Excelana is the result of an exciting collaboration between John Arbon of Fibre Harvest and Susan Crawford, knitwear designer and author, bringing you a luxurious knitting yarn evoking vintage wools from the "Golden Age" of knitting.,Excelana yarn is 100% British wool, spun from the fleece of the Exmoor Blueface, which live on the moors of North Devon. A cross between the Exmoor Horn and the Bluefaced Leicester, the fleece of the Exmoor Blueface creates a lustrous yarn with a soft handle, great stretch and excellent stitch definition, affording the knitter a pleasurable knitting experience.,Excelana is processed and spun in Devon by Fibre Harvest, at Coldharbour Mill, one of only a handful of worsted fibre processing and spinning plants still operating in the UK.Excelana is supported with a collection of exclusive patterns designed by Susan and will also have pattern support provided in A Stitch in Time Volume Two. The Exmoor Blueface is a cross between an Exmoor Horn ewe and a Bluefaced Leicester ram. It was originally developed in Devon, but is now common across other parts of South West England too. The wool is fine and soft, with characteristics from both parent breeds. 70% Exmoor Blueface ,30% British Bluefaced Leicester,Yardage : 159m / 174yds,Needle size : 3 to 3.25 mm,Tension: 26-28 sts and 36 rows to 10cm/4in,Handwash Our free pattern suggestion for this yarn is
Jumper Cardigan. Perfectly suited to vintage inspired yarn, this cardigan will look lovely in two co-ordinating shades from the Excelana range.See projects in this yarn on
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