Description
Rost: Rust
Why must corrosion be so pretty? There are also cinnamon and ginger hints in this warm colourway. It works up with a subtle variance in tone, bringing texture and life to your project.
Fibre Content: 100% Bluefaced Leicester Wool
Specification: DK weight – 225m / 100g
Fibre: Sourced from UK flocks
Processing: Spun in the UK, hand dyed by us in Northamptonshire
This is a smooth, worsted-spun and plied yarn with a gorgeous lustre and great definition! The Bluefaced Leicester breed produces wool that is both strong and next-to-skin soft, making it ideal for a wide range of projects. This yarn will work fantastically in shawls, socks, jumpers, and other accessories. It wears well over time and pills very little. The stitch definition is excellent, making it suitable for beautiful stocking stitch, textured knit-purl patterns, thick and squishy brioche, and well-defined cables.
We hand dye all our yarn in our studio in the Royal Ordnance Depot, Weedon, by the Grand Union Canal. Our yarn has been hand dyed in small batches, and the colour consistency between batches is very good but can’t be guaranteed, so we recommend that you buy enough skeins for your project. If your project uses more than one skein, we also recommend that you alternate / stripe the skeins throughout.
When it comes to blocking or washing your project, use lukewarm water with your favourite wool wash, and lay flat to dry. We take great care to thoroughly set the dye and rinse the yarn afterwards, but differing water temperatures and chemicals can cause some dye to bleed. If you’re using it in a multicoloured project, we recommend washing a swatch first to test for colour-fastness.
Claire Coventry (verified owner) –
Razelle (verified owner) –
As always, the colorway is beyond magnificent! Photos don’t do the depth and tonality justice. Sooo excited to cast on a favorite shawl pattern. The Riverknits Team is fabulous to deal with: always top notch customer service including color advice and racing to beat the postal strike. Thank you so much!