This hand dyed yarn is made to order. See the shipping announcement on the home page for current ship times.
Pictured on Sterling, a new Fall 2017 test base. Order the Sterling base by email or order another of the available bases by using the drop down menu in this listing. Click here to see base yarn information. Different bases may take the dyes differently. See pictures for typical dye lot and base yarn variations.
Dyed-to-order items may not be cancelled once the order is placed.
The dyes are applied artistically. Each skein is unique and may vary in light/dark areas or color intensity from hank to hank. Alternate skeins while knitting if using more than one skein of yarn. Different base yarns may take colors differently.
Choose your yarn base from the options below:
ALPACA SILK LACE (limited stock)
-70% baby alpaca/30% cultivated silk
- 2-ply, very soft, excellent drape, slight halo
- good for lace projects
- 100 grams /650 yards
SINGLES
- 100% superwash merino
- fingering weight single ply with good drape and a slight halo
- This yarn performs best in semi-solid and tonal colors. Variegated yarns may have undyed areas.
- Good for lace, delicate sweaters, or shawls. Not recommended for socks.
-100 grams/390 yards
LOVELY
- 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon
- round 4-ply light fingering weight yarn with a beautifully soft hand
- this yarn has a lovely true color
- 100 grams / 463 yards
TENACIOUS SOCK YARN
-75% superwash merino / 15% nylon / 10% tencel
- fingering weight
- 4-ply, very soft with a nice tencel luster without being overly shiny. The tencel gives drape, nylon gives strength, and merino gives memory.
- Good for shawls, socks, and garments
- Variegated colors may appear slightly darker or more muted on this base, but still lovely
- 100 grams / 380 yards
BOUNCE (grown, processed & dyed in the USA)
-100% superwash merino
- plump fingering weight yarn
- 2-ply tight twist; color will be saturated and bright
-This is great yarn for socks, accessories or garments.
-100 grams / 370 yards
YAKETY YAK
- 60% superwash merino / 20% yak / 20% tussah silk
- round 3-ply fingering weight yarn with great drape and color
- perfect for shawls, accessories or garments; can be used for socks
- this base is a natural gray; colors dyed on the Yakety Yak base may be several shades darker than pictured
- 100 grams / 400 yards
TARGHEE Sock Yarn
- 90% superwash targhee wool/10% nylon; grown & processed in the USA
- slightly heavier fingering weight
- targhee is a lofty, wooly, "toothy" fiber; next to skin soft but with a different feel than superwash merino;
- 100 grams / 395 yards
STURDY SOCK v.2
-75% washable corriedale wool/ 25% nylon
- 3-ply fingering weight sock yarn
- Strong & sturdy. It is not as soft as merino and that’s a good thing. These socks will last!
- 100 grams / 380 yards
SHIMMER Sock Yarn
- 92% superwash merino wool/8% silver lurex
- fingering weight
- this yarn is packed with sparkles! The lurex thread is one of the plies so the shimmer is incorporated throughout the skein.
- great for shawls and other accessories
- the tight twist leads to areas of resist when dyeing; this base yarn does best with semi-solid, tonal, and handpainted; kettle dyed yarns may have more light spots or undyed spots when compared to a traditional yarn.
- 100 grams / 355 yards
SUPER EGO BFL
- 100% blue faced leicester wool
- technically a sport weight, but knits well as a heavy fingering or sport
- 3-ply, soft, bouncy twist. Great all purpose yarn. It takes color deeply. Great for shawls, non-reinforced socks, and garments
- Oversized 150 gram hank / 440 yards, more than enough for most "one skein" sock shawls
POLWARTH SILK DK
- 85% polwarth wool / 15% tussah silk
- dk weight 3-ply
- Polwarth wool gives it softness & strength, tussah silk adds depth and a light silky luster. Great for sweaters.
- colors may appear very slightly desaturated when compared to superwash merino bases
- 100 grams / 290 yards
SUPERWASH WORSTED
- 100% superwash merino
- heavy worsted weight to light aran weight
- Soft, round, plump yarn. Good for accessories, sweaters and baby knits. A customer favorite.
- 100 grams / 180 yards
