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Undyed yarn · Fingering

Tweed Yak

75% 20.5m SW Merino, 15% Neps, 10% Brown Yak

Weight
Fingering
Ply
4-ply
Treatment
Superwash
Yield
1,680 yds/lb

Choose formats & quantities

What's the difference?
Skein 115g
SN745
420 yds per sk
384 m
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Skein 100g
SN745-100G
370 yds per sk
338 m
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Mini skein 50g
SN745-50G
185 yds per sk
169 m
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Mini skein 25g
SN745-25G
92 yds per sk
84 m
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Cone by the lb
W7N1BY1-4-12-NA
1,680 yds per lb
1,536 m
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Cones are about 3 lb each. We pack as close to the ordered weight as possible.
  • Spun in Canada
    Locally made, for you
  • A family business
    100 years in textiles, 40 years spinning hand-knitting yarns
  • Sourced with care
    From reliable farms and mills committed to animal welfare
  • Undyed, ready to dye
    Natural colour, ready for your dye pot

About this yarn

Tweed Yak and its cousin Flax Yak are our first stock bases to feature natural brown yak (although we’ve been doing custom bases with Brown Yak for years). Blended with soft 20.5m Merino, the natural brown/grey hue is beautiful as-is, but can also be overdyed for some rich deep tonals, or even use the natural hue for variegation. The earth-toned neps add some specks of complementary colour.

Dye it with Jacquard Acid Dyes

Protein fibres and nylon take acid dyes.

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Formats explained

Full skeins · 115 g & 100 g

Bundled hanks ready to soak and dye. The standard choice for dye lots you sell by the skein.

Skein diameters · R, M & L

Full skeins are reeled in three sizes: Regular, 54 in around; Medium, 68 in; and Large, 75 in. Regular is our standard and is what you get when no size is chosen.

Mini skeins · 50 g & 25 g

Small hanks for sets, advent kits, contrast colours and colour testing.

Cones · by the lb

About 3 lb per cone for winding your own skein sizes, weaving or machine knitting.