Maritime Sunburst Lichen grows on the rocks throughout Ireland. Its bright orange colour beautifully dots the exposed Burren landscape and pairs perfectly with its grey limestone host.

100g (3.5oz) Non-SW Tweed Combed Top

89% US Merino/Rambouillet, 6% acrylic, 5% rayon

An English cottage on a porcelain tea service - a delicate application of purples, greens, and browns on refined, porcelain-like silk yarns. Note how the colours are crisper on the SW and spread a little more on the non-SW and even more on the thicker DK. Yarns are photographed in order from SW fingering, non-SW fingering, to non-SW DK. There are photos of open and wound skeins of each of the fingering bases side by side for comparison.

Fingering Sock, 55% SW BFL, 45% Silk, 100g, 400m (437yds)

Fingering, 70% Non-SW Merino/30% Silk, 100g, 402m (440yds)

DK, 70% Non-SW Merino/30% Silk, 100g, 237m (260yds)

Coral beaches in Connemara, County Galway are made not of sand but of hardened coralline algae. They’re absolutely beautiful! Lisa captured a mass of seaweed in various stages of decay and colours along the beach. The colours in this yarn reflect the deep oranges and dark green-blacks of the seaweed resting on the cream coral of the beach. Note the Non-SW DK version is more yellow and less speckled.

Fingering Sock in 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 422m (462yds)

DK Non-SW US Merino/Rambouillet, 100g (3.5oz), 237m (260yds)

There exists a magical place in County Wicklow where the sheep are loved and happy and the landscape seems to smile upon you and welcome you in with a whisper through the trees, “tread lightly, this space is beloved and protected”. Lionel and Zoë and their young family are passionate, gentle stewards of this land and legacy at Eriu. They welcomed us warmly and guided us through their fiock to the An tSlaine, seed paper in hand.

You could believe that, when you wrote a wish upon that seed paper and placed it to float along the burbling River Slaney, it would find its mark and be fulfilled. Kjirsten’s Seed Paper Wishes is a vibrant interpretation of the gorgeous rust of river rocks and lush greenery set against the old stone bridge under which our wishes floated. The deep orange half is speckled with dark, almost-black green. And the green half is speckled with deep orange. The speckling and stone colours throughout connect and ground the two halves.

SW DK is Fine Merino Wool, 100g (3.5oz), 225m (246yds) DK is less saturated by nature of the yarn.

SW Worsted is Fine Merino Wool, 100g (3.5oz), 136m (149yds)

Newbridge is a shiny silver with the subtlest reflectlions of baby blue and pink. This blend of merino and bamboo shines like metal and has a gorgeous soft hand.

100g (3.5oz), 239m (262yds) of Sport Weight 50% non-SW merino/50% bamboo,

Tarnished Silver is the lovely patina silver takes on over time, still metallic but warmer. This blend of merino and bamboo shines like metal and has a gorgeous soft hand. Because of the unique nature of the dye method used for Tarnished Silver, each 3-skein dye lot differs slightly. Please keep that in mind when ordering. If you require a larger amount, reach out and we’ll do our best to dye up a larger batch for you.

100g (3.5oz), 239m (262yds) of Sport Weight 50% non-SW merino/50% bamboo

Sea glass from the beaches of Inis Mor and the downtown streets of Galway share an array of beautiful colours. Combining these two photo inspirations led to a watercolour palette of black, green, blue, rust, and cream on a yarn base that has a natural parchment look and feel.

Galway is the star of this combination featuring all of these colours on a tweed yarn with multi-coloured nepps. It’s a vibrant downtown college street full of life.

The individual colours of the Sea Glass minis complement Galway and are dyed on the same untreated, high twist base without tweed nepps.

Galway is non-SW tweed Worsted in 89% US mernino/rambouillet, 6% acrylic, 5% rayon, 100 g (3.5oz), 201m (220yds)

Galway Lace in 53% Baby Alpaca (19.5 micron), 34% Silk, 13% Cashmere, 50g (1.75oz), 400m (438yds)

Sea Glass is a set of 5 20g minis, one of each colour (not sold separately), in non-SW Worsted US merino/rambouillet for a total of 100g (3.5oz), 219m (240yds)

Galway and Sea Glass Mini Set is a combination of 1 skein of Galway and 1 set of Sea Glass Minis and is slightly discounted.

