Worsted Weight – 100% Natural Wool
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Description
Worsted weight yarn, artisanally spun from Pyrénées wool.
A round, balanced and versatile yarn, suitable for garments, accessories, and outerwear.


Breed composition
53% Lourdaise / 47% Tarasconnaise
Technical Details
 
 
Composition: 100% natural wool
 
 
Length: 183 m / 100 g
 
 
Ply: 3-ply
 
 
Recommended needles: 4 - 5 mm
 
 
No treatment: uncarbonized / unbleached / non-superwash

Available formats
 
 
100 g skein (±5 g)
 
 
50 g ball (approx.)

Gauge (after blocking - stockinette stitch)
 
 
4 mm needles: 18 sts * 28 rows = 10 × 10 cm
 
 
5 mm needles: 17 sts * 26 rows = 10 × 10 cm

Origin and Processing
French production with full traceability certified by LAINAMAC (yarns listed in the Lanathèque)
 
 
Wool hand-collected and hand-sorted by me in Val d’Azun, Hautes-Pyrénées (France)
 
 
Washed, carded and spun at the Niaux artisanal mill, Ariège (France)

Colors
Natural colors
 
 
Natural Heathered Grey
 
 
Granit

These shades are obtained without dyeing, by blending white and black wool in different proportions.
Naturally dyed colors
The dyed colors are currently produced on the Natural Heathered Grey base.
The dyeing is carried out at the Myrobolan workshop in Felletin (Creuse, France), using plant extracts and an organic mordant.
The current color range includes five shades:
 
 
Acacia Pink – a delicate pink obtained from acacia
 
 
Quebracho Pink – a warm pink with a hint of orange-yellow, obtained from quebracho extract
 
 
St Marthe Bordeaux – a deep shade obtained from St Marthe wood (first dye bath)
 
 
St Marthe Old Pink – a heathered pink from the second use of the dye bath, to fully exhaust the plant’s coloring power
 
 
Campeche Blue – a deep midnight blue obtained from logwood

Tip: Dark colours (Campeche Blue, Bordeaux St Marthe) may bleed slightly at first, particularly on fingers or bamboo needles. This phenomenon disappears after thorough washing. The wash water may be slightly coloured during the first few washes. No colour migration in jacquard, even with light colours.

Care Instructions
This yarn is not superwash treated.
 
 
Hand wash cold
 
 
Use a mild, eco-friendly detergent (for example, a Marseille soap–based detergent)
 
 
Dry flat
 
 
If you wish to try a washing machine wool program, test first on a swatch

More care advice on my blog.
Additional Information
 
 
Colors may vary slightly depending on screen settings
 
 
Looking for inspiration? Visit my blog for a selection of knitting patterns