Shelter

Woodsmoke: Weathered driftwood. A gentle blend of white and brown, darker than Fossil and paler than Barn Owl.

Nest: Rich mink brown flecked with white.

Fossil: Stags’ velvety antlers. Fossil is white warmed with a whisper of brown.

Pumpernickel: Good earth. This mix of black and brown is richly dark and warm, like a strong cup of coffee.

Sweatshirt: Flakes of ash from last night’s campfire. Sweatshirt is a calm middle grey.

Soot: Salt and pepper in equal measure. Soot is a strong cinder grey.

Thistle: Red-purple lilac blossoms. This sprightly purple is muddled with navy, brown, red, and white for warm and cool notes.

Homemade Jam: A syrup of mixed ripe berries. Homemade Jam is a cool red tempered with blues, purple, black and brown.

Long Johns: Woodsmen’s flannel shirts. Long Johns is a shadowy crimson tinged with brown as well as black.

Wool Socks: Peak autumn foliage. Wool Socks is a red brown warmed by rust, camel, orange, and yellow, the roasted version of Embers.

Embers: Fox fur gilded by late sunlight. Embers has a ground of rust burnished with red, brown, orange, and yellow.

Hayloft: Harvest time amber gold. Hayloft is yellow caramelized with brown and garnished with orange and olive.

Sap: Green-gold tree frogs in full spring chorus. Sap is built on a base of yellow shot with olive, bright green, orange, and brown.

Tent: Pickle green, just the shade of dilly beans and cucumbers brined for summer canning. This lively green is a blend of olive, lime, brown, and yellow with subtle undertones of navy and rust.

Button Jar: Mallard’s plumage. Button Jar is a playful but sophisticated teal of bright blue and green muddled with brown and black and then deepened with olive and yellow.

Almanac: Bluewater sailing. This seafarer’s blend of three blues is shaded with black and enlivened with a few frisking whitecaps.

Faded Quilt: Riffles in the lake. Faded Quilt is a smoky blend of blues with white, brown, and grey.

Camper: Red dawn streaked with wisps of cloud. Camper is a soft red, heavily frosted with white and revealing hints of rust, purple, and grey.

Fauna: Maple leaves at the first turning. One of our most complex colors, Fauna is a stew of rust and olive lit with yellow, green, and red but simultaneously shaded with brown and black.

Foothills: Prairie haze. Fields after the harvest. Foothills is a mild sage green comprising white, grey, and yellow shaded with black.

Birdbook: The world beneath the Amazon canopy. A smoky, complex middle green containing both warm and cool elements, Birdbook is a jungly mix of olive, black, and green shot with parrot streaks of yellow, red, and navy.

Artifact: Late summer in a conifer forest. Our darkest and earthiest green is a blend of black, yellow, olive, and brown, touched with white and navy.

Stormcloud: The river at flood stage. Stormcloud is a dusky blue-brown blend of grey, brown, white, and a peppering of navy.

Old World: An Impressionist’s starless night. Old World is a meld of black and navy grounded with a touch of grey and brown and shot through with bright blue and a frisson of red.

Plume: Inky, regal purple. A symphony of black, purple, and navy with undertones of red.

Blanket Fort: Twilight on the porch swing. Blanket Fort is a nostalgic cool lavender with hints of navy, purple, and red.

Postcard: The pearly first light of winter dawn. Postcard is a gentle newsprint grey lit with flickers of red.

Barn Owl: Milky cocoa. A warm mid-brown.

Truffle Hunt: Sleek seals’ fur reflecting the waves. Truffle Hunt is a milky brown shaded with black and navy.

Meteorite: An unearthly metallic brown shaded with black and laced with primary blue, yellow, and red.

Cast Iron: Moonlight on the water. Cast Iron is black grizzled with luminous white.

Snowbound: Gathering clouds. The palest of our greys.

Tartan: The green and blue of the banks and braes. This dashing peacock hue melds all our blues with teal and a shading of black.

Tallow: Moroccan sand dunes. This warm, light camel color gets a faint apricot blush from sparse flecks of rust.

