Sport Yarn - 100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester from Under the Olive Tree

Sport Yarn - 100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester

from Under the Olive Tree
discontinued
Sport (12 wpi) ?
286 yards
(262 meters)
100 grams
(3.53 ounces)
24.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
100% Wool - Bluefaced Leicester (BFL)
plied
yes
Color: Tonal, Variegated
Dye: Hand dyed
Put up: Winding required
Dyed: United Kingdom

Blue Faced Leicester (BFL) is an English longwool breed. Whilst not as baby soft as the merino yarn it still feels lovely against the skin and is renowned for its lustrous shine and drape. This 4ply yarn is great for drapey garments, accessories and shawls. It is smooth and gives great stitch definition. The scales of BFL fibre are longer than merino which means they are more resistant to felting.

This yarn has been treated with a superwash which means that the yarn can be machine washed, although we do recommend handwashing your hand-knits if possible.

Per skein: 262m / 186 yds - 100g

Suggested Needle Size: 3.5mm - 4.5mm