Soft Touch Heather from Shelridge Yarns

Soft Touch Heather

from Shelridge Yarns
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
185 yards
(169 meters)
60 grams
(2.12 ounces)
28.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
85% Wool
15% Manufactured Fibers - Nylon / Polyamide
plied
yes
Care: Superwash

We have 15% nylon added to superwash wool fibre to produce our Heather knitting yarn. The result is a fingering weight, 3-ply yarn that is ideal for sock knitting, but can be used in a wide range of other garments. The gauge is identical to Ultra (28 stitches over 4 inches using stocking stitch and 3 mm (US3) needles), and so can be used interchangeably with it in a project. The original 9 Heather colours are produced by dyeing the fibre, and then carding and spinning different colours together to produce colours with several different tones sparkling through. We have then taken a number of these colours and over-dyed them in the skein to produce 13 more colours. Available in 60 g/185 yd skeins.

Heather Knitting Yarn Specifications
* 60 g Skeins – Approximately 185 yds
per skein

  • 3-Ply Yarn – Worsted Carding Process
  • 85% Wool/15% Nylon fibre content
  • Superwash wool fibre - we recommend gentle machine wash in cold water; lay flat to dry
  • Stocking Stitch Gauge – 28 Stitches = 10 cm/4 inches using 3 mm/US3 needles

Recommended Uses

Ideal for sock knitting – the addition of nylon, and the tight twist of the fingering gauge provides strength and wearability, and the fine Merino superwash wool fibre keeps it soft (although not quite as soft as Ultra)

Can also be used in other knitting project like scarves, shawls, hats, mittens. Works very well when substituted for or used with Ultra in a project.

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