Coopworth Sport Yarn

$ 33.00 $ 0.00

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• Opalescent and bouncy, Coopworth Sport Yarn is a true worsted spun yarn that is easy to like. The round, 3 ply structure makes an excellent knitting yarn with great stitch definition. Lovely for sweaters, shawls, cowls, dressy hats and mittens. Felts well, make a great Downton Abby style cloche.
• -design: 3 ply round yarn, worsted spun with low twist in the singles and in plying to create a soft, drapey yarn. The long, strong fibers give this light weight, soft yarn surprising strength.
  -size: sport, approximately 17 wraps per inch and 1600 yards per pound
  -suggested needles: 2-4 (US) for firm fabric or larger for softer, drapier fabric
  -length: approximately 340 yards/310 meters
  -weight: 3.5 oz./ 100 grams gauge: 6.5 stitches per inch on size 3 (US)
  -care: yarn is pre-washed. hand wash warm with low agitation, lay flat to dry or can be dry cleaned.
• -fiber source: hand selected fleeces from Over the Grass Farm in The Plains, Virginia
  -fiber content: 100% Coopworth wool.
  
  Coopworth is a Longwool breed created by crossing Romney and Border Leicester sheep. The breed standard focuses on production not the way the sheep looks, so some Coopworth look more like Romney and some have the clean head and roman noses of Border Leicester. Creamy white, strong fiber with an opalescence that dyes beautifully. 

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CLEARANCE: Cotswold lamb thick & thin

$ 21.75 $ 29.00

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• We are almost to the bottom of the bins on this yarn. Clearance starting April 26th. There will be a few new colors coming over the coming weeks, but when it's gone, it's gone! 
• Cotswold Yarn is one of the most lustrous and strong fibers of all the Longwool breeds, but the young lambs first clip is much softer, and that is what is in this lustrous, textured yarn. An extremely small batch, this second spin is uneven and has some slubs. Fabulous texture, but need to design for it. Love it for a painted warp and works well in knitted lace.
• design: 2-ply, semi-worsted spun; lustrous and silky but uneven and a little slubby.
  size: fingering weight, 24 wpi, 1600 yds per pound
  suggested needles: 3 or 4 (US)
  length: approximately 365 yards/333 meters 
  weight: right on or a smidge under 4 oz/113 grams  
  care: yarn is pre-washed. hand wash warm with low agitation, lay flat to dry or can be dry cleaned.
• fiber source: hand selected fleeces from Davlin Farm in Loudoun County, Virginia
  fiber content: 100% Cotswold lambswool.
  Cotswold is an English Longwool breed probably developed with Leicester genetics. Imported into North America in 1832, it is mostly used for cross breeding rams in the commercial sheep business. The sheep grow 8" to 10" staple of wool in a year in bold, open locks. The fleece is white, very lustrous and strong. It felts quite well, including on the sheep if care is not taken. As with other strong Longwool breeds, lambswool is traditionally used for lace shawls.
  

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