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Specializing in natural fibres for hand knitting and crochet.
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Visit product page →From the moment we laid eyes on Andrea Mowry's latest creation we know it was a must knit! The rustic beauty of Brooklyn Tweed loft, a thoughtfully designed honeycomb motif and irresistibly squishy texture of garter stitch is too much! We can't fight it.
This kit contains the recommended number of skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft in your selected size, pre-wound for your convenience, and a printed copy of the pattern. We will also email you a PDF copy of the pattern through Ravelry, and it will be added to your library if you include your username in the order notes. This is all put together for a 15% savings over our regular retail price. Please note kits are not returnable because skeins are pre-wound.
The kit can be purchased in any of our in-stock colours of Loft, but we are recommending Embers, Wool Socks, and Hayloft as our top colour picks. If you would like a colour that is not shown on this page please email info@needlesinthehay.ca. If you select a colour that is not in stock, we will still fulfill your order but it could take a couple of weeks and we'll keep the lines of communication open. View our live inventory of Loft by clicking here
For more details and photos, view the sweater on Ravelry.
Sizes:
XS (S, M, L)(XL, XXL, 3XL)Finished Bust Circumference:
39 (43, 47, 51)(55, 59, 63)”
99 (109, 119.5, 129.5)(140, 150, 160) cm
Recommended ease is 4-9”/10-23 cm
Sample is shown in Size Small on a 34”/86.5 cm bust with 9”/23 cm positive ease.Suggested Needles:
US 4/3.5 mm – 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and pre- ferred needles for small circumference knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs)
US 3/3.25 mm - 16”/40 cm circular for collar, 32”/80 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs. (Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge.)Gauge:
26 sts & 46 rows = 4”/10 cm on larger needles.
Measured over garter stitch after blocking. -
Visit product page →**Due to it's limited nature, this yarn is not eligible for use with discount codes or loyalty points. Please do not apply a discount code to your Ranch 01 purchase as we will have to reverse your order. You will still collect loyalty points on your purchase**
For this limited edition yarn, Brooklyn tweed took their usual emphasis on breed-specific wool a step further by working with Bare Ranch in Surprise Valley, California, a ranch that produces Climate Beneficial Wool in partnership with Fibershed. Through carbon farm planning and implementation, Bare Ranch is able to enhance the movement of carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere where it can be converted into usable energy by plants and animals and then deposited into the soil. Partnering with the Earth’s natural carbon cycle in a proactive manner improves the overall health of our planet, while generating naturally productive soils that support healthy sheep and the creation of quality wool.
Ranch 01 began with the sourcing of fine Rambouillet fiber at Bare Ranch. After shearing, the fiber was processed at Chargeurs in South Carolina, spun at Jagger Brothers in Maine, and then sent to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to be dyed by the Green Matters Natural Dye Company using natural materials to achieve a palette specially curated by Brooklyn Tweed and inspired by nature.
This multi-disciplinary approach to the production of this yarn supports Brooklyn Tweed's commitment to domestic manufacturing as well as environmental stewardship. At every step along its way, this wool has been created with special care and attention.
YARN SPECS
Worsted weight, worsted-spun, 3-ply
220 yds/100 grams
Micron count is 21.8
15 naturally dyed colors plus undyed (natural)ORIGINS
100% Rambouillet sourced from Bare Ranch in Surprise Valley, California, along the Nevada border
Scoured in South Carolina
Spun in Maine
Dyed in Pennsylvania -
Visit product page →The Road to China blend creates a knit fabric with a soft halo but enough definition to explore subtle textures and shifting patterns. In keeping with the tone of gentle decadence that Road to China brings, the colour palette is inspired by nature’s jewels and each hank is dyed to work in harmony with the raw fibres that go into the blend. Combining the light fawn of the baby alpaca with the soft tones of camel and cashmere as well as the lustrous sheen of silk gives the perfect base for subtle duotones that peek through the saturated colours.
Fibre: 65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere
Gauge: 24-26 sts = 4"
Recommended Needle: US 3-4 (3.25-3.75 mm)
Yardage: 159 yards
Weight: Sport Weight | 50g
Care: hand wash, lay flat to dry -
Visit product page →Road to China Lace was the natural progression from the Fibre Co's much-adored sport weight luxury hanks of the same blend. This is the lace hank that we reach for when we want to create something truly special and has the yardage to indulge hours of meditative making. Road to China Lace combines baby alpaca, cashmere, silk and camel in a 2ply yarn that celebrates a love for the beauty of natural fibres. The saturated colours play enticingly across the duotones created by this heady blend that was developed for softness and rich drape.
