Balblair Light DK Heather Grey
Balblair Light DK Indigo

Balblair Light DK

£26.50

Fibre: Balblair Light DK (Gotland 65% and Bluefaced Leicester 35%)

Farm: Wester Braelangwell and Craiglands

Clipping Year: 2022, Weight: Light DK

Meterage: 250m/100g, Suggested Needles: 2-5mm

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Balblair Light DK is is the same yarn as Balblair DK (from the same batch of fleeces with 65% Gotland and 35% BFL) but just spun at a slightly lighter weight.

The Gotland fleeces are a range of greys and the BFL are white which results in a beautiful heathered natural grey in the spun yarn. Balblair Light DK is soft, I think most people will find it comfortable next to the skin, but has a lot of texture and character. The Gotland fibre within Balblair gives the yarn quite a toothy feel, which can be associated with a more coarse yarn but in this instance makes the fibre feel very comforting and somehow quite homely.

After washing and blocking items knit (or crocheted) in Balblair Light DK have a slight drape.  Balblair should be hardwearing and warm, and I think will be particularly well suited to cosy over-sized jumpers and cardigans.

Balblair has three plies and is worsted spun in the Scottish Borders by The Border Mill.

Clipping year: 2022 | Weight: Light DK | Rec. Needles: 2-5mm

Indigo

Gotland 65% and Bluefaced Leicester 35%

Farm:
Craiglands and Wester Braelangwell

Metres per 100g:
250/100g

    1. Black Isle Yarns are gently and minimally processed in Yorkshire from real animals who enjoy an outdoor life (in beautiful surroundings, lucky beasts!) – consequently you may find the odd bit of vegetation in your yarn, these are easy to remove as you knit and, if you’re lucky enough to find some, I hope will remind you of the special animals who have grown your yarn!
  2. I do my best to show the yarn colours as accurately as possible but please be aware that colours do vary from monitor to monitor.
  3. Your yarn should be gently hand washed in cool water using pH neutral wool wash such as Eucalan or Soak. This may seem time consuming at first but should soon become an enjoyable part of working with a gently treated natural product.
  4. All my dyed colours have been thoroughly washed and rinsed however there may be a slight release of residual colour on washing – this shouldn’t change the overall yarn colour or alter other colours.

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