Cinnabar: Poppy red. This fiery vermilion is lit with orange, rust, a touch of calmer camel, and just a few wisps of black.

Bale: Summer hay meadows. Bale is a gentle, pale, straw gold touched with brown and rust.

Flannel: Work-worn denim. This comfortable color is a mixture of blues distressed with white, black, and a touch of grey.

Yellowstone: Warm moss agate, freshly collected from the river valley. Yellowstone blends many a warm shade of gold, rust, and umber in an organic harmony that exudes a beguilingly rustic appeal.

Iceberg: Glacial horizons on a clear summer day. Iceberg is a pale icy blue that radiates a cool, cheerful brightness. Flecks of aquamarine, turquoise, and cerulean are under-lit with creamy white that makes Iceberg appear to glow from within.

Pumice: Coastal cairns. Foggy shorelines.

Narwhal: Fossil and Sweatshirt combine in a medium-value marl with warm and cool currents.

Caribou: Barn Owl and Fossil entwine in a warmly glowing marl.

Newsprint: Cast Iron and Fossil twist and shout in high contrast. Fossil’s light heathering of brown gives a warm cast to this graphic marl.

Shelter

Product description

100% American Targhee-Columbia wool shines in Shelter, our versatile 2-ply worsted-weight yarn. Shelter is woolen spun, meaning the fibers remain in a lofty jumble that traps air and offers remarkable warmth and lightness. Once knit, Shelter achieves its full beauty after a wet blocking, as each stitch relaxes and bonds with its neighbors to produce a plush fabric with a halo. We think it’s ideal for sweaters of every variety, winter accessories, and blankets. Like its fingering-weight sibling Loft, Shelter is fleeced-dyed and blended in 45 heathered colors.

Developed, sourced, processed, spun and dyed in the USA.

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Shelter

Worsted Weight

140 Yards
American Targhee-Columbia wool

Color

$13.75 /Skein

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Product description

100% American Targhee-Columbia wool shines in Shelter, our versatile 2-ply worsted-weight yarn. Shelter is woolen spun, meaning the fibers remain in a lofty jumble that traps air and offers remarkable warmth and lightness. Once knit, Shelter achieves its full beauty after a wet blocking, as each stitch relaxes and bonds with its neighbors to produce a plush fabric with a halo. We think it’s ideal for sweaters of every variety, winter accessories, and blankets. Like its fingering-weight sibling Loft, Shelter is fleeced-dyed and blended in 45 heathered colors.

Developed, sourced, processed, spun and dyed in the USA.

Learn more about our woolen-spun yarns

Purchase a shade card
Specs
- 140 yards | 23-24 microns | Approx. 50 grams | Worsted weight
- Wyoming-grown Targhee-Columbia wool
- Fleece Dyed at Littlewood in Philadelphia, PA.
- Woolen Spun at Harrisville Designs in Harrisville, NH.
Targhee-Columbia Wool Characteristics
The Targhee-Columbia breed combines the softness and elasticity of finewool Targhee with the robust substance and warmth of mediumwool Columbia. This versatile mingling of wearability and durability makes Targhee-Columbia suitable for next-to-skin wear, outerwear, or heirloom pieces for the home. We source this breed for Shelter, Loft, and Quarry; the woolen construction of these yarns further enhance the fleece’s lofty and warmth-trapping characteristics.
Gauges
As a result of its woolen-spun manufacturing process, Shelter is suitable for a wonderful range of gauges:
- 5 stitches to 1" | Suggested Needle: 4½ mm (US 7)
- 4½ stitches to 1" | Suggested Needle: 5 mm (US 8)
- 4¼ stitches to 1" | Suggested Needle: 5½ mm (US 9)
Care

We recommend alternating skeins while knitting to blend the color evenly.

WET-BLOCKING
Fill a sink or basin with warm water and submerge the fabric in water, gently squeezing out any air bubbles so that the piece can remain under water without being held there. Soak work for 20-30 minutes, allowing fabric to become completely saturated. Remove excess moisture by rolling your fabric between clean, dry towels with light pressure. Lay fabric flat and shape to air dry.
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