‘Cumbria’ is an alpaca and wool sock yarn. It is our own blend of 47% British alpaca, 43% Blue Faced Leicester wool and 10% nylon.
Cumbria Alpaca Sock yarn is available in its natural oatmeal and eight over-dyed shades which give depth to the yarn.
This yarn knits to Sock, Fingering weight or light 4 ply knitting patterns, (but always knit a tension swatch). There are approximately 400m per 100g. The yarn is sold in 100g hanks.
Wash gently by hand or in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent. Do not tumble dry. The yarn has been washed, but some surface residue dye may come out in the first wash, particularly with the deeper colours.
‘Merino Twist’ is a pure Merino wool 4ply weight knitting yarn. We have put plenty of twist in the yarn to make it hardwearing for knitting socks, This yarn is also suitable for garments and accessories. Merino Twist is available in ten colours.
This yarn knits to 4ply, Sock or Fingering weight knitting patterns, (but always knit a tension swatch). A typical needle size for stocking stitch is 3.5 to 3.75 mm needles. There are approximately 200m per 50g and the yarn is sold in 50g balls.
This fibre has been Superwash treated, so you may wash it in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent. Do not tumble dry.
‘Poldale DK ‘ is a pure wool DK weight knitting yarn. The wool comes from Falklands Corriedale sheep which have been crossed with Polwarth sheep to make the wool softer. The yarn has been plied to produce an even, rounded knitting wool. This yarn is suitable for garments and accessories.
Poldale DK is available in twelve colours. There are approximately 245m per 100g and the yarn is sold in 50g balls.
This yarn should be hand-washed or washed in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent. Do not tumble dry.
