Frangipani 5-ply Guernsey Yarn CORDOVA

Worsted Spun in Yorkshire from 100% Pure New Wool. Custom Colorway from Frangipani dyed exclusively for The Net Loft. 

Color derived from aerial views of where the glacial silted waters of the Copper River Delta merges with the Pacific Ocean, prime commercial fishing grounds of . Yarn designed to honor the harvest, heritage, and handknits of the commercial fishing village of Cordova, Alaska, as well as all fisherfolk and fisherknitters who have come before us, in the rich history and spirit of the traditional gansey. Color is a silty, grey blue-green.

Satellite mage courtesy of NASA. See link.

Traditional Gansey Tension

28-32 sts 36 rows 10 cm (4 in)

2-2.5 mm needles

100 g balls  - The approximate yardage is 240 yards (225 metres)

250 g cone  - The approximate yardage is 600 yards (548 metres)

500 g cone  - The approximate yardage is 1200 yards (1097 metres)

Platinum 100% British Wool Rating 

Two cones generally needed for full size gansey.  See chart for estimated amounts needed.  These are generous estimates.  Be sure to order what you think you will need for project at the same time as dyelots are fairly small and vary batch to batch.