€18.86
DK weight with 100g – 230m 3 ply
Gauge: 17-19sts in 10cm and 4-5mm needles
This is our very first woollen spun yarn!
We selected 3 different kinds of italian wool that would yield a bouncy, soft and heathery mix once carded and spun: the undyed base shade is gorgously variegated in mid beige shades, with some brown and grey undertones.
We added a lot of dyed flecks of recuperated italian wool, in shades insipred by some of our own favourite shades picked from our palettes.
This is how we got to have a charming tweedy effect, that is perfect to knit any warm garment that requires braids, cables and loftiness!
We made a bundle of patterns on Ravelry, inspired by this base:
This listing is for the DK variant and skeins come in:
Composition:
100% wool blended from Brogna, Sambucana and Moretta flocks.
We recommend that all yarn is washed by hand. This ensures it’ll be beautiful for as long as possible and will wear well. When you’ve finished your project, dunk it in a sink of lukewarm water – with a no rinse wool wash if that takes your fancy, leave it to saturate for a while, then roll it up in a towel to squeeze out excess water and pin out flat to dry.
As with all textiles and all yarn, sometimes colour can come out. It can be caused by a difference in the water ph used to wash the item, detergents, or an over-saturation of dye that hasn’t quite finished rinsing out.
All of our hand dyed yarn is rinsed by hand in the sink, and each batch is soaked, then individual skeins are rinsed to make sure no colour bleeds. This isn’t foolproof though, and occasionally skeins in darker colours can bleed a little. In case it happens simply put your yarn or finished item in a pan (that you won’t use for food), add water and a generous glug or vinegar or citric acid, and then slowly bring up to heat. It should be simmering but not boiling. Then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan, and leave it – ideally overnight. You should find that the water is now clear, and all that remains is to rinse your yarn. If the water isn’t quite clear, rinse it anyway – much like with hair dye, there can be excess dye which needs to run off.
