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4-ply and finer yarns

These knitting wools are for finer, softer knits, but with 45 finer yarns in our range, you might wonder where to start. See the options for choosing in the panel on the right.

You can try our newest introductions of pure Shetland or Manx/mohair or choose luscious Blue-faced Leicester or mohair, stylish Gotland and Jacob/mohair blends. Try the deep chocolatey Black Welsh Mountain or mix the toning browns of our alpaca/Shetland blends – ideal for patterned socks perhaps?

So far we only have one (gorgeous) pattern for 4-ply and finer yarns, the lovely raglan sweater with herringbone rib, but more are on the way and you should find our yarns work for most purchased patterns.

You can also use them to knit a scarf, cowl, shawl or blanket. No pattern is needed – just pick an interesting stitch and repeat to the required width or length – remember that blankets work best in pieces! Try the 2-ply mohair for an ultra fine scarf?

Our 4-ply is suitable for machine knitting and you can contact us to request it on cone. Normally each 50 gram ball of 4-ply will be around 175 metres (190 yards) long, while 2-ply will be 350 metres (380 yards) long. As this varies from breed to breed, to be on the safe side you should work on plus or minus 10%. Please see our advice sheets and download the one about the length of wool in a ball or hank.

Pure Black Welsh Mountain 4-ply knitting yarn £4.50	Pure Blue-faced Leicester Worsted 4-ply knitting yarn £5.00	Castlemilk Moorit/silk/alpaca 4-ply knitting yarn Regular Price: £5.50 Special Price: £3.00
Pure Gotland pale 4-ply knitting yarn £5.00	Pure Gotland dark grey 4-ply knitting yarn Regular Price: £5.00 Special Price: £3.00	Jacob/mohair mid grey 4-ply worsted knitting yarn £6.00
Pure Manx Loaghtan 4-ply knitting yarn £4.50	Pure Blue-faced Leicester 4-ply knitting yarn £4.00	Pure Border Leicester dark 4-ply knitting yarn Regular Price: £4.50 Special Price: £3.00