DK Fully Traceable British Wool in Yellow / Green

This DK (double knit) weight yarn is made from carefully selected fully traceable to the farm, British mainland wool. These small scale farms typically raise sheep on pasture, ensuring ethical practices whilst supporting local agriculture. Spun by Yorkshire based Laxton's this yarn is both soft and durable, making it ideal for a wide range of knitting and crocheting projects.

Each spinning batch comes with it's on QR code (pictured) linking you to details of the farm and the yarns journey before arriving at LiWOR HQ. I have also added the link here 

This yarn has been hand dyed using responsibly sourced plant based natural dyes, giving a unique colouration to the fabric. The dyes used for this colourway have been sourced from waste food products and carefully bundle dyed, resulting in an irregular colouration which gives interesting random speckled striping, when knitted up.

A 100g ball will give roughly 245 meters the suggested knitting needle size is UK size 3.75-4.5mm (US 5 - 7) and for crochet hooks UK 4.5-5.5mm (US 7 - I/9) but making a tension square before starting a new projected is recommended.

Non Superwash - Cool Hand Wash Only, Lay flat to dry

Colour Description : A pretty speckled, space dye effect has been achieved through a process called bundle dyeing, where the plant materials are placed directly onto the fibre, bundled up & immersed in water to simmer.

Dye Batch / Dye Stuff : 0038 / Bundle Dye Red & Yellow Onion Skin

Plant Details & Benefits :

Allium Cepa

Widely known for it's culinary uses across the globe and the starting point for endless recipes, this plant can offer important physiological and protective effects for cardiovascular, digestive, immune, and metabolic health.

It's magical uses can include protection, healing, spiritual cleansing and love. The Ancient Egyptians revered the onion bulb, viewing its spherical shape and concentric rings as symbols of eternal life.

Fibre Composition : 100% British Wool

Dimensions : 100g 

Care Instructions: 

Gentle Hand Wash separately with non biological PH Neutral Wool detergent 
Do not Tumble Dry
Cool Iron
Do not Dry Clean
Keep out of direct Sunlight

Please note due to the unique and variable nature of the dye stuffs used and dying process, colours can vary from batch to batch

Although every effort has been made to make this as colour fast as possible, some fading and colour bleeding is to be expected especially after the first wash