Ravelry: Green Mountain Spinnery Mountain Mohair

Mountain Mohair from Green Mountain Spinnery

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Mountain Mohair

from Green Mountain Spinnery

Weight

Worsted (9 wpi) ?

Wraps per inch

Yardage

140 yards
(128 meters)

Unit weight

57 grams
(2.01 ounces)

Gauge

14.0 to 24.0 sts
= 4 inches

Needle size

US 2 - 10½ or 2.75 - 6.5mm

Fibers

40% Wool - Targhee

30% Goat - Mohair

30% Wool

Texture

singles

Attributes

Care: Hand Wash

Color: Heathered

Construction: Halo

Drafting method: Woolen spun

Dye: Fleece dyed

Ply: Single ply

Put up: Mini skeins, Winding required

Yarn origin

Dyed: United States

Scoured: United States

Source of fiber: United States

Vibrant and subtle hues with a frosty sheen, pure beauty! We create this premium yarn by selecting the softest yearling mohair and spinning it with fine wool. Versatile Mountain Mohair is interchangeable with our worsted weight wool yarns.

40% Fine Western Wool Targhee (a cross between Rambouillet and Columbia sourced from herds along the Front Range of the Rockies)

30% Medium Wool (Cheviot, Friesian, Romney, Corriedale, Montadale, Dorset/Tunis and Rambouillet sourced from herds in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts)

30% Fine Mohair (sourced from Angora Goats from various herds across the country from Vermont to Texas)