Purple Passion - 100g BFL Sock Yarn

$21.96 (100g Blue Faced Leicester Sock Yarn - Purple Passion)

Naturally dyed with cochineal and indigo. This is indigo on top of "Shocking". It is slightly variegated and the bright pink glows through the indigo in differing tones. A pleasure to knit with!

If you want to see how the underlying pink came about click here.

The wool is 100g / 3.52oz hanks and is 356m / nearly 400yds long.


Our BFL is superwash and therefore can be washed in a machine at 30°- 40°C.

Wash dark shades separately for a while.

Needle size 2mm - 3.50mm depending on project undertaken.

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