North Ronaldsay 4 Ply

A beautiful soft yarn from the rare seaweed eating sheep on the Island of North Ronaldsay in Orkney. Choose from a stunning palette of natural shades.The North Ronaldsay sheep originates from the island of the same name, which is the most northern of the Orkney Islands. For most of the year the sheep live on the shore and eat seaweed, only being allowed off the shore during lambing time. This yarn is produced and spun on North Ronaldsay- please note there may be a slight variation in weights of hanks as a result. ,(NB: Most skeins are 100g/400m approx. The dark grey comes in 90g/300m approx.)100% British North Ronaldsay Wool,HandwashOur free pattern suggestion for this yarn is EZ 100th Anniversary Camping Half-Circle. One of several lace shawls designed as part of celebrations for the hundredth anniversary of the classic knitting writer and designer Elizabeth Zimmermann, this shawl combines the PI shawl 'unvented' by Elizabeth Zimmermann with three lace patterns plus edging.See projects in this yarn on ,