Six Dutchess Farm Gotland Wool

Gotland sheep originally hail from the island of Gotland in Sweden. They are known for their lustrous, curly locks and the beauty of the natural gray palette their fleeces produce, ranging from a deep charcoal to an ethereal light gray. Six Dutchess farm has a small fiber flock of Gotland sheep in four shades of these grays. The yarn is long staple, strong and hardwearing with a luminous sheen to it. Once blocked it develops a beautiful halo that gives the resulting pieces a luxurious aspect. The halo also serves to lock in heat, making Gotland knits extremely insulating. Best of all, this yarn has an enormous spectrum of possibilities when it comes to how it will bloom in blocking, depending on how open a gauge you knit it at, which means that you can create anything from a pair of indestructible gloves to a soft and downy tunic sweater all with the same yarn. Gotland knits just keep on improving with use and wear.