Bluefaced
Leicester sheep hails from Leicestershire in the English Midlands and is so
named because the sheep's face appears to have a blue tint due to the dark skin
underneath the short white hair. Spun from 100% Bluefaced Leicester wool, and
put up with a "shetland twist," it is a superior hand-knitting-crocheting yarn
because of its soft and lustrous qualities. The resulting yarn yields
hard-wearing garments, like sweaters and other outerwear. However, the wool is
not just strong, it is soft. And, because the wool of the Bluefaced Leicester
is curled–rather than crimped–the resulting fiber has excellent
drape.
Juniper Moon Farm BFL comes in 100 gram skeins with 200 yards of
yarn and works up at a worsted to light worsted weight. This is a beautiful
yarn to use for long-wearing garments and accessories of all kinds and a
favorite at our store. Grab some of this lovely yarn line for a hat, cowl,
wrap, or sweater, you are going to love working with it.
Fiber Content: 100% Wool.
Yardage: Approximately 200 yards of yarn in each 100 gram hank.
Knitting Gauge: Approximately 4.5-5 stitches to an inch on U.S. size 6-7 needles (4-4.5mm).
Crochet Gauge: Approximately 2.75-3.5 sc to an inch on hook size G6-7.
Weight: Light Worsted to Worsted.
Care: Machine wash cool. Dry flat.
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smoke free environment.