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Coara Sport / DK

£9.50

50g skein / 166 metres/ 181 yards approx

70 % Blue Faced Leicester/ 30 % Shetland

All British fibre, processed in Britain and hand dyed on the Isle of Skye

Meet Mrs sporty.  This versatile yarn sits between a 4 ply and a dk – she can act as both depending on gauge.  As with all the Coara yarns, her blend of Blue Faced Leicester and Shetland make her a woolly wool ideal for colour work.

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Description

Our Coara Sport or DK Weight is a cracking yarn. It is a woollen spun 2ply yarn and is a colour workers friend! The yarn is ideal for fairisle work as it is slightly toothy and grippy but with a dash of softness too.
Spun in Yorkshire using British fibres in a blend of 70% Blue faced Leicester and 30% Shetland. Simon & Kirsty have then lovingly added their natural dye magic using both local and ancient dyes to achieve their colour palette.
50g skeins :: 166 metres / 181 yards

 

Additional information

Weight 50 g
Dimensions 20 × 6 × 5 cm
Colour

Cutch Cu1, Indigo Light I1D1, Madder Pale PM2, Madder M4, Meadowsweet Yellow Me1, Alder, Bog Myrtle BM1, Tansy & Indigo dark TI3201, Tansy & Indigo Light TI201, Indigo Dark I4D1, Undyed, Madder & Indigo MI02201, Birch Bi1, Birch & Iron BiI1, Madder & Tansy TM191, Tansy TA4, Cutch & Madder Pale, Cutch & Madder Dark, Indigo Medium I3D1, Ling heather, Logwood, Indigo dark I4D, Tansy & Indigo medium

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We still have a few balls of our autumn heather dy We still have a few balls of our autumn heather dyed sock yarn. 🍂 Perfect for a pair of socks or..... we totally recommend @harveyknits ‘first footing cowl’. A really clever design that just takes one ball of your favourite yarn .. a concept that always appeals! Simon’s version is blocking as we speak with photos to follow.

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Patience :: thank you all for your patience... we Patience :: thank you all for your patience... we are still here although we haven’t posted for a while! We are getting to grips with doing ambitious renovations, dyeing yarn and home schooling.. we are relying on lists and clipboards to guide us through at the moment! I’m delighted to say we have restocked the online shop today with various bits and pieces including this gorgeous orange rust sock yarn 🧶 dyed with autumn Skye heather. Hope you are all coping.. we highly recommend a clip board to feel in control! 

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The northern lights :: it was so exciting last nig The northern lights :: it was so exciting last night to see the northern lights.  It is so magical when it happens  and we are so privileged to live in a place where we can see this amazing spectacle... dragging the kids and dog out into the garden to see them and then being treated to some shooting stars too... hopefully it will be something they remember fondly.. even chasing the lost dog in the dark 🌙

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Ice cool indigo blue ❄️ the colours in the dye Ice cool indigo blue ❄️ the colours in the dye shed match the frosty landscape outside perfectly here on Skye. All the yarn we dyed last week is finally dry so now it is time to get these big 600g hanks into 50 g skeins.  Trying to get as much done this weekend as we can before home schooling takes over next week x

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