Hand dyed, lace weight/2ply 80% Bluefaced Leicester / 20% silk yarn
Approx 800m/100g skein
Suggested needle size 2mm - 3.5mm (3mm- 4mm if held double)
A delicious laceweight yarn. Perfect for verylightweight garments and floaty shawls. Hold it double with itself to create a 4ply or 5ply fabric or double strand with a 4ply for a DK. It has all the properties you'd expect from Bluefaced Leicester, great stitch definition and bounce with extra shine from the silk.