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Random Dyed Tekapo - 100% pure New Zealand Wool

Ashford is proud of its very own Tekapo Yarn. It is 100% pure New Zealand, with the wool grown on sheep farms around New Zealand and yarn spun in a small boutique mill in Hawkes Bay. This semi worsted yarn is a blend of corriedale and perendale especially designed for softness and strength. It is lofty and bulky and ideal for knitting, weaving and knit/felt garments, accessories and projects.
The yarn is named after the beautiful Lake Tekapo, just 90 minutes south of Ashburton. The lake, ringed by snowcapped Southern Alps and glaciers is famous for its bright turquoise colour caused by its suspended glacial dust. In 1857 one of the first sheep stations in the New Zealand was established on its shore.

Double knit, 8oz balls, 200m / 218yds, 100gm net per ball at standard condition, 4.5 - 5.0mm (7 - 8US) needles.

Tension: 10 x 10cm (4 x 4ins) = 18 - 22sts, 20 rows.

9 beautiful random colour ways: Carnival 075, Forest 061, Foxglove 060, Gemstone 074, Landscape 061, Seascape 077, Storm 058, Sunset 059, Sweetpeas 076.

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