The Croft DK brings all the beauty, heritage and colourful landscape of The Shetland Isles into a stunning yarn made with high-quality sustainable fleece from the region. Created in association with Jamieson & Smith, the yarn is soft and strong, and has exceptional warmth ideal for beautiful jumpers, cardigans and accessories. This yarn works well with all types of knitting from plain stocking stitch to more intricate textures and cables. Available in a selection of natural, vibrant, classic and tweed shades with rustic flecks and beautiful fusions of colour. 225m/100g. Tension 28 rows and 22 stitches to 4"/10cm on 4mm needles. Machine wash: 30° Reshape whilst damp Do not tumble dry Please note: This yarn is treated to be machine washable which means a polymer coating has been put on the wool. The yarn was developed with the whole family in mind and children's garment practicality considered a main importance. With that in mind machine washability was felt to be a benefit.