4-ply (fingering weight)

25 g mini skeins perfect for colourwork, measuring approx 103m /113yds

Tension guide: 30stitches 42 rows to 10cm on 3mm needle

Cool wash dry flat

Woollen spun in Yorkshire and hand-dyed in small batches using plant dyes on a slow and small scale to create a rich and vibrant collection of colours.

The plant materials I use are sourced locally from plants that I grow, forage or import from sustainable sources. I use traditional historical dyes from plant materials including weld, woad, madder. I also use the plants that grow in abundance around me, including Birch, oak, alder, bracken, nettles and docks..

Norfolk Horn natural 4-ply base yarn is produced from Norfolk Horn grown in Norfolk, UK. The Norfolk Horn is Norfolks ancient indigenous sheep breed.

Our Norfolk Horn yarn is produced in small batches once a year. Which is what makes it limited edition. This is our third yarn produced from the 2019/2020 clip.

Squishy, sheepy, bouncy and surprisingly soft. The colour is of pale oatmeal peppered with chocolatey flecks that is a signature of the Norfolk Horn. Woollen spun with a soft handle the yarn produces a knitted fabric with bounce and good memory. The yarn retains the pearlescent semi-lustre typical of the Norfolk Horn giving it a pearly sheen and a good stitched definition in plain, cabled and eyelet lace knitting.

The fleece for our limited edition 100% Norfolk Horn yarn is sourced from small flocks in Norfolk. The fleece for this second edition came from Elsing Orchard Flock, the Peakcock Flock, Straight from the field flock and Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum of Rural Life.

We celebrate the Norfolk Horn, its place and support the people that have worked tirelessly to steward the survival of our rare breeds.

Producing a yarn that is sustainably dyed with minimal environmental impact, supporting independent suppliers and British mills.