Cross-breed Blend is a blend of three cross-breed ewe fleeces – Bluefaced Leicester and Cheviot, Lincoln and Cheviot, and Lincoln and Hampshire. The fleeces were all lovely and I felt they would blend well together – the resulting yarn picks up drape and sheen from the longwool ancestry, softness from the Hampshire genes and a bounce and lightness from the Cheviot influence. It is approximately DK weight and so good to knit with.

Attributes
Color: Solid color
Drafting method: Semi-Worsted spun
Ply: 3-ply
Dye: Undyed and naturally dyed
Put up: Winding required
Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash Cold

Yarn origin
Source of fibre: Highlands, Scotland
Cleaned and Milled: Borders, Scotland

Black Isle Yarns produces local, sustainable and natural yarns. We source wool from special local sheep flocks and create single farm yarns and unique blends.

Our yarns come in their beautiful natural undyed colours and in limited batches of glorious colours naturally dyed at home on the Black Isle.