This is an aran weight yarn and the fibre content is 70% wool, 20% mohair and 10% silk. It is a single ply yarn, as you can see in the photograph above, and there is approximately 130m per 100g. I got a sample a little while ago, which I immediately dyed and knitted up into Hurricane Hat which Stevan modelled to show the spirals off at their best:
If you like the look of this pattern it is a free pattern on Ravelry. Before I saw the sample my initial concern with this unplied yarn was that it would break easily, but in reality the silk gives it a good strength and I had to try really hard to break the yarn. It knits up with good stitch definition and it has a very glossy finish.
The yarn will appear in the shop this week, and at the moment I have it in four colours, but I will be dyeing others as the week progresses:
[caption id="attachment_6963" align="aligncenter" width="300"]  Aubergine[/caption] | [caption id="attachment_6962" align="aligncenter" width="300"]  Teal[/caption] |
[caption id="attachment_6964" align="aligncenter" width="300"]  Poppy[/caption] | [caption id="attachment_6961" align="aligncenter" width="300"]  Assynt Lochs[/caption] |
I'll end with just a final reminder that there is just under 12 hours left of the sale.
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1 From Hibiscus - 27/10/2013, 19:45
2 From Dorothy - 27/10/2013, 21:54