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Harrisville Designs
Harrisville Shetland Style Yarn - 2 ply fine: Available in 56 colors on 1/2 pound (8oz.) cones, approximately 900 yards. This yarn is made from Merino and a Merino cross-breed wool fiber mix from Australia and New Zealand.

Fabric Characteristics at suggested setts for weavers

10 e.p.i. Creates light and lofty fabrics after being fulled. Great for baby blanket weight fabrics and color blankets.

12 e.p.i. A good overall sett for this yarn for weaving many types of fabrics. Good for general clothing weight fabrics. Creates a light yet firmly constructed fabric.

15 e.p.i. Ideal for sturdy twill weight fabrics. Can be hard to achieve a true 50/50 plain weave without a very hard beat unless you use a finer weight weft yarn. Good for upholstery type fabric structures.

For hand and machine knitters: Use as is, allowing for fulling or skein and wash gently before using. Use in patterns calling for Harrisville's New England Knitters Yarn as it is Harrisville's Shetland style 2 ply fine yarn (described above) that has been washed in the skein to give it a special, soft knitting finish.

Also in stock are two more lines of yarn from Harrisville Designs:

  1. Orchid with Cashmere comes in 24 colors - a soft spun combination of 25% mohair, 5% cashmere and 70% fine wool. Orchid Yarns incorporate the finest qualities of three luxurious natural fibers: mohair, cashmere, and wool. They are blended together and spun into a lofty soft-spun twist producing a yarn that is both warm and wonderfully lightweight. They also have incredible definition for textural designs.
  2. Flax and Wool blend comes in 12 colors - also a soft spun yarn consisting of 20% flax and 80% fine wool. Flax and wool yarns are created by blending natural flax with Harrisville's own fine wool and then spinning it with a lofty soft-spun twist. It is a delight to knit and wear because flax and wool yarns have the texture of flax, the warmth of wool, and are wonderfully soft and lightweight.

Both Orchid yarns and the Flax & Wool yarns knit at the same gauge and can be easily combined or interchanged for even more color variety.

Knitters Note: Orchid with Cashmere is approximately 240 yards per 3.5 ounce (100 gram) skein. Needle range US 5 - 8. Recommended Gauge: 4 - 4 1/2 stitches per inch. The Flax & Wool Yarns can be substituted for Orchid if you are using Harrisville patterns also available at Shuttleworks.

Although these two yarns have a knitting focus; weavers and felters with a sense of adventure can also use them in a variety of ways.
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