Lady - Worsted Weight, 100g, Emerald

Thanks to the woolen spinning process and the high quality of its blend, this yarn, Lady, is exceptionally soft, extra warm, insulating and cosy.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 2-ply Woolen-Spun Worsted Weight (#4)
• Composition: 70% Kid Mohair from our farm - 30% Canadian Wool (Rambouillet) 
• Yardage: Approx.  175m (190 yds) per 100g (3.5 oz)
• Recommended Needles: 4-5.5 mm (US #6-9) 
• Gauge: 18-21 sts = 4"/10cm
• Colourway: Emerald - Semi-solid colour 
• Hand dyed in small batches, here at the farm, using professional acid dyes.
• 100% Canadian product: mohair grown on our family farm and wool sourced from Alberta farms. Spun in Alberta (Custom Woolen Mills)
• Use for: sweaters, vests, socks, mittens, gloves, scarves, hats or afghans
• This yarn comes from a smoke free & pets friendly home
• We do our best to capture the true colours of our yarns. However, they may vary slightly depending on monitor/devices settings.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

• Hand wash in cold water with a wool wash of your choice . Lay flat to dry.

• Be aware that minimal colour bleeding may occur in the first washes. This is not abnormal and can be due to differences in water chemistry, the used detergent.

FROM FLEECES TO YARN
Rest assured that our yarn is authentic, comes from well-treated animals, and has been processed by small Canadian fibre mills.

After shearing our Angora goats (in Spring and Fall), we sort and clean the fleeces to remove dirty parts and as much vegetation (hay, straw) as possible in order to get the best quality product. Then, we send them to the fibre mill where they will be washed, carded, spun in rovings and yarn. 
When we receive the cones, we put them in skeins, wash, hand dye them and finally rewind them so they are ready to be in your hands. During all these steps, the remaining vegetation will be removed. 
But it can happen that you still find some hay stuck in the roving or yarn in which case the best advice is to remove them by hand while you are working on your project. 
Don’t let that stop you from enjoying the incomparable softness of our mohair. We wish you a good time of knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, felting,... !!

ABOUT OUR DYEING PROCESS
We carefully hand dyed our yarns in small batches using professional acid dyes. The colours are rich, vibrant and will be long lasting.

Each skein is unique due to the process of hand-dyed yarn. You might find some variations of colours between skeins and batches. This makes them special, one of a kind.

For a project requiring multiple skeins, we recommend buying enough yarn from the same batch to finish it and also alternating skeins every two rows to ensure an even blend of colours.

To minimise our environmental impact during the whole dyeing process, we use water collected in our rain barrels.

We rinsed our yarns until the water runs clear and washed them using a wool wash. However, minimal colour bleeding may occur in the first washes.