Heritage 4-ply (fingering) - Daughter of a Shepherd

Farm to Cable Yarns is now carrying Daughter of a Shepherd’s Heritage 4 ply, a beautiful mix of Hebridean and Zwartbles breeds.

The overall colour is a complex and natural black with shifting colours of rich brown shot through with silver grey fibres. A soft handle produces knitted fabric with bounce and structure. The yarn retains its original (and famous) signature scent of the fields, flock and new lambs in straw-filled barns.

Spun in Devon by John Arbon Textiles, the Grade 1, fine Hebridean fleece comes from a 2019 clip sourced in the North of England having an excellent staple length for yarn with lustre and a soft halo. The Zwartbles fibre it is blended with originates on Exmoor not far from the mill.

Yarn Details

Fibre: 75% Hebridean, 25% Zwartbles pure undyed wool

Amount: 100 g skein

Weight: fingering 

Yardage:  100 g = 400 metres (437 yards per 3½ ounce skein)

Rec. needle size:  2-4.5mm needle  (0-7 US)

Gauge: 24 sts and 36 rows to 10cm (4") on 3mm needles

Care: Cool hand wash only — lay flat to dry naturally

Sourced, scoured and spun in the UK

Pattern Ideas:

Skipwith Cardigan by Rachel Atkinson