Author Topic: FS: Pure Wensleydale Double Knitting (DK) Yarn/Wool (Read 1929 times)

VAnderson4 · « **on:** May 05, 2017, 12:22:20 pm »

Homegrown mill-spun pure Wensleydale Double Knit DK 100g

100g balls of lovely DK, very soft, naturally coloured rare breed Black Wensleydale yarn from our own flock of British Rare Breed Wensleydales.

Home-grown here on our farm in Aberdeenshire, washed and spun in the Scottish Borders

Colour: naturally coloured, charcoal

Yarn weight: DK – double knit
Single ball/skein size: 100g
Blend: 100% British Wensleydale wool
Meterage: 160m

VAnderson4 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2017, 12:25:22 pm »

Pictures of some of the wool

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2017, 12:46:56 pm »

Congratulations on producing your own yarn. If your black Wenseys' fleece is half as nice as my Quincy's, your yarn should be wonderful.

How much is it?

Have you got it listed on Ravelry, and posted about it in KnitBritish on there?

VAnderson4 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2017, 09:04:04 am »

Thanks very much Sally, I'm delighted with it! I'm charging £14 per ball. I hadn't heard of Ravelry so thanks for that tip, I will post it up

LouiseG · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2017, 08:14:38 pm »

May I please ask the name of the mill who spun it for you in scotland please. It looks lovely but unfortunately I have loads of home spun, and yet to be spun Gotland yarn and fleece to get through first. Good Luck

VAnderson4 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2017, 08:49:01 am »

It was The Border Mill that spun it for me, they can't do all wools but I was told that lustre-type fleeces suit their equipment very well, and I'm delighted with my yarn.