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Blacker Yarns Swan 4PLY
Blacker Yarns Swan 4PLY
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Blacker Swan is our signature yarn that we launched in 2012. It is made from the fine white fleeces of Dohne sheep, residents of the Falkland Islands.
Traceability
We source our fleeces from local/small businesses whenever we can and Blacker Swan was created as a partnership arrangement with Andrez and Ali Short of Swan Inlet Farm on the Falkland Islands. Andrez and Ali retired and handed on their flock to Mike and Donna Evans at Spring Point Farm. The Evans shear these specialist Dohne merino sheep, sort and grade the fleeces and send them by ship to the UK, where we turn the fleeces into luxurious worsted spun single flock yarns.
In order to enhance the base shade and reduce the tendency of Merino to pill, we also add 8% Shetland or dark Blue-faced Leicester wool to our Pale Maiden base yarn and 15% to the Stone and Sand bases. The small amount of dark fibre increases the depth of dye shades and enhances the special Swan palette. Dusty Miller is pure Merino. The handle is very smooth, soft and luxurious: possibly the best knitting yarn in the world! Being worsted spun, the yarn has a bulky, drapey quality and good stitch definition, which will work well for structured and flowing garments and also for texture.
TENSION/GAUGE: to be sure of tension, you should always knit a sample tension swatch. Generally the knitter is one variable but the pattern is another, depending on the intentions of the designer! As a guideline: for this worsted-spun yarn, in 4-ply, on 3mm/US 3, UK 11 needles, you will get 28 sts and 30 rows to a 10cm/4″ square, while with DK on 4mm/US 6, UK 8 needles, you will get 20-21 sts and around 28 rows. The WPI is usually 18 in worsted spun yarns.
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Shipping
A Pop of Color Yarns will ship within 2 days of your order. We will use USPS for all orders unless specified in advance of your chosen carrier ( extra charges may apply)
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Returns
All yarns and notions can be returned to the store with in 30 days, with a receipt amd in orginal condition and packaging, for full refund. After 30 days full store credit will given with receipt, up to 90 days after date of purchase
Once yarn has been wound it cannot be returned.
Classes and events are refundable up to 48 hours prior to event. 48 hours and closer to event, will only be refunded if space can be filled from waitlist.