Handspun Hope Angora blend
Indulgently fluffy, silky, and light. Handspun Hope’s angora-and-wool blend brings together fibers from its own rabbits and sheep in a luxurious sport-weight yarn. Its soft halo becomes more apparent as you handle it, making each stitch a little more inviting.
The women of Handspun Hope carefully blend and handspin the fibers, then hand-dye the yarn in tonal shades using baths created primarily from native Rwandan plants. Angora fiber is available in limited quantities, so this special yarn is, too.
Yarn Details
Fiber: 50% angora, 50% wool
Weight: Sport
Yardage: Approximately 230 yards
Skein Size: Approximately 100 g / 3.53 oz
Dyer / Brand: Handspun Hope; handspun and naturally dyed in Rwanda
Suggested Needles / Hook: US 3 - 5
Gauge: 24 stitches = 4 inches
Care: Hand wash. Dry flat in the shade. Do not iron.
Pattern Suggestions
Knit Accessories
- Zuzu’s Petals cowl
- Penny Gloves
- Northbound Mitts
- Fallberry Mitts (free pattern)
- New Haven hat
- Best Beret
- Nova Scarf (one skein)
- Timberline Cowl (two contrasting colors)
- Smooth Sailing (two contrasting colors)
- Simple But Effective (a little luxury for your neck)
- Antiquity Cowl
Knit Garments
Crochet
- Exception shawl
- Toy Bunny
- Woodland Mitts
- Everyday People hat
Maker & Impact
Handspun Hope created this blend with the goal of sourcing angora ethically and humanely from its own animals.
According to Handspun Hope, its rabbits live in spacious, custom-created enclosures imported from the U.S., with dry, safe shelter, high-protein feed, fresh vegetable snacks twice daily, and a resident caregiver providing round-the-clock care. A staff member, formerly a barber, gently shears the rabbits every 90 days.
That care supplies the fibers that the women of Handspun Hope transform into handspun, naturally dyed yarn.
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RETURNS
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