Heritage 4ply

75% Hebridean, 25% Zwartbles, pure undyed wool
4ply (fingering) weight
400 metres per 100g skein (437 yards per 3½ ounce skein)
2-4.5mm (US 0-7) needle or hook
24 sts and 36 rows to 10cm (4") on 3mm needles
Cool hand wash only — lay flat to dry naturally
Sourced, scoured and spun in the UK

The overall colour is a complex and natural black with shifting colours of rich brown shot through with silver grey fibres. A soft handle produces knitted fabric with bounce and structure. The yarn retains its original (and famous) signature scent of the fields, flock and new lambs in straw-filled barns.

Spun in Devon by John Arbon Textiles, the Grade 1, fine Hebridean fleece comes from a clip sourced in the North of England having an excellent staple length for yarn with lustre and a soft halo. The Zwartbles fibre it is blended with originates on Exmoor not far from the mill and was gathered in 2022.

We do not second scour the yarn after spinning so advise you make and wash a swatch to realise the full potential of the yarn before starting your project.