Blacker Swan, launched in 2012, is based on a partnership started between Blacker Yarns and Andrez and Ali Short from Swan Inlet Farm on the Falkland Islands. Andrez and Ali have now retired and they handed on the flock to Mike and Donna Evans at Spring Point Farm. Like the Shorts, the Evans shear these specialist Dohne merino sheep, sort and grade the fleeces and send them by ship to the UK, where we turn the fine white fleeces into luxurious worsted spun single flock yarns. In order to enhance the base shade and reduce the tendency of Merino to pill, we also add 8% Shetland or dark Blue-faced Leicester wool to our Pale Maiden base yarn and 15% to the Stone and Sand bases. The small amount of dark fibre increases the depth of dye shades and enhances the special Swan palette. Dusty Miller is pure Merino. [read more] The handle is very smooth, soft and luxurious: possibly the best knitting yarn in the world! Being worsted spun, the yarn has a bulky, drapey quality and good stitch definition, which will work well for structured and flowing garments and also for textures. TENSION/GAUGE: to be sure of tension, you should always knit a sample tension swatch. Generally the knitter is one variable but the pattern is another, depending on the intentions of the designer! As a guideline: for this worsted-spun yarn, in 4-ply, on 3mm/US 3, UK 11 needles, you will get 28 sts and 30 rows to a 10cm/4" square, while with DK on 4mm/US 6, UK 8 needles, you will get 20-21 sts and around 28 rows. The WPI is usually 18 in worsted spun yarns. [/read]
This special 50/50 blend of natural linen and soft white Falkland Island Corriedale/Merino wool is worsted spun for a soft, smooth finish. The wool adds presence and memory to the yarn, while the linen contributes crispness and strength. The combination creates a light yarn with good stitch definition, which will retain its block wonderfully. [read more] This is our Summer range, named after the mythical sunken land of Lyonesse, lost under the waves millennia ago off the far west of Cornwall – or perhaps just remaining as a ghostly presence on the Isles of Scilly? Lyonesse is available in both Double Knitting and 4-ply in a range of breezy summer dyed shades plus two naturals, all named for precious stones. This wool and linen yarn is ideal for summer cardigans, tunics, cowls and shawls. [/read]
Designed by Rita Taylor, and using our Pure Romney Guernsey, this unisex saddle shoulder sweater is knitted bottom up in flat pieces. The cable pattern on the sleeve continues up the saddle shoulder all the way to the neck, and is replicated in two cable panels on the front of the sweater. The wider neck gives a lightly slouchy look to a traditional construction.
Tri, Jamie and Marko are outsiders – united by their love of music. Their band Eye Trouble uses the school’s Old Music Room for band practice. Lately, however, weird stuff has been happening there ... Things go missing, a phone’s memory is wiped, papers are found scattered over the floor. And then someone trashes the whole room.
Real red Eighty-eight butterfly, Diaethria lidwina from Peru, presented in a handmade 4.5"x4.5" wood frame. Professionally mounted on parchment paper with the scientific name and country of origin printed below. You will receive the same framed specimen shown in the pictures. Wingspan measures 1.65 inches. This is a much less common relative to the Cramer's 88 and features a much blacker patterning. Curious Kingdom has been lovingly crafting our handmade insect frames for over a decade. We have provided these natural displays for nature enthusiasts, museums, and television and film sets. Most of our insects are ethically sourced from farming operations located throughout the world. All of our insect frames are handmade from painted birch wood in New Orleans, Louisiana. I personally prepare each insect one at a time and put everything together here at my Bug Studio in Silver City, NM. All frames come with 99% UV protective glass so you don't have to worry about your investment ever fading. (Although it is a good idea to still keep out of direct sunlight.) Combined shipping for multiple purchases is just $2 extra for each additional bug.
Inspired by Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle GuyI went a little rogue with Jerrelle's recipe, which made two smaller tarts, and decided to make one regular-sized galette. You could swap out other berries but I liked the idea of "Blacker Berry" so stuck with her idea of using the darkest berries available. She also uses all whole wheat pastry flour but I settled on a blend because while I love whole grain flours, you don't get the same crispness to the crust as you do with white flour. I also toggled the sweetness downwards and dialed the berry flavor up with a few teaspoons of fresh lemon juice and crème de cassis blackcurrant liqueur.Although this uses cherries and blackberries, you could use another mix of berries, swapping out some blueberries, raspberries, or quartered strawberries for some of the other berries. But I'd keep it primarily blackberries and cherries as they have natural thickeners in them, so it helps the berries "set up" and become sliceable when cooled.
This gorgeous Guernsey pullover is a good introductory design, modelled on the Cornish designs with a textured yoke and plain body. It is worked back and forth to reduce weight while knitting though experienced Guernsey knitters may prefer to work in the round and work the sleeves downwards.
Our Blacker Yarns Offers section includes bargain priced end of range and limited edition pure wool yarns that we have reduced to make way for new and updated collections. For our latest offers please take a look at the listings below, and check regularly for more great savings on your favourite 100% British wool knitting and crocheting yarns, all made in Cornwall and sourced in the UK.
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Our various ranges of British yarns cover everything from every-day classic good value crochet & knitting wool, through to special luxury yarns.
Real Eluina Eighty-eight butterfly, Diaethria eluina from Peru, presented in a 4.5"x4.5" wood frame. Professionally mounted on black paper. You will receive the same framed specimen shown in the pictures. This is a much less common relative to the Cramer's 88 and features a much blacker patterning. Curious Kingdom has been lovingly crafting our handmade insect frames for over a decade. We have provided these natural displays for nature enthusiasts, museums, and television and film sets. Most of our insects are ethically sourced from farming operations located throughout the world. All of our insect frames are handmade from painted birch wood in New Orleans, Louisiana. I personally prepare each insect one at a time and put everything together here at my Bug Studio in Silver City, NM. All frames come with 99% UV protective glass so you don't have to worry about your investment ever fading. (Although it is a good idea to still keep out of direct sunlight.) Combined shipping for multiple purchases is just $2 extra for each additional bug.
Designed by Rita Taylor, and using our Pure Romney Guernsey, this unisex saddle shoulder sweater is knitted bottom up in flat pieces. The cable pattern on the sleeve continues up the saddle shoulder all the way to the neck, and is replicated in two cable panels on the front of the sweater. The wider neck gives a lightly slouchy look to a traditional construction.
