yarns > Brooklyn Tweed > Arbor

Arbor

Arbor is a classic DK weight with timeless versatility. Springy, soft American Targhee wool is combed smooth and worsted spun into a round and bouncy 3-ply yarn, creating crisp stitch definition in cables and textured fabrics. With a painterly palette of skein-dyed solid colors, Arbor is ideal for wear-everywhere sweaters and accessories.
Available in mini 10g skeins and full-size 50g skeins
Share on social #ArborYarn
100% developed, sourced, processed, spun and dyed in the USA.
SPECS
- DK weight available in 2 put-ups
- 29 yards (26.5 meters) | 10 grams
- 145 yards (132 meters) | 50 grams
- 3-ply worsted-spun construction
- 23.5 micron Targhee wool from Montana & South Dakota
- Wool scoured at Chargeurs Wool USA, Jamestown, SC
- Spun at Worsted Spinning New England, Springvale, ME
- Skein dyed & finished at Wayne Mills, Philadelphia, PA
- Finished at Clemson Winding, Philadelphia, PA
FIBER CHARACTERISTICS
Targhee sheep from Montana and South Dakota provide their distinctively thick and heavy fleeces for Arbor. This American breed is a finewool, bearing the softness of its distant Merino ancestry, but with durability enhanced by additional longwool genetics. Targhee wool has an especially elastic quality that, when combined with worsted spun construction, produces plush yet sturdy fabrics suitable for next-to-skin wear.
GAUGES
Arbor’s springy worsted-spun construction is suitable for a wonderful range of gauges and can be used interchangeably with Dapple and Re-Ply Rambouillet:
- 5¼ – 6 stitches to 1”
- Suggested Needle: 3.75 - 4.5 mm (US 5-7)
- Suggested Hook: 4.5 - 5.5 mm (US 7 - I-9)
DYE PROCESS
Arbor is spun from undyed white wool, then skein dyed after spinning into a saturated palette of solid hues that let textured stitches and cables shine, create crisp colorwork, and highlight the natural luster of the wool fibers.
CARE
Arbor is a handcrafted product. For best results, we recommend alternating skeins when joining in a new skein for even color distribution.
8915 projects
stashed
6922 times
- Page created: October 19, 2016
- Last updated: March 8, 2024 …
popular colorways

175 stashed
244 projects

125 stashed
123 projects

232 stashed
253 projects

99 stashed
151 projects

185 stashed
268 projects

297 stashed
306 projects

236 stashed
333 projects

227 stashed
262 projects
254 stashed
338 projects

272 stashed
409 projects
112 stashed
123 projects

281 stashed
457 projects
238 stashed
249 projects

217 stashed
294 projects

225 stashed
284 projects
331 stashed
468 projects

158 stashed
201 projects

131 stashed
164 projects

145 stashed
175 projects

158 stashed
171 projects

140 stashed
171 projects

112 stashed
139 projects

181 stashed
241 projects
153 stashed
147 projects

243 stashed
247 projects

314 stashed
334 projects

114 stashed
128 projects

338 stashed
414 projects

223 stashed
325 projects

255 stashed
232 projects

217 stashed
215 projects

121 stashed
133 projects