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Loft from Brooklyn Tweed

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Name

Loft

Brand

Brooklyn Tweed

Weight

Fingering (14 wpi) ?

Wraps per inch

Yardage

275 yards
(251 meters)

Unit weight

50 grams
(1.76 ounces)

Gauge

24.0 to 32.0 sts
= 4 inches

Needle size

US 0 - 5 or 2 - 3.75mm

Fibers

100% Wool - Targhee-Columbia

Attributes

Care:
Dry Flat, Hand Wash

Color:
Heathered

Drafting method:
Woolen spun

Ply:
2-ply

Put up:
Winding required

Yarn origin

Dyed: United States

Loft is the second member of our US-grown yarn family!

Fingering-weight Loft channels Targhee-Columbia wool’s airy bounce into feather-light lace, accessories, and garments. Like Shelter, Loft is a woolen-spun 2-ply yarn with delicate twist, specially designed for unique lightness of hand. It’s not a sock yarn, so treat it a little more gently when it’s on the winder and the needles. Once your garment is blocked, the stitches will cohere in a beautifully even and sturdy fabric. Lace garments should open up to reveal stitch motifs with relatively mild blocking. Loft has great flexibility of gauge; it can be knit on 2mm (US 0) needles for a dense and durable fabric or on 4mm (US 6) needles for ethereal open work. Two strands of Loft held together can substitute for Shelter in patterns where you’d like greater stitch definition or a marled fabric of two colors.

Watch how Loft is made at https://www.brooklyntweed.com/woolen-and-worsted-yarns/