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Alice Starmore Scottish Campion
Manufacturer
Broadbay Yarn Company
Year
1995
Type
Sport – 6 ply
Fiber
100% Shetland wool
Skein weight
1 oz
Skein length
120 yds
Wash method
Hand wash, dry flat or on a "wooly board".
Needle size
2 US std
Stitch gauge
30 stitches=33 inches
Row gauge
32 rows=35 inches
Quality Suitability Budget Luxury
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1 review(s)
Jul 20, 2000
Quality Suitability Budget Luxury
Needle size
3 US std
Stitch gauge
30 stitches=4 inches
Row gauge
32 rows=4 inches
Stockinette
No
Color
A gazillion different ones!
Quality comments:
No knots or other problems. High quality yarn.
Other comments:
This is a shetland jumper weight wool; it's perfect for fair isle, since it has an enormous color range and has the shetland "stickiness" that makes it possible to finish steeks without machine sewing. This can substitute easily with Jamieson and Smith (and vice versa). I've used this yarn in Starmore patterns. The colors are gorgeous, and are worth the price of the yarn. It washes well -- but remember that Shetland felts very easily, and be careful! I also dry my garments under tension, on a home made wooly board (more info on this on Emily Way's Online Knitting Magazine -- look under Techniques)

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