Beep!

Today is Sunday, July 25th at 12:00:014 AM.

Fred and Alpaca are currently busy digging a trench or possibly a moat.

Today in East Rochester - showers with a chance of thunder storms in the morning, skies turning partly cloudy in the afternoon. High of 79F.

Please enjoy today's deal of Rowan British Sheep Breeds purelife.

Rowan British Sheep Breeds - Undyed

This is the second yarn of the Rowan purelife label. An annually renewable natural resource, this British wool is shorn and blended from 4 classic British sheep breeds, then spun into five beautiful un-dyed shades with the natural lanolin content maintained.

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Rowan Purelife was introduced in 2007, its aim was to produce yarns that are formed in an ethical and environmental way. Its ethos being to produce yarns which help keep nature pure and life good for the farmers who make a living from the earth.

“Rowan as a brand has a philosophy built on great design, beautiful yarns and colour, with an ethos of everything natural. Purelife is a concept of choice. Rowan is offering the knitter the choice to use yarns which are produced in a socially, responsible way and are kind to the environment.” - Head designer Marie Wallin

As we move towards living in a more sustainable way Rowan Purelife offers knitter’s the choice to use yarns which are produced in such a way.

This is a very beautiful yarn!

• 100% British Wool
• 120 yards
• 100 gram skein
• 13 stitches and 18 rows = 4" x 4"
• US 10.5 - 11 needles
• Hand wash, warm water
• Do not bleach
• Do not tumble dry
• Dry flat
• Cool iron
• Do not dry clean
• Made in UK

 Meet the sheep used in this yarn:

For more on the sheep and for a free pattern for Eco Ewe (and others):

see the Eco Ewe leaflet.

And here is a free pattern for a great looking sweater at allaboutyou.com:

V-Neck Sweater

Or how about this sweater from Kate Davies:

Owls - check her blog for how to obtain the pattern

Suggested Retail Price: $13.99 per 100 gram skein