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Shetland #yarn for my custom #knitting jumper arrived yesterday.

This is actual yarn spun on Shetland, and, according to the label, it’s 2PLY but 4PLY equivalent for jumpers 😅

It comes in these tiny 25g skeins also which are cute but not very convenient, but then nothing in knitting really is.

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Jay (they/them) :meowheart: · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk7j9fw3k24hqgcq7nfh5rjnnqepjv44r6wze9q7gvq9nh5zplgzswahqk5 What a gorgeous mix of colours! Have fun!
AllyPally · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk7j9fw3k24hqgcq7nfh5rjnnqepjv44r6wze9q7gvq9nh5zplgzswahqk5 I’m in the middle of a Fair Isle hat with that very wool.
LemLems · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk7j9fw3k24hqgcq7nfh5rjnnqepjv44r6wze9q7gvq9nh5zplgzswahqk5 I love the range of colours J&S do - and of course it’s ideal for stranded colourwork - but I don’t use it because touching it is awful to me 😕. I made on fair isle tank top out...
Anna · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk7j9fw3k24hqgcq7nfh5rjnnqepjv44r6wze9q7gvq9nh5zplgzswahqk5 because they enjoy being confusing, Jamieson’s is spun on Shetland but Jamieson & Smith’s actually isn’t, although it is a Shetland company that handles wool from Shetland. I like ...
Supersonic Lezbionic · 13w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqk7j9fw3k24hqgcq7nfh5rjnnqepjv44r6wze9q7gvq9nh5zplgzswahqk5 OMG I love Shetland yarn so much. When I was there, twice, I saw 40-year-old sweaters that looked like they had just come off the needle. Currently making my first all-over color work sw...