Sea Glass colours are also available as individual full 100g skeins:

Black Sea Glass, 100g

Green Sea Glass, 100g

Rust Sea Glass, 100g

Blue Sea Glass, 100g

Cream Sea Glass, 100g

Of the many incredible places we visited in Ireland, my personal favourie was Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands. If walls could speak, imagine the stories the stone Monastic temples could tell, the three thousand year-old tales the stone at Dún Aonghasa might share.

Stone Fort is the deep stone grey with hints of orange lichen that fills the landscape of Inis More.

SW Worsted is Fine Merino Wool, 100g (3.5oz), 136m (149yds)

A handpainted and carefully set rendition of Carolina’s view from Lahinch Beach. Double sock blanks are a joy to paint but are labour intensive so they are dyed by request. The higher cost of blanks compared with skeined sock yarn is inherent to the higher cost of the undyed blanks, not the extra time it takes to dye them.

80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon Fingering Sock, 100g (3.5oz), 398m (436yds)

Maritime Sunburst Lichen grows on the rocks throughout Ireland. Its bright orange colour beautifully dots the exposed Burren landscape and pairs perfectly with its grey limestone host.

Non-SW Fingering Sock in 80 Merino/10% Cashmere/10% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 420m (460yds)

Non-SW DK in US Merino/Rambouilet, 100g (3.5oz), 237m (260yds)

Wool Safari meets Party Bus. Our transport to the Galway Wool Co-op fuelled our fiber nerd excitement even more with its overhead lights of neon blue, purples, and pinks. The party continues with the vibrant colours and Blacklight-activated blue in this so-soft combed top..

100g (3.5oz) of Fine SW Merino Wool

The Cliffs of Moher are iconic for good reason. Their sheer scale, both in breadth and height, is breathtaking. Siltstone and shale comprise the dark strata of the cliffs while the lighter, stronger layers are sandstone. These yarns attempt to capture not only the beautiful ocean and sky blues, greys of the stone, and moss greenery in Jenny’s photo but also the sedimentary layers of these awe-inspiring cliffs.

Yarns include both non-striated and striated versions that have been resist-dyed in the gray areas. The colours and placement are otherwise consistent in all options.

Merino Fingering Striated in Fine SW Merino Wool, 100g (3.50z), 400m (437yds)

Merino Fingering Non-Striated in Fine Merino Wool, 100g (3.50z), 400m (437yds)

BFL Fingering Striated in 55% SW BFL/45% Silk, 100g (3.5oz), 400m (437yds)

BFL Fingering Non-Striated in 55% SW BFL/45% Silk, 100g (3.5oz), 400m (437yds)

Double Sock Blank in 75% SW Merino Wool/25% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 423m (463yds)

Lace in 53% (19.5 Micron) Super Baby Alpaca/34% Silk/13% Cashmere, 50g (1.75oz), 400m (438yds)

A view from Lahinch beach - some deep ocean blues frame the silhouetted landscape of the Cliffs of Moher while a soft orange sun peaks through the clouds.

Fingering Sock in 80% Non-SW Merino, 10% Superfine Alpaca, 10% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 420m (460yds).

Sport in 75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 422m (462yds)

DK in Non-SW US Merino/Rambouillet, 100g (3.5oz), 237m (260yds)

Worsted in SW Merino, 100g (3.5oz), 136m (149yds) Note: This is a high twist, low-pilling wool with lower yardage than other worsted yarns.

Pops of fuscia and green with some grounding grey make this a playful yarn that would be perfect for a quick single skein project.

100g (3.5oz), 224m (246yds) Fine SW Merino DK

Wool Safari meets Party Bus. Our transport to the Galway Wool Co-op fuelled our fiber nerd excitement even more with its overhead lights of neon blue, purples, and pinks. The party continues with the vibrant colours and Blacklight-activated blue in these fun yarns.

Sock blanks have been painted as tryptics. If you desire a specific one, please make note in your order and we will attempt to accommodate your choice. Otherwise, a random one will be sent, while supplies last. Special orders upon request.

Non-SW DK in US Merino/Rambouillet, 100g (3.5oz), 237m (260yds)

Fingering Sock in 75% Fine SW Merino, 25% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 422m (462yds)

Fingering Minis in Fine SW Merino, 10g (0.35oz), 39m (43yds)

Fingering Double Sock Blank in 75% SW Merino/25% Nylon, 100g (3.5oz), 423m (463yds)

A stunning view from Lahinch beach - some deep ocean blues frame the silhouetted landscape of the Cliffs of Moher while a soft orange sun peaks through the clouds.

100g (3.5oz) Fine SW Merino Wool