Soft Touch Wool Cotton from Shelridge Yarns

Soft Touch Wool Cotton

from Shelridge Yarns
discontinued
DK (11 wpi) ?
300 yards
(274 meters)
100 grams
(3.53 ounces)
22.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
85% Wool
15% Cotton
plied
Care: Superwash

Washed cotton added at 15% by weight to wool to produce a 2-ply, DK weight yarn yarn. The result is a little lighter and has a different appearance from our 100% wool yarns. There are white cotton flecks interspersed throughout the coloured wool, to give a tweed effect. The loftier nature of this yarn produces a gauge with slightly fewer stitches (21-22 stitches over 4 inches using stocking stitch and 4 mm (US6) needles) than our worsted spun 100% wool DKW yarn. Although it can be used with DKW in a project, you need to keep in mind that the W/C is not produced from superwash fibre, and so needs to be hand-washed. Any garment knit with W/C should also be hand-washed, even if it also has machine-washable yarn as well. The W/C comes in 100 g skeins (Approximately 300 yds) and is available in 14 hand-dyed colours and Natural White.

W/C Knitting Yarn Specifications
* 100 g Skeins – Approximately 300 yds
per skein

  • 2-Ply Yarn
  • 85% Wool/15% Cotton – Medium fine fibre
  • Standard (non-Superwash) fibre - we recommend gentle hand-washing in cold water; lay flat to dry
  • Stocking Stitch Gauge – 22 Stitches = 10 cm/4 inches using 4 mm/US6 needles

Recommended Uses
Ideal for lofty, traditional sweaters, vests and cardigans – very warm and light

popular colorways

7106 Cherry

12 stashed

5 projects

Amethyst

11 stashed

4 projects

Blue Denim

5 stashed

6 projects

Bumbleberry

14 stashed

6 projects

Charcoal

6 stashed

4 projects

Denim

10 stashed

7 projects

Mocha

7 stashed

Pine

8 stashed

9 projects

Primrose Pink

3 stashed

4 projects

Seafoam

8 stashed

3 projects

Skye Blue

14 stashed

3 projects

Sunflower

6 stashed

2 projects

Tangerine

8 stashed

3 projects