Our Yarns
Here you'll find details of our range of yarns. All guage/tension figures are estimates, your results may vary according to how you knit. You may also find this information, along with photos and projects for each kind of yarn in our Yarn Pages at the Ravelry website.
Aran Weight
- Truro Aran - 100% superwash BFL wool. Construction: two ply. Character: Smooth, with purled texture from the two ply construction. Knits to 18-20st/10cm on 4mm needles. 166m per 100g skein.
- Exeter Aran - 100% Superwash BFL wool with Dongegal Tweed nepps. Construction: two ply. Character: Smooth yarn, with tweedy texture from the nepps. Knits to 18-20st/10cm on 4mm needles. 166m per 100g skein.
Sock Weight
- Bath 4ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool blended with silk and cashmere. 70% wool, 20% silk, 10% cashmere. Construction: three ply. Character: smooth and soft, with a very light halo from the cashmere. Knits to 24-26st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 400m per 100g skein.
- Wells 4ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool blended with silk. 60% wool, 40% silk. Construction: four ply. Character: smooth and soft, with a cool feel to the hand. Knits to 24-26st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 400m per 100g skein.
- London 4ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool blended with bamboo fibre. 80% wool, 20% bamboo. Construction: four ply. Character, smooth and soft, quite a lofty yarn. Knits to 24-26st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 400m per 100g skein.
- Oxford 4ply - Falkland Merino wool with nylon. 80% wool, 20% nylon. Construction: high twist two ply. Character: Soft to the touch, yet hardwearing. Lofty and lightweight, with purled texture from the two ply construction. Knits to 24-26st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 365m per 100g skein.
- Cambridge 4ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool with nylon. 80% wool, 20% nylon. Construction: high twist two ply. Character: Smooth and cool to the touch. Lofty and lightweight, with purled texture from the two ply construction. Knits to 24-26st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 365m per 100g skein.
- York 4ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool with nylon. 80% wool, 20% nylon. Construction: 4ply. Character: Smooth and hardwearing. Somewhat finer than Cambridge 4ply. Knits to 26-28st/10cm on 3.5mm needles. 425m per 100g skein.
Laceweight
- Canterbury 2ply - British Bluefaced Leicester wool blended with silk. 80% wool, 20% silk. Construction: 2ply. Character: smooth and lofty. 800m per 100g skein.
- Bristol 2ply - Falkland Merino wool blended with tencel. 50% wool, 50% tencel. Construction: 2ply. Character: smooth and shiny. 800m per 100g skein.