Country Wool Yarn is a 100% pure wool yarn and is unevenly spun, so it has a unique country style to it, due to it's coarse look. It gives an interesting texture once knitted up, feels soft and will definitely keep you warm.
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| Colours from left top: Primary Colours, Hot Pink, Bondi Blue, Corsa Rosso Red, Crosswalks, Mustard, Zaffre Blue, Orange Peel, Rainbow, Harlequin, Forest Green & Spring Meadow |
Country Wool Yarn is ideal for accessories and garments, such as wrist warmers, hats, gloves, cardigans and jumpers. However, the idea of what you make should be yours. Below, you will find a few yarn recommendations from our pattern catalogue.
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| Corsa Rosso Red Country Wool Yarn in Double Moss Stitch Pattern. |
The tension is somewhere between a 4ply and DK yarn, which makes it a sports weight or 5ply yarn. Tension on stocking stitch comes up to 24 sts x 36 rows using 3.25 mm needles. A 50g ball has a length of 195m and is available at the introductory price of £2.95 this spring.
Solid colours available: Buttercream, Raw Umber, Harlequin, Forest Green, Rosso Corsa Red, Orange Peel, Mustard, Hot Pink, Zaffre Blue and Bondi Blue.
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| Orange Peel Country Wool Yarn |
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| Harlequin Country Wool Yarn |
Variegated colours:
Crosswalks a combination of red, dark green and yellow.
Rainbow - Red, Orange, yellow, turquoise and bright green.
Primary Colours, the classics - blue, red, orange and yellow.
Spring Meadow - greens and yellow, almost like looking at a meadow in spring, spring greens with yellow flowers!
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| Rainbow Country Wool Yarn |
Here are a few patterns from our current pattern selection that could be used for County Wool Yarn.
REO Wrist Warmer would look lovely in any of the colours available in Country Wool Yarn.
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| REO Wrist Warmer Pattern |
Jasper Pull-Over definitely a great choice for Country Wool Yarn, we would recommend using the colours Bondi Blue and Mustard, or Raw Umber and Rosso Corsa Red. Or alternatively you could make it using Rainbow and Orange, or Primary Colour and Zaffre Blue.
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| Jasper Pull-Over Pattern |
And our third recommendation for today are the Snug Boot Cuffs. Make them matching the colour of your boots or in variegated Rainbow colours. No matter which colour you choose they are guaranteed to keep you warm and trendy!
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| Snug Boot Cuffs Pattern |
Watch out for some swatches and stitch pattern using Country Wool Yarn being launched very soon!
Happy knitting from the knitshop.co.uk Team
Julieta & Marcia and our many helpers!
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| Spring Meadow Country Wool Yarn |
Links to this blog:
Country Wool Yarn: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/336-country
Pattern catalogue: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/161-knitshop-pattern
REO Wrist Warmer: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/3196-reo-wrist-warmer.html
Jasper Pull-Over: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/2931-tank-top-fino.html
Snug Boot Cuffs: http://www.knitshop.co.uk/knitshop-pattern/3010-snug-boot-cuffs.html
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