British Breeds Aran
British Breeds Aran has the same composition and is exactly twice as thick as the original British Breeds yarn. Like British Breeds, it is made from the wool of four different British sheep breeds.
The wool fibre from each breed adds a certain characteristic to the yarn; Bluefaced Leicester adds the beautiful softness, Exmoor Horn adds the softness too, but this sheep produces a white fleece therefore adding a ‘cleanness’ to the blended tops, making for more successful dyeing. Romney adds the strength and slight lustre, and Zwartbles adds the bounce or springiness and the characteristic ‘sheepy’ smell!
50 grams = 85 meters or 93 yards
Stockinette knit gauge: 4.75 stitches per inch and 6.5 rows per inch on a US 7 needle
Fairisle knit gauge: 5.5 stitches per inch and 5.5 rows per inch on a US 7 needle
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- Yarn Care:
- We always recommend hand washing your work. For more care information, please see your yarn label.
- Dye Lot:
- If dye lot is important to your project, please let us know in the Notes box at check out.