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Tansy

Coara Fingering / 4ply

£9.50

50g skein / 203 metres/ 222 yards approx

70 % Blue Faced Leicester/ 30 % Shetland
All British fibre, processed in Britain and hand-dyed on the Isle of Skye.
Meet our finest yarn in the Coara range. Woollen spun she is woolly with a bit of a bite – great for colour work but her delicate weight adds a touch of luxury, smoothness and sophistication.

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Description

Our Coara Fingering is the shy member of the coara clan. It is a woollen spun light fingering or 4ply weight yarn and great for not just lace style projects but her wooliness means she can hold her own in colour work 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 :: 203 metres / 222 yards

Gauge :: 28 stitches & 36 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm square on 3.25 mm needles

Additional information

Weight 50 g
Dimensions 20 × 6 × 5 cm
Colour

Meadowsweet Me1, Alder & Birch AD1, Alder, Tansy, Birch B1191

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✨the mindfulness cowl ✨thank you so much for ✨the mindfulness cowl 
✨thank you so much for all the orders for this lovely cowl kit - it can be either knitted or crocheted and is a beautifully rhythmic make designed by @madewithloops using our brand new Anam dk yarn hand dyed here on Skye using natural spring water (sales pitch!)
✨I took this photo last week before all the snow arrived. Everything is still white here this morning-woolly wearing season is still very much with us!
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✨the mindfulness cowl ✨the kits are now live i ✨the mindfulness cowl
✨the kits are now live in the online shop.. follow the link in my bio
✨so delighted to release these into the world.
✨designed by the ever talented Heike from @madewithloops this rhythmical pattern flows along beautifully with increases and decreases. Just enough to focus the mind but not too much to need concentration or stress.
✨there are two styles of patterns to choose from.. crochet or knitted. I enjoyed making both and seeing how the same effect could be created using wool and different shapes sticks!
✨there are two colour ways to choose from:
✨’Glow’ using meadowsweet and madder plants to give a bright and cheery yellow and red.
✨’Frost’ here the yarn is dyed with indigo for deep and medium blues 💙
✨all made with our brand new yarn base Anam.. a squishy, woolly dk yarn 😘✨🧶

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✨introducing ‘Anam’ our new dk yarn base.
✨Anam is Gaelic for soul and life’s breath and is a celebration of the life Simo and I have made together! Yes it is that cheesy!!!
✨it is 70% merino (representing Simo who is Australian) and 30 % Scottish Shetland fibre ( representing me!) 
It’s smooth and buttery but warm and woolly! We couldn’t be more delighted with it. Spun by our usual mill in England it is a wonderful yarn to work with and we hope you enjoy it.
✨Anam will be making its debut in the mindfulness cowl kits designed for us by @madewithloops and released tomorrow 😊

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🧶Here is a close up of the finished mindfulness 🧶Here is a close up of the finished mindfulness cowls designed by @madewithloops and made with our new yarn base ‘Anam’. 
🧶Heike has cleverly designed a crochet version and knitted version. 
🧶I’ll tell you a bit more about our lovely ‘Anam’ yarn tomorrow and kits released on Thursday 10.00 am xx

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