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

50 projects

Buttonweed

14 stashed

22 projects

Cinnamon Grass

8 stashed

14 projects

Diddle Dee

9 stashed

11 projects

Dolphin

22 stashed

34 projects

Dusty Miller

18 stashed

43 projects

Earth

6 stashed

9 projects

Gorse

21 stashed

33 projects

Hawkweed

22 stashed

30 projects

Horizon Blue

90 stashed

134 projects

Lavender

32 stashed

26 projects

Mountain Berry

18 stashed

45 projects

Navy

16 stashed

21 projects

Night Heron

13 stashed

18 projects

Pale Lavender

22 stashed

16 projects

Pale Maiden

141 stashed

240 projects

Pebble

21 stashed

21 projects

Penguin

7 stashed

8 projects

Sand

15 stashed

63 projects

Seafoam

20 stashed

27 projects

Seagreen

24 stashed

20 projects

Sky Grey

16 stashed

25 projects

Sorrel

5 stashed

7 projects

Stone

46 stashed

60 projects

Sunset

7 stashed

6 projects

Teaberry

28 stashed

40 projects

Tussac

21 stashed

22 projects