, summer dresses, scarves, and projects where long color changes can become part of the design.