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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.