Helen Yarn ~ Fingering

Helen is our house yarn and is hand dyed by our owner Jackie.  It is a perfect blend of Shetland wool, Bluefaced Leicester wool and alpaca and is an excellent choice for both garments and accessories.  The name Helen is a nod to Heavenly Yarn's founder and owner for its first 22 years.  We hope you enjoy carrying a bit of Helen with you in your future knits.  

A note about indigo: Indigo is a natural dye prized for its gorgeous blues. A caveat of working with indigo dyed fibers is that you may experience "crocking", which is blue molecules sloughing off with friction. This looks like blue fingers while knitting, and possible blue staining of wooden needles. If your yarn is crocking, simply wash your hands after knitting. When you are finished with your project, give it a nice bath in warm soapy water. After washing and rinsing, your project will be stable and will not continue to crock. Enjoy your plant dyed yarn!

• Fiber Content: 40% Shetland wool, 40% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 20% Alpaca
• Weight/Yardage: 100g / 382 yards
• Gauge: 6.75-8 sts/in on US 3-5
• Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
• Hand dyed in Maine

If you need your yarn wound into center-pull balls, please add our yarn winding service.