Mint - Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply Sock yarnMint 100% British Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 4 ply, spun in Yorkshire. 100g 400m Gentle wool wash or hand wash. Bluefaced Leicester sheep have a long staple length. Great for socks and soft enough for garments. An olive, almost khaki brown, dyed with homegrown mint.

armhole depth 8

Technique: Naturally dyed with cochineal

Knitted by me in rural Lincolnshire on my vintage hand-powered knitting machine in a beautiful soft but 'sheepy'

The measurements are -

110g/385m  Gentle wool wash or hand wash

5" circumference unstretched

a very similar shade

Shown in a lovely soft pale shade

and a unique tie-dyed  finish

I have naturally dyed them to compliment the shades of the yarns

A soft aqua

the natural grey strands of the Gotland show through the dye