Fibre: 65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere
Gauge: 32-40 sts = 4"
Recommended Needle: US 0-2 (2-2.75 mm)
Yardage: 656 yards
Weight: Lace Weight | 100g
Care: hand wash, lay flat to dry
Shop Brooklyn Tweed
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Visit product page →Vale is the laceweight member of Brooklyn Tweed’s all-American, breed-specific core line. This yarn begins on the Wyoming plains with 100% Rambouillet fleece, grown by sheep that trace their lineage to medieval France, where this offshoot of the merino was prized as the king of breeds. Rambouillet is even loftier and bouncier than merino, and Brooklyn Tweed spins it worsted for a soft, springy, durable two-ply yarn that yields ethereal accessories.
Scoured and combed into buttery smooth, consistent top in South Carolina, the wool travels north to Maine for spinning at an historic mill and dyeing at an eco-friendly facility nearby. Vale’s custom palette of 14 shades shares some touchstone colors with our Arbor line and fills in with sophisticated softer tones.
Vale is a polished yarn with an even weight and twist, suitable for heirloom-quality lace projects.
Fibre: 100% Wyoming-grown Rambouillet wool
Gauge: Used for lacework, Vale gauge is project-dependent
Yardage: 450 yards
Weight: approx. 50 grams | laceweight
Care: Hand Wash, lay flat to dry -
Visit product page →Peerie is worsted-spun fingering weight yarn that was built for fine gauge fabrics and colourwork. The extensive palette of 45 painterly colors provides inspiration for projects small and large.
Brooklyn Tweed sourced pure Merino from Nevada and Utah — their finest fibre yet at 20.5 microns. Fabrics made from Peerie feel soft and supple against the skin.The worsted-spun construction aligns the fibers horizontally to create a smooth yarn with just the right amount of twist and a perfect amount of bounce as you work. The 4-ply structure means textured stitches and lace sing as they are worked to create a fabric with excellent drape and stitch definition.
Skein-dyed in Maine, this yarn launches with 45 colors, about half of which are shared with Brooklyn Tweed's other worsted-spun core yarns, Arbor and Vale.
YARN SPECS:
Fingering weight, worsted-spun, 4-ply
225 yds / 50 grams
Micron count is 20.5ORIGINS:
Merino wool from Nevada and Utah
Scoured in South Carolina
Spun & dyed in Maine -
Visit product page →Fingering-weight Loft channels Targhee-Columbia wool’s airy bounce into feather-light lace, accessories, and garments. Like Shelter, Loft is a woolen-spun 2-ply yarn with delicate twist, specially designed for unique lightness of hand. It’s not a sock yarn, so treat it a little more gently when it’s on the winder and the needles. Once your garment is blocked, the stitches will cohere in a beautifully even and sturdy fabric. Lace garments should open up to reveal stitch motifs with relatively mild blocking. Loft has great flexibility of gauge; it can be knit on 2mm (US 0) needles for a dense and durable fabric or on 4mm (US 6) needles for ethereal open work. Two strands of Loft held together can substitute for Shelter in patterns where you’d like greater stitch definition or a marled fabric of two colors.
Fibre: 100% Wyoming-grown Targhee-Columbia wool
Gauge: 6 to 8 sts = 1"
Recommended Needle: 2mm to 3.5mm
Yardage: 275 yards
Weight: approx. 50 grams | fingering weight
Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry -
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**Due to it's limited nature, this yarn is not eligible for use with discount codes or loyalty points. Please do not apply a discount code to your Ranch 01 purchase as we will have to reverse your order. You will still collect loyalty points on your purchase**
For this limited edition yarn, Brooklyn tweed took their usual emphasis on breed-specific wool a step further by working with Bare Ranch in Surprise Valley, California, a ranch that produces Climate Beneficial Wool in partnership with Fibershed. Through carbon farm planning and implementation, Bare Ranch is able to enhance the movement of carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere where it can be converted into usable energy by plants and animals and then deposited into the soil. Partnering with the Earth’s natural carbon cycle in a proactive manner improves the overall health of our planet, while generating naturally productive soils that support healthy sheep and the creation of quality wool.
Ranch 01 began with the sourcing of fine Rambouillet fiber at Bare Ranch. After shearing, the fiber was processed at Chargeurs in South Carolina, spun at Jagger Brothers in Maine, and then sent to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to be dyed by the Green Matters Natural Dye Company using natural materials to achieve a palette specially curated by Brooklyn Tweed and inspired by nature.
This multi-disciplinary approach to the production of this yarn supports Brooklyn Tweed's commitment to domestic manufacturing as well as environmental stewardship. At every step along its way, this wool has been created with special care and attention.
YARN SPECS
Worsted weight, worsted-spun, 3-ply
220 yds/100 grams
Micron count is 21.8
15 naturally dyed colors plus undyed (natural)ORIGINS
100% Rambouillet sourced from Bare Ranch in Surprise Valley, California, along the Nevada border
Scoured in South Carolina
Spun in Maine
Dyed in Pennsylvania
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