An aran weight, superwashed Bluefaced Leicester British wool yarn for dyeing, knitting and weaving. Crafted from 100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool, this premium yarn combines next-to-skin softness with a beautifully lustrous finish. The specialised superwash treatment provides easy-care washing machine convenience, making it the perfect choice for high-quality everyday garments, baby blankets and woven textiles.
Aran Weight (3/5Nm) pure wool yarn, approx. 166m per 100g hank. Recommended Needle Size: 4.5 – 5.5mm (US 7 – 9) needles. Gauge (stocking stitch): 18sts x 24 rows over 10cm (4 inches) on 5mm (US 8) needles.
Why choose Superwash Bluefaced Leicester Wool Aran Yarn?
- The Superwash Advantage: Specialised processing smooths out the wool’s natural scales. This prevents shrinking and felting, allowing finished projects to be safely machine-washed.
- Next-to-Skin Softness: BFL is a premium British longwool breed celebrated for its fine micron count, offering luxury comfort that is soft enough to wear against sensitive skin.
- Silky Lustre & Drape: Unlike standard wools, BFL boasts a natural, semi-lustrous sheen that gives finished fabrics an elegant, high-end drape.
- Crisp Stitch Definition: The inherent crimp of the fibre ensures highly defined stitch details, making it exceptional for heavy Aran cables, textures, and ribbing.
A beautiful pure wool yarn for hand-dyeing
- High-Speed Absorption: The superwash treatment strips away natural barriers, allowing dyes to bond instantly to the core of the fibre.
- Radiant, Saturated Colour: Combined with BFL’s natural sheen, your acid dyes, natural dyes, or liquid dyes will look incredibly bright, deep, and jewel-toned.
- Perfect for Speckling: Rapid dye absorption makes this yarn a spectacular base for crisp, clear speckles and highly defined variegated colourways without bleeding.
- Due to the ultra-fast dye absorption, we highly recommend thorough pre-wetting (soaking) of the hanks before dyeing to ensure even colour penetration to the core of the plied yarn.
Garment Care:
Machine wash on a gentle, cool wool cycle. To keep heavy Aran garments from stretching out of shape over time, we recommend reshaping and drying flat.
