Merino Silk Alpaca Handspun Yarn

A one of a kind piece of art handspun by me, your dyer-at-large, Toby Anderson. This skein has been wet finished, thwacked against the wall and hung to dry without weights. I’ve done my best to accurately capture the colours with my camera but your screen might appear differently than mine. And once this skein is gone, it’s gone forever! 

The nature of handspun yarn is one of spark, individuality and slight inconsistency (very much like people!) I have measured and weighed the skein for thickness but I highly recommend you swatch your project and wet block your swatches, just to make sure the vibes are vibing. 

Here’s the details you need to know- 

Construction: 2ply 

Who dyed it: Ashford 

Fibre content: okay so this one I didn’t take great notes on, haha! I started with Ashford merino/silk 80/20 roving in the colorway “citrus” and hand carded in a handful of Ashford merino “fluorescent lime”, some extra mulberry silk and a bit of undyed white alpaca. In my estimation it’s likely 70% merino and 25% silk and 5% alpaca  

Length/weight: 161m 40g 

Yarn weight: sport