Blackcap, hand dyed with oak galls & iron. Pure Alpaca DK

Our yarns are hand dyed with natural botanical materials.  Blackcap has been dyed using oak galls, foraged in Charnwood Forest, and iron, giving a lush organic brown grey tone that reminds us of the colouring seen in the Blackcap bird. This yarn has a super soft feel with an excellent drape when knitted, and  can be worn next to the skin.  

Our yarns are colourfast and have been throughly rinsed after they have been dyed.  

Further information:

• 100% Alpaca yarn
• Double knit
• Approx 47metre/50yards per 20g
• Recommended needle size 3.75 - 4.5mm
• Knit gauge per 10cm (4 inches) 22 stitches
• Hand wash only using tepid water and gentle soaps and lay flat to dry

About this wool: This yarn has been sourced locally from Little Markfield Farm from Mario the alpaca (see picture above).  The yarn has been professionally milled and spun to DK weight which is slightly thinner than DK wool.  Alpaca yarn has minimal levels of lanolin and is therefore favorable to people who are allergic to sheep wool.

PLEASE NOTE: we are careful to represent the actual colours as best we can in the photographs it is not always possible to match exactly.  Also due to the nature of natural dyes there may be slight variability between batches.