Harborside Aran by Brown Sheep Company (aran)

Harborside Aran is Brown Sheep Company's newest yarn line.  It is a soft, but sturdy, 4 ply, 100% wool yarn, made of 50% Rambouillet and 50% Columbia wools.

According to Brown Sheep, "Harborside Aran’s creation was inspired by the traditional sweater styles and knitting techniques celebrated in the Aran Islands off the coast of Ireland. The eponymous Aran sweaters worn by the fisherman who worked and lived on the islands have inspired knitters since the late 1800s. Traditional Aran sweaters were made with 100% wool. They were highly durable, hydrophobic—a necessity at sea!—warm, and, perhaps most notably, usually knit with high-relief textures and cable motifs. Incorporating textural stitch work like ribbing, plaits, bobbles, cables and Celtic Knots created a doubly warm fabric well suited to life at sea."

• Weight/Yardage: 100g/162 yards
• 6 sts. = 4" on a US 9 (5.5mm)
• Hand wash lay flat to dry
• Made in USA

We knit the C.C. Beanie Redux (a free pattern on Ravelry) using 1 skein of this yarn, however, it has a folded under brim for which we used cotton.  We also knit Rosemary's Middle-Sized Sweater using 6 1/2 skeins for a finished size of 44".

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