Opal Schafpate 4ply Sock Yarn

These yarns are part of a range of Schafpate that is bought to you as a joint venture between Opal and Viridian. Viridian have sponsored 8 rare breed German sheep – Schafpate – which translate means "Sheep Godfather". The wool is supplied from about 30,000 sheep from the nature reserve in southern Germany where the traditional practice of sheep rearing is still worked by the migrant shepherds. Length: 425m Weight: 100g Material: 75% Wool and 25% Polyamide Needles: 2.5mm needles Tension: 30 stitches x 40 rows measured over 10cm square Washing Instructions: Machine washable at 40 degrees