Aurora Borealis - Ombre Hand Spun Yarn

Name: Aurora Borealis - Ombre Hand Spun Yarn
Brand: Clarion Call Fiber Arts
SKU: AB 1-8 H
Price: 20.5 USD
Availability: InStock

$20.50 USD

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Length 84 101 102 103 105 110 112

Product variants

Quantity

- Worsted weight yarn, 2 ply, 10 WPI -> What's WPI? Click HERE

Swatch pictured is knitted on Size 5 needles

- 56% Hand Dyed Targhee Wool, 26% Merino Wool, 12% Bamboo, and 6% Tussah Silk.

- 8 skeins available - 1 at 84 yards, 1 at 101 yards, 1 at 102 yards, 1 at 103 yards, 1 at 105 yards, 1 at 110 yards, and 2 at 112 yards. Choose your length at checkout.

- This is a One of a Kind, Ombre Self Striping Hand-spun yarn created by me with great love and attention to detail on my Louet S15 spinning wheel.

- This is a Gradient Skein: When worked up, each skein will start with Navy Blue, then move through Forest Green, Lime Green, Baby Blue, Purple, and then finishes with Magenta before moving back through the gradient and finishing the skein with Navy Blue again. The stripes of color are long and heathered, with lovely Bamboo and Silk accents; which makes a delightful complexity of color depth in your finished project.

- This yarn is perfect for adding excitement to your own unique crocheting, weaving or knitting creations!

What Can I Make With This Yarn?

Each skein of my Hand Spun Yarn is enough to make a Beret or Fingerless mitts*. Two skeins are enough for a Hat, Gloves, or Cowl*. Three or more are enough for a Shawl, Scarf, or mixed with your favorite solid color yarn, a Sweater*!

Hand Spun is great for making Shawls, Gloves, Hats, Scarves, and Socks. My Hand spun works particularly well as the yoke of a color-work sweater, or in the Nightshift Shawl Pattern.

*This estimate is dependent upon the pattern you choose.

Fiber Content Properties

The Targhee and Merino wools are beautifully soft, squishy, warm and moisture wicking.
The Eco-Friendly Bamboo Fiber adds durability to the blend. Additionally, Bamboo possesses antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it resistant to odor.
The Tussah Silk adds shine and a gorgeous drape.

This yarn will be a joy to work with, (and to wear!)

How Was This Yarn Made?

To create this Yarn:

I spun up a beautiful Targhee Wool/ Bamboo/ Tussah Silk blend Hand Dyed by Inglenook Fibers.
I then paired it with companion Rolags I made on my Blending Board combining 6 accent colors of Merino Wool with some extra Bamboo for shine.
I spun both up and plied them together, careful to maintain the gradient.

The finished yarn was inspired by the ethereal colorplay of the The Northern Lights: the bright greens, purples and pinks of the lights, contrasting with the dark blues and purples of the night sky!