City Tweed HW Yarn

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Content: 55% Merino wool, 25% superfine alpaca, 20% Donegal tweed
Weight: Heavy Worsted Weight
Gauge: 4 - 4.75 sts = 1" on #7 - 9 needles (4.5mm-5.5mm)
Amount: 164 yards/100 gram ball
Care: Hand Wash/Dry Flat

This yarn begins with alpaca and Merino fibers dyed two different colors and then blended together to make a subtle rich, lustrous heather. We chose neutral color Donegal tweed neps to incorporate into the 2-ply yarn. Donegal is a series of viscose neps (think slubs or bits of lint) that are suspended in a very fine acrylic mesh which allows them to be spun alongside the longer alpaca and Merino fibers. In the yarn, you won’t be able to see the acrylic web at all, and the neps will appear either on the surface of the yarn or spun inside the yarn strand. The high ratio of neps gives City Tweed a traditional appeal. The use of Merino and alpaca makes it soft and warm.
For the most accurate color matching, please purchase a City Tweed HW Yarn color card.


Join Nina's City Tweed KnitAlong to share projects and ideas for this uniquely beautiful tweed.

Kelley knit a Nutmeg hat out of the Morning Glory colorway.

Tina knit a pair of Fetching mitts out of the Lemon Curd colorway.

Tina knit a pair of Always and Forever fingerless gloves out of the Blue Blood colorway.

Kelley knit a hot water bottle cover out of the Jacquard colorway.

Nina finished her Oblique sweater, also out of the Jacquard colorway.



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Jacquard
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AVAILABLE 12/18/09

Toad
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AVAILABLE 12/18/09

Lemon Curd
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Cottontail
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Marsh
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Blue Blood
Blue Blood $7.99/ball

Brocade
Brocade $7.99/ball

Cajun
Cajun $7.99/ball

Snowshoe
Snowshoe $7.99/ball
AVAILABLE 1/1/10

Dungarees
Dungarees $7.99/ball

Romance
Romance $7.99/ball

Morning Glory
Morning Glory $7.99/ball

Tabby
Tabby $7.99/ball

Orca
Orca $7.99/ball
AVAILABLE 1/1/10
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