Le Gros Lambswool

Knitting Needles (suggested)
5 mm / US 8 / UK 6
5.5 mm / US 9 / UK 5

Gauge
16 to 18 stitches per 10 cm
≈ 4 to 4.5 sts per inch

Each skein contains approx. 100g with a yardage of approx. 192m / 210 yards
Price per kg: €208 excl. VAT / €250 incl. VAT

100% Lambswool (first shearing, the finest qualities of the wool)
Cross-breeds (Merino excluded)

How to wash
Always handwash and lay flat to dry — Handle with care and make sure to stretch your knit to measurements while wet

About Le Gros Lambswool
Le Gros Lambswool is part of our little woolen family of Le Petit Lambswool, Le Lambswool, Le Gros Lambswool. The three are the same wool, just of different thread sizes, for different projects! Le Gros Lambswool is a beautiful wool & prepared with the special Scottish traditional & savoir faire, spun and dyed in a family-owned fiber mill in Scotland with long term savoir faire and expertise. Its composition is of 100% Lambswool, the first shearing of the sheep, an absolutely beautiful quality. It is completely natural with its rustic charm all the while being very soft to knit with and wear. It has also been scoured and steam damped, so no traces of spinning oil and added loftiness.

The ball bands are designed at the Atelier and printed in the surroundings of our partner taking a lot of care of the part of the process where the wool becomes small yarn balls, and each label manually added to each yarn ball. We love a crafted and handmade look, which always leave small traces of imperfections, which for us, are part of the charm of natural wool and of Biches & Bûches.

Weight
Classified as an Aran weight, it is woollen spun, giving it a lofty, airy texture and natural warmth. It has a soft and authentic expression. Le Gros Lambswool is perfect for sweaters, cardigans, and accessories.

Colors
Le Gros Lambswool presents a smaller range of colors, very earthy tones for big sweaters.We love the color palette of our Lambswool collection, very natural looking, which never cease to inspire us, and opens the words for so may ideas and creations.

Knots
If you find a knot in your skein, why does it happen?
Our yarn is 100% lambswool, woolen-spun using traditional methods from Scotland and Britain, on a small, artisanal scale. Because woolen-spun fibres travel in many directions — giving the yarn its characteristic softness and loft, and part of why it is so amazing — they can, during the winding process, hook back onto themselves. It has to be cut and re-joined by hand, and as such, creating a knot. This isn't a defect. Because each ball is wound at high speed with one person tending to many cones at the same time, the number of knots can vary — there's simply no way to know in advance. You can treat each one just as you would when changing a skein — join the ends and weave them in. The far great majority of our yarn balls and skeins don't have any knots, but if it happens, this is why. The core of Biches & Bûches is about honouring the natural fibers, the beauty of nature, and manual traditional processes produced specifically, and these can naturally lead to knots.

About the Story
When Astrid decided to create a knitting-kit shop, she set out to find a special yarn for her designs and to offer in her boutique. She was looking for a yarn with an authentic feel — slightly rustic — that would remind her of her trip to Norway in 1995, where she discovered the pure wool from Norwegian sheep. Something that echoed her Scandinavian roots: a yarn that could become fine, colourful sweaters that would stand the test of time, worn year after year. This yarn also needed to feel soft, delightful to knit with, and comfortable for everyday wear. It was in a family-owned mill in Scotland that she found the possibility to create the yarn that would become the signature of Biches & Bûches: Le Petit Lambswool. Today, we offer two additional thicknesses of this yarn: Le Lambswool and Le Gros Lambswool. A pure lambswool, sublime with its rustic charm, while being wonderfully soft and presented in beautifully natural colours.