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I dye three-season wools (wool, cashmere, mohair blends), lace-weight fluff, and summer yarns (cotton, linen and silk) in six different weights. These are the actual yarns I use for my own knitting, and they reflect my preference for plump, round yarn (most are 3-ply), wool that's next-to-skin soft, and production that's gentle on the environment.
Most of my yarns are grown and/or spun in the United States or Canada, which helps to keep their economic and environmental footprint as close to my home as possible. I dye both non-superwash and superwash bases and believe both have a place in a knitter's stash.
Below are details about each of my yarn bases, as well as their provenance and price:
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Cashmere Blend fingering weight 70% SW extrafine merino wool, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon 420 yards (384 m) | 115g skein 3-ply superwash Merino wool grown in New Zealand; nylon created in Italy; yarn spun in Canada $34 |
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80/20 Sock fingering weight 80% SW fine merino wool, 20% nylon 420 yards (384 m) | 115g skein 3-ply superwash Merino wool grown in New Zealand; nylon created in Italy; yarn spun in Canada $30 |
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Targhee Sock fingering weight 90% SW targhee wool, 10% nylon 465 yards (425 m) | 115g skein 3-ply superwash American grown and spun $32 |
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Winter Sock |
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Harvest Sport sport weight 100% merino-rambouillet wool blend 312 yards (285 m) | 100g skein 3-ply non-superwash American grown and spun $34 |
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Merino-Rambouillet DK DK weight 100% SW merino-rambouillet wool blend 250 yards (229 m) | 115g skein 4-ply superwash American grown and spun $34 |
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Targhee Worsted worsted weight 100% targhee wool 280 yards (256 m) | 115g skein 3-ply non-superwash American grown and spun $34 |
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Mohair-Silk Lace lace weight 70% kid mohair, 30% silk 477 yards (436 m) | 50g skein 1-ply non-superwash kid mohair and silk grown in South Africa; yarn spun in Canada $32 dyed | $24 undyed |
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Dolce cotton/wool (shown in the Queen Anne's Lace colorway) light fingering weight 75% cotton, 25% merino-rambouillet wool 550 yards (503 m) | 100g skein 4-ply non-superwash Care: hand wash, lay flat to dry Grown and spun in the US $28 |
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Lino (shown in the Dogwood colorway) fingering weight 51% baby alpaca, 25% linen, 24% tussah (raw) silk 437 yards (400 m) | 100g skein 4 ply Care: hand wash, lay flat to dry Silk grown in China; linen grown in Europe; yarn spun in UK $33 |
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Luna silk/linen |
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Pianta cotton/linen |
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SW superwash