Àrd Thìr by Kate Davies Designs

Àrd Thìr’s worsted spinning and carefully blended fibres lend it a wonderfully soft and squishy hand. It’s a round, smooth and highly versatile yarn that knits up into a wonderfully warm and even fabric. 
 
Àrd Thìr has been produced in one highland landscape (Peru) and inspired by another (Scotland), designed in a collaboration of Fyberspates and Kate Davies Designs.
 
The Scottish winter landscape is often thought to be drained of colour, but if you look carefully, you’ll discover a mix of many interesting shades: from the deepening russet tones of bracken-covered hillsides to the luminous hues of lichen hanging from bare branches; from the glancing orange glow of sunlight across high rocky peaks to the extraordinarily rich colour of a sealoch under a leaden February sky. Each of Kate’s ten shades is a subtle, muted marl; each possesses its own depth and tonal variety; some can be combined into intriguing gradients, and all work together harmoniously as a range.

Àrd-Thìr is a blend of Peruvian Highland Wool and Superfine Alpaca, perfect for texture, cables and colourwork.  

Although Àrd-Thìr is sold as an Aran weight,  it can be knitted across quite a broad range of gauges.  

Skein weight: 50g
Meterage: 65 metres (75 yards) per 50g skein
Yarn thickness: aran/ heavy worsted
Fibre content: 60% Highland Wool, 40% Superfine Alpaca
Recommended needle sizes: 4.5mm - 6mm (US 7-10)
Care instructions: Hand wash separately in cool water and dry flat