There may be a slight meterage variation between clip/year lots.

Comes in both natural colors (in balls of 100gr) and hand-dyed colors (in hanks of 100gr)

Orkney’s native sheep, known as the North Ronaldsay breed, have been grazing seaweed on these islands for 6000 years. We clip our sheep when their fleeces are ‘risen’; the natural proof that the new wool is starting to grow. By hand clipping, we ensure that the new wool growth is left behind to keep the ewe warm. Much of their wool fibre is finer than Merino and this makes for a beautiful yarn to knit and crochet with and very warm to wear. Our sheep’s fleeces are spun in a Victorian mill at the New Lanark World Heritage site. You can use this wool with any pattern for Aran yarn.

Aran Natural colors:
100g ball of 3ply Aran yarn. 176yards/100g ball. This yarn comes in a choice of four colours; seal grey, slate grey, shells-sand and peat black.

Aran Hand dyed colors:
Our own North Ronaldsay wool yarn is hand-dyed in Auskerry in small batches to produce muted colour palettes. Although every batch varies, you can choose from several different combinations though we cannot guarantee that the yarn you receive will be exactly as in the picture! Our colour inspiration comes from the landscape; summery greens, sea blues, wild-flower pinks and yellows and seaweed purples and oranges. The 100% wool yarn comes in 100g skeins ready for winding into balls. When ordering please be aware that each dye batch is different.

Also (formerly) listed as “Aran 3 ply”, “Orkney Fine Wool Yarn”, “North Ronaldsay Wool”, “North Ronaldsay Fine Wool Yarn”

Web-site description on former label Aran 3 ply:
“The yarn is 3ply chunky yarn. You can use it for all Aran weight type knitting patterns. The wool is soft and lustrous, and comes in three natural shades. Spun in a traditional mill in Lanarkshire, the yarn is entirely made in Scotland from our hand-clipped Fleece. The Auskerry flock of North Ronaldsays is the second largest flock in the UK. The scarcity of these sheep makes them a rare breed and by supporting our flock, you are helping to keep them alive. These sheep have thrived in Orkney for thousands of years, having been farmed by the original settlers who built the Ring of Brodgar and Maeshowe. Rolie fleeces lined the beds at Skara Brae and kept our ancestors warm in a variety of ways. The skins are a perfect insulator and would have been used to sit against for comfort and under their feet for warmth.”