Shetland Heritage Natural Black

Shetland Heritage Naturals expands on the success of the dyed Shetland Heritage range, offering a beautiful palette of completely undyed, natural fleece shades. These colours work seamlessly with the original range and bring additional depth and warmth to traditional Fair Isle and colourwork knitting.

Like the dyed version, this yarn is based on the historic wursit handspun yarns used in 19th-century Fair Isle garments. It was developed in collaboration with the Shetland Museum and Archives, using samples from their collection. Worsted spun from combed Real Shetland wool, it has a soft handle and smooth finish. Slightly finer than modern 4ply, it offers excellent stitch definition and subtle pattern details

Yarn Details

• 100% Real Shetland Wool
• Light 4ply / fingering weight
• 25g ball – approx. 110m / 120yds
• Suggested needle size: 2.75mm
• Handwash, dry flat

Tension / Gauge

• 36 sts x 40 rows = 10cm (4in) on 2.75mm needles in stocking stitch
• 36 sts x 40 rows = 10cm (4in) on 2.75mm needles in Fair Isle