Colours - hand-dyed
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Yarn – Cotton Wool 30/24
North Ronaldsay wool (Orkney's native seaweed-eating sheep) blended with white and pink cotton, plied with linen. (Cotton 90%, wool 10%).
Textured. 2-ply. Chunky.
Approx weight: 83g
Approx yardage: 77m
Yarn – Llewyn 06/24
Llewyn sheeps' wool grown in Orkney with silk noil.
3-ply, chunky. Soft.
Approx weight: 82g
Approx yardage: 67m.
Yarn – Milky Way 40/24
Shades of pale blue.
Shetland wool from sheep grown in the neighbouring island of Sanday blended with linen noil.
Approx weight: 77g
Approx yardage: 87m
Yarn – North Ronaldsay and Samoyed 46/20
North Ronaldsay (Orkney's rare breed seaweed-eating native sheep) wool blended with Samoyed dog fibre.
Super fluffy and soft.
2-ply.
Approx weight: 88g
Approx yardage: 175m
Yarn – North Ronaldsay and Samoyed 47/20
North Ronaldsay (Orkney's rare breed seaweed-eating native sheep) wool blended with Samoyed dog fibre.
Super fluffy and soft.
2-ply.
Approx weight: 56g
Approx yardage: 99m
Yarn – North Ronaldsay Red 45/24
Mohair with curly Wensleydale locks hand-spun together & ribbon.
Yellow and whilte, pale greens, lilac, toffee.
2-ply.
Wensleydale, mohair, cotton (50%), rayon (40%), nylon (10%) .
Approx weight: 77g
Approx yardage: 40m.
Yarn – Prawn Cocktail 49/25
Indigo (plant) dyed soya fibre with Angora rabbit fibre and Shetland wool orange tufts. Created for fun!
2-ply chunky.
Colours vary in each individual skein.
Approx weight: 57g
Approx yardage: 52m.
Yarn – Purple Art Yarn 47/25
Merino art yarn with coloured stacks.
2-ply Very chunky, textured.
Approx weight: 75g
Approx yardage: 36m
Yarn – Purple Locks 35/25
Wensleydale locks from a flock of Wensleydale sheep in the neighbouring island of Sanday, mohair, cotton.
Small locks, easy and fun to knit.
Approx weight: 38g
Approx yardage: 43m.
Yarn – Sea 50/25
Wool from long-stapled Masham sheep grown in Yorkshire by a friend of a friend. My friend brings fleeces to Stronsay for me to spin. Plied with a cotton, nylon and silk blend.
Two-tone blue and deep magenta. 2-ply.
Approx weight: 100g
Approx yardage: 83m.
NOTE: Although I double wash my yarns after dyeing there may be a small amount of excess dye remaining. I recommend you wash your garment separately after knitting. Hand wash only.
Yarn – Sea 51/25
Wool from long-stapled Masham sheep grown in Yorkshire by a friend of a friend. My friend brings fleeces to Stronsay for me to spin. Plied with a cotton, nylon and silk blend.
Two-tone blue and deep magenta. 2-ply.
Approx weight: 106g
Approx yardage: 83m.
NOTE: Although I double wash my yarns after dyeing there may be a small amount of excess dye remaining. I recommend you wash your garment separately after knitting. Hand wash only.
Yarn – Stack 25/24
North Ronaldsay wool from Orkney's native seaweed-eating sheep blended with pale blue and pink cotton and brown merino wool stacks.
2-ply. Textured, chunky. Soft.
Approx weight: 86g
Approx yardage: 85m