HARRISVILLE YARNS

The company recommends their Knitting Yarns Highland Style skeins because, unlike the yarn on cones, they are washed.  The majority of knitting yarns are spun first and then skein dyed.  During the dyeing process, they achieve a degree of fulling or fluffing up that the dyed-in-the-wool yarns on cones do not have.  Harrisville skeins their Knitting Yarns Highland Style yarns and then washes them to give them that special, softer knitting finish.

Orders to be placed with Harrisville must total $100 or a $10 surcharge will be added by Harrisville.

LINE CONTENTS

Harrisville Designs Classic Line
(Shetland Style, Highland Style, Designer Style)

 100% Pure Virgin Wool

Harrisville Designs Knitting Yarns
(New England Shetland, Highland Style, Jasmine)

 100% Pure Virgin Wool
100% Pure Virgin Wool Twisted with Chenille

Harrisville Designs Orchid Line Luxury Blend

 25% Mohair/5% Silk/70% Fine Wool

Harrisville Designs Flax and Wool Blend

 20% Flax/80% Virgin Wool

Harrisville Designs Silk Blend

 50% Silk/50% Fine Virgin Wool
  SHETLAND
2-Ply Fingering		 HIGHLAND
2-Ply Worsted		 DESIGNER
Bulky Single
Yards/Pound 1,800 900 500
Yards/Cone 900 yards/½-pound cone 450 yards/½-poundcone 500 yards/1-pound cone
Yards/Skein No Skeins 200 yards/3.5-oz skein No Skeins
Suggested Setts 10, 12, 15 epi 8, 10, 12 epi 5, 6, 8 epi
Suggested Needle #2 - #4 #5 - #7 #10 - #12
Suggested Gauge 6½ sts/8 rows = 1 inch 5 sts/6 rows = 1 inch 3½ sts/5½ rows = 1 inch

AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF YARN FOR KNITTING


Basic Woman’s Sweater

Harrisville Yarn

Approximate Yards

Amount Needed

Amount to Purchase

Shetland Style

Highland Style

Designer Style

1,200

1,000 - 1,200

660 - 880

less than 1-lb.

1¼ - 1½ lbs.

1½ - 2 lbs.

(2) ½-lb cones

5-6 Washed Skeins or 3 Cones

(2) 1-lb cones


Basic Man’s Sweater

Harrisville Yarn

Approximate Yards

Amount Needed

Amount to Purchase

Shetland Style

Highland Style

Designer Style

2,200

1,400 - 1,600

880 -1,100

less than 1½-lbs.

1½ - 1¾ lbs.

2 - 2¼ lbs.

(3) ½-lb cones

7-8 Washed Skeins or 3-4 Cones

(2-3) 1-lb cones

Be sure to add an extra skein if knitting a turtleneck, very fancy Aran designs, longer than normal, collars, shawls, etc.