End of the line stock, grab it while you can!
 
100% pure New Zealand wool, grown, prepared and spun in New Zealand
Ashford is proud of its very own Tekapo Yarn. It is 100% pure New Zealand, with the wool grown on sheep farms around New Zealand and yarn spun in a small boutique mill in Hawkes Bay. This semi worsted yarn is a blend of corriedale and perendale especially designed for softness and strength. It is lofty and bulky and ideal for knitting, weaving and knit/felt garments, accessories and projects.
 
The yarn is named after the beautiful Lake Tekapo, just 90 minutes south-west of Ashburton. The lake, ringed by snow capped Southern Alps and glaciers is famous for its bright turquoise colour caused by its suspended glacial dust. In 1857 one of the first sheep stations in the New Zealand was established on its shore.
 
Avaliable in 8ply and 12ply
 
	
		
			
weight/type
			
8 ply/dk
		
		
			
composition
			
100% new zealand wool
		
		
			
unit weight
			
100gm ball at nett standard condition
		
		
			
length per unit
			
200m/218yds
		
		
			
wraps per inch
			
11
		
		
			
needle size
			
4.5 - 5.0mm (7 - 8us)
		
		
			
weaving sett
			
6-10
		
		
			
tension
			
			
10 x 10cm (4 x 4") = 18 - 22sts, 20 rows
			
		
	
 
	
		
			
weight/type
			
12 ply/bulky
		
		
			
composition
			
100% new zealand wool
		
		
			
unit weight
			
100gm ball at nett standard condition
		
		
			
length per unit
			
134m/146yds
		
		
			
wraps per inch
			
8
		
		
			
needle size
			
5 - 5.5mm (8 - 9us)
		
		
			
weaving sett
			
4-8
		
		
			
tension
			
10 x 10cm (4 x 4") = 17 - 18sts, 22 rows