Product description

Inspired by unspun roving-style yarns, three woolen-spun strands of lofty American Targhee-Columbia wool are gently twisted together to create this plump, chunky weight yarn with handcrafted appeal. We love Quarry for cables and textural stitchwork in warm yet lightweight sweaters, coats, blankets, and accessories. Wet block after knitting to reveal Quarry’s full beauty.

Q: Why are all of the Quarry colors sold out?

A: The closure of our long-time production partner G.J Littlewood & Son in late 2021 left us unable to stock dye unspun wool for our iconic heathered colorways of Shelter, Loft and Quarry. After months of hard work by our team and new dyehouse partner Tintoria Piana US, heathers are making a comeback!

Quarry will return with a brand new color palette in Summer 2023.

Read our blog post The Road To Restock to learn more.

Read our color descriptions.

Purchase a shade card.

Share on social #QuarryYarn

 

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Quarry Yarn

Chunky Weight

  • 200 Yards
  • American Targhee-Columbia wool
Color
$21.00 /100g Skein

  • Product description

    Inspired by unspun roving-style yarns, three woolen-spun strands of lofty American Targhee-Columbia wool are gently twisted together to create this plump, chunky weight yarn with handcrafted appeal. We love Quarry for cables and textural stitchwork in warm yet lightweight sweaters, coats, blankets, and accessories. Wet block after knitting to reveal Quarry’s full beauty.

    Q: Why are all of the Quarry colors sold out?

    A: The closure of our long-time production partner G.J Littlewood & Son in late 2021 left us unable to stock dye unspun wool for our iconic heathered colorways of Shelter, Loft and Quarry. After months of hard work by our team and new dyehouse partner Tintoria Piana US, heathers are making a comeback!

    Quarry will return with a brand new color palette in Summer 2023.

    Read our blog post The Road To Restock to learn more.

    Read our color descriptions.

    Purchase a shade card.

    Share on social #QuarryYarn

     

  • Specs
    • 200 yards (182 meters) | 100 grams | Chunky weight
    • 3-strand woolen-spun mock twist construction
    • 23-24 micron Targhee-Columbia wool from Wyoming
    • Wool scoured at Bollman Industries in Texas
    • Stock dyed at Tintoria Piana U.S in Georgia
    • Spun & finished at Harrisville Designs in New Hampshire
    100% developed, sourced, processed, dyed and spun in the USA. 


    Fiber Characteristics

    We source Targhee-Columbia wool from Wyoming to make Shelter, Loft, and Quarry – this breed’s lofty, warmth-trapping fleeces deftly combine the softness and elasticity of finewool Targhee with the robust substance and warmth of mediumwool Columbia. This fiber’s versatile mingling of wearability and durability particularly shines in woolen-spun yarns and is wonderful for next-to-skin wear, outerwear, and heirloom pieces for the home.

    Learn more about the woolen-spun process and get tips for working with woolen-spun yarns.

    Dye Process

    To create each colorway of Quarry, we combine richly hues of unspun wool in precise proportions, as if mixing paint. When spun into yarn, these saturated solids meld into complex and beautiful blends that give vibrant depth to even the simplest knitted fabrics. The entire palette is created from a handful of base colors, ensuring harmonious coordination in colorwork projects or when pairing hand knitted garments and accessories.

  • Gauges

    As a result of its plush woolen-spun construction, Quarry works well at a wonderful range of gauges:

    • 3 - 3½ stitches to 1"
    • Suggested Needle: 6 - 8 mm (US 10 - 11)
    • Suggested Hook: 6.5 - 9 mm (US K-10½ - M-13)

  • Care

    Quarry is a handcrafted product. For best results, we recommend alternating skeins when joining in a new skein for even color distribution.

    Since Quarry’s three strands are unspun, you’ll find that Quarry may twist between the ball and your needles as you work. Simply run your fingers gently along the working yarn toward the ball if the twizzles begin to interfere with your knitting.

    Quarry ends left to dangle will unravel, so weave them in as you go or use a Felted Join when adding in new yarn.

    When you need a little more tensile strength, whether for seaming or because you’re about to put a group of stitches under pressure with a big cabling maneuver, simply twirl your working yarn a few revolutions in the direction of the ply twist to strengthen it.

    Wet-Blocking

    1. Fill a sink or basin with cold water.
    2. Submerge the fabric in water, gently squeezing out any air bubbles so that the piece can remain under water without being held there.
    3. Soak work for 15 minutes, allowing fabric to become completely saturated.
    4. Remove excess moisture by rolling your fabric between clean, dry towels with light pressure.
    5. Lay fabric flat and shape to air dry.

    For more detailed instructions, visit our Blocking 101 tutorial.

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