Made with hand-selected fleece from small farms in the Chesapeake Fibershed, each of our single-breed wool yarns is designed to work with the character of each type of wool to maximize its’ beauty and use. Gently processed at small to medium size US mills, each yarn feels lively and good… just like the sheep, it came from.
Targhee Yarn is a Fine wool, soft and elastic. Easy to knit, easy to wear, this worsted weight yarn is spun very evenly, has good body and fairly sturdy ply. Not a bit scratchy, it's a good yarn for toddlers, kids and grownup clothes, great for colorwork (small skeins so you can get multiple colors). Sue's favorite cowl yarn.
design: 2-ply, woolen spun; very versatile knitting yarn, light and warm without any scratchiness size: worsted weight, 13 wpi 1125 yds per pound suggestedneedles: 7-8 (US) length: small skeins approximately 110 yards/100 meters; large skeins approximately 220 yards/200 meters weight: small skeins: 1.75 oz./ 50 grams; large skeins: 3.4 oz/100 grams gauge: 5 st. per inch on size 5 (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 What Next? Farm in York, Pennsylvania fibercontent: 100% Targhee wool. Targhee is a Fine wool, soft and elastic. The breed was developed in Idaho in 1926, one of the newest in America. Most of the Targhee sheep are in the western range lands in large flocks, they is an unusual breed in the Eastern US.
This is our second spin of a Targhee three-ply sock yarn. Pretty fine for our sock yarns, it still has lots of cushion for light weight hiking socks or a nice three season walking sock. Nylon has been blended in with the wool for increased strength and long lived sock; the yarn is a bit slubby. Even though it was designed specifically for socks, it also works beautifully for lightweight shawls.
design: 3-ply, semi-worsted spun; yarn is a little bit slubby size: fingering weight, 15-16 wpi suggested needles: 2.5 to 3 (US) for socks length: approximately 295 yards/270 meters (yes, it is enough for a women's large pair of socks) weight: 4.3 oz./ 122 grams gauge: 8 sts. per inch on sizes 2 (US) care: yarn is pre-washed. hand wash warm with low agitation, lay flat to dry or can be dry cleaned. If you knit them firm, they can probably be washed in the machine (I do).
fiber source: hand selected fleeces from What Next? Farm in York, Pennsylvania fibercontent: 80% Targhee wool, 20% nylon Targhee is a Fine wool, soft and elastic. The breed was developed in Idaho in 1926, one of the newest in America. Most of the Targhee sheep are in the western range lands in large flocks, they is an unusual breed in the Eastern US.
