Rowan Fine Tweed Haze

we are a stockist of the Rowan Fine Tweed Haze, available from our Diss Wool Shop and our website too

Why do we think that Rowan Fine Tweed Haze is a great choice

for handknitting & crochet projects?

here are 10 reasons why we love and would choose this yarn

1. Luxurious Texture:The blend of alpaca, cotton, and wool creates a soft, hazy texture with a subtle tweed effect, adding depth and visual interest to projects.
2. Lightweight Warmth:The alpaca and wool provide excellent warmth without being overly heavy, making it comfortable for various climates and layering.
3. Beautiful Drape:The fiber blend allows for a lovely drape, perfect for garments like shawls, cardigans, and sweaters that flow gracefully.
4. Subtle Tweed Flecks: The characteristic tweed flecks are woven throughout, adding a sophisticated, rustic charm to finished pieces.
5. Soft and Gentle on the Skin: The high alpaca content makes it incredibly soft and gentle, ideal for sensitive skin.
6. Versatile for Various Projects: Suitable for a wide range of projects, from delicate lace work to cozy textured knits and crochet items.
7. Rich, Muted Color Palette: Rowan is known for its carefully curated color palettes, and Fine Tweed Haze offers a range of sophisticated, muted shades that blend beautifully.
8. Good Stitch Definition: While hazy, the yarn still provides good stitch definition, showcasing intricate patterns and textures effectively.
9. Blends well with other yarns: Due to its composition and color pallete it is easy to blend with other rowan yarns, or other similar yarns.
10. Relatively Quick Knitting and Crochet: The yarn's construction and recommended needle/hook sizes allow for relatively quick progress on projects

check out the ball band info :

50g ball with 215 metres, 37% alpaca 37% wool  13% polyamide  9% cotton  4% polyester  cool hand wash

The Rowan Fine Tweed Haze will knit to most double knitting (DK) patterns, perhaps you have a favourite DK pattern and are thinking of choosing this to knit your project ? We would always recommend knitting a tension square first prior to starting your project and it's fairly easy to calculate the number of balls required as long as you know the yardage/meterage of the yarn used in the pattern.

If the pattern you wish to knit is suggesting let's say 7 x 50g balls of another aran yarn which has 100 metres per ball

7 (balls) x 100m = 700 metres required for your knitting project, if you divide 700 metres by 215 metres (the length of yarn on a ball of Rowan Fine Tweed Haze) you'll get 3.25, which means you'll need to allow 4 x balls of Fine Tweed Haze for your project.

This calculation will of course work with any yarn as long as you know or can find out the length of yarn on the ball the pattern was originally designed for.

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