Dyed on 100% non-superwash Bluefaced Leicester DK, this portion of the Naturalist Field Guide collection leans into the moodier end of the palette: deep water, black pine, weathered gold, dry earth, embered red, and bramble-dark shadow. Bluefaced Leicester has a beautiful natural lustre and a smooth, sturdy hand that gives these shades both richness and clarity, while still letting the wool itself remain part of the story.

This is a base I have been especially excited to work with. It has the kind of polished strength and crisp stitch definition that makes it a pleasure for sweaters, hats, mitts, shawls, and textured knits that want both structure and depth. Choose your preferred colorway from the variant list below.

Base: 100% non-superwash Bluefaced Leicester
Weight: DK
Yardage: Approx. 246 yards / 225 m per 100g hank

Note:

After dyeing, all skeins are thoroughly rinsed and soaked in tepid water with lanolin-enriched Eucalan wool wash. They’re then spun in an industrial spin dryer to remove excess water before air-drying naturally in the Fiber for the People® dye studio.

Hand-dyed yarn naturally varies—both between dye lots and within the same lot. This is part of its charm. Please refer closely to the photos in this listing for the most accurate representation of how the colorway appears on this base.

Minor variation between skeins is expected. Any skeins that fall noticeably outside the standard for this colorway will be listed separately as Misfits.

Colorways vary significantly across bases due to differences in ply, fiber content, and whether the yarn is Superwash-treated. Non-Superwash bases tend to produce softer, more blended results—speckles become watercolor-like, and variegation appears more subtle.

Care: Hand-wash in cool water with gentle wool wash. Always air dry.