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Using a variety of hand-dyeing techniques and high quality base yarns, Hartlam creates colourful and unique knitting yarns. The yarns go on sale on Woolly Wednesdays, so sign up for our Yarn Alerts newsletter to get reminders of upcoming sales, as well as keeping up to date with the latest happenings at Hartlam.

Yarn Information

Hartlam sources the most sumptuous yarns to dye for you. Each shop update will be different and all the yarns may not be available at the same time, but below is an overview of the different ranges, named after South African towns.

Lace

Clarens

55% superwash Bluefaced Leicester, 45% Silk. 800 metres per 100g.

Darling

70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere. 800 metres per 100g.

Greyton

80% superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool, 20% Silk. 800 metres per 100g.

Sutherland

75% Fine superwash Merino, 20% Silk, 5% silver Stellina fibre. 800 metres per 100g.

Sock / 4-ply

Alldays

100% superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool. 600 metres per 150g.

Alldays 100

100% superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool. 400 metres per 100g.

Clarens

55% superwash Bluefaced Leicester, 45% Silk. 400 metres per 100g.

Calvinia

80% Fine superwash Merino, 20% Nylon. High twist yarn. 365 metres per 100g.

Darling

70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere. 400 metres per 100g.

Franschhoek

50% Fine superwash Merino, 50% Silk. 400 metres per 100g.

Ladismith

80% Fine superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon. High twist yarn. 365 metres per 100g.

St Lucia

100% Fine superwash Merino, with a single spun construction. 366 metres per 100g.

Tulbagh

80% Fine superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon. 400 metres per 100g.

Double Knit

Darling

70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere. 225 metres per 100g.

Franschhoek

50% Fine superwash Merino, 50% Silk. 212 metres per 100g.

Sutherland

75% Fine superwash Merino, 20% Silk, 5% silver Stellina fibre. 212 metres per 100g. 

Tulbagh

80% Fine superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon. 212 metres per 100g.

Victoria West

100% Fine superwash Merino, with a single spun construction. 235 metres per 100g.

Bulky

Mooi River

100% Baby Alpaca. 100 metres per 100g.