Swan Falkland Islands 4-ply from Blacker Yarns

Swan Falkland Islands 4-ply

from Blacker Yarns
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18
190 yards
(174 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
28.0 to 34.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
3.0 mm
95% Wool - Merino
5% Wool - Shetland
plied

Blacker Swan is a joint venture between Blacker Yarns and Andrez and Ali Short who farm at Swan Inlet Farm on the Falkland Islands. Andrez and Ali shear their specialist merino type dual purpose sheep, sort and grade the fleeces and send them by ship to the UK, where The Natural Fibre Company turns the fine white fleeces into luxurious worsted spun yarns.

We have created 13 lovely dyed colours, which are named after the rich wildlife of the Falkland Islands. In addition to the dyed yarns we also produce a pure white which is 100% Merino. All other natural Blacker Swan shades are produced by blending the Falkland Merino with either Sheltand Moorit, or Blue Faced Leicester.

popular colorways

Balsam Bog

22 stashed

40 projects

Buttonweed

14 stashed

17 projects

Cinnamon Grass

8 stashed

15 projects

Diddle Dee

10 stashed

9 projects

Dolphin

24 stashed

22 projects

Dusty Miller

20 stashed

32 projects

Earth

8 stashed

6 projects

Gorse

23 stashed

26 projects

Hawkweed

23 stashed

21 projects

Horizon Blue

95 stashed

80 projects

Lavender

33 stashed

19 projects

Mountain Berry

23 stashed

30 projects

Navy

19 stashed

13 projects

Night Heron

15 stashed

12 projects

Pale Lavender

24 stashed

12 projects

Pale Maiden

152 stashed

152 projects

Pebble

22 stashed

15 projects

Penguin

7 stashed

2 projects

Sand

17 stashed

52 projects

Seafoam

23 stashed

20 projects

Seagreen

25 stashed

11 projects

Sky Grey

16 stashed

23 projects

Sorrel

7 stashed

4 projects

Stone

50 stashed

32 projects

Sunset

8 stashed

3 projects

Teaberry

32 stashed

28 projects

Tussac

21 stashed

16 projects