Worsted Weight Yarns
We offer worsted weight yarns from the following local companies:
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Peace FleeceTM Worsted Weight Yarns
Peace Fleece Worsted Weight Yarn is 70% Merino wool 30% Mohair from combining Russian, Romanian and American product. Each skein is approximately 4 oz/200 yards with a suggested gauge of 4 stitches per inch with #8 needles. Of course, we suggest that you check your own gauge for each project.
As with any quality yarn, each dye lot may vary in color and thickness.
A glossary of some terms you will notice in the color names of the Peace Fleece products:
Vyehchyeerom: Evening
Kamchatka: A peninsula on the Bering Sea, a body of water touching Russia and Alaska
Baikal-Superior: Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest body of fresh water in the world
Lake Superior between the US and Canada is the largest body of fresh water in the world
Mir-Atlantis: Joint Russian/American space mission of 1995
Sheplova: A village in Russia
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Ragtime Farm Worsted Weight Yarns
Ragtime Farm, located in Danbury, NH, has been hand-dyeing yarn and roving for a number of years.
Ragtime Farm worsted weight yarn is offered in either 55% Mohair/45% Merino Wool, or 100% Merino Wool. Each color is hand-dyed in 2-lb lots, sold in 8-oz skeins.
Of course, with any hand-dyed yarn, each color or lot may vary in color and texture.
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Knit One Crochet Too Brae Tweed
This lovely super-soft yarn from Peru, inspired by the classic Donegal tweeds, is a soft-spun, single ply blend of Merino wool, luxurious baby Llama, and Bamboo for that classic sheen... with just a hint of tweedy colors!
This yarn is perfect for sweaters, vests, hats, shawls, scarves or any fall/winter project.
- 60% Merino wool/ 20% baby Llama/ 10% Bamboo/ 10% Donegal
- 50-gr hank
- Approximately 109 yds/ 100 M
- Smooth, single ply texture
- Sts per 4": 18
- Needles: US 8 [5 mm]
As with any fine woolen product, hand wash and dry flat.
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