Yarns / Daughter of a Shepherd / Heritage (Hebridean/Zwartbles)
Heritage (Hebridean/Zwartbles)
A fingering yarn, 75% Hebridean, 25% Zwartbles,, 437 yd (400 m) per 100 g ball.
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Daughter of a Shepherd · Buy at The Woolly Thistle
| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 437 yd · 400 m |
| Ball weight | 100 g |
| Length per 100 g | 437 yd · 400 m |
| Fiber | 75% Hebridean, 25% Zwartbles, |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Heritage (Hebridean/Zwartbles).
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 4,370 yd. The 12 closest of 202. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Naturals (Fingering weight) John Arbon | Zwartbles, Exmoor Blueface or Grey Exmoor Blueface, Romney or Bluefaced Leicester (undyed; the blend changes by shade) | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Harvest Hues (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 33% Bluefaced Leicester, 33% Falklands Merino, 33% Zwartbles | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Knit by Numbers (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 50% Falklands Merino | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Woolstok Light Blue Sky Fibers | 100% Highland Wool | 21 balls of 218 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Harvest Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Monokrom Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Uneek Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 11 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Dream Color Hobbii | 100% Wool | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at Hobbii |
| Squish Fingering Farmers Daughter | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 438 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| BB Merinos Fonty | 100% merino wool | 21 balls of 218 yd | |
| Garthenor Snowdonia Garthenor Organic | 100% wool yarn, | 20 balls of 219 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| Classic Sock Spun Right Round | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 438 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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How these are chosen
- Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
- Length per 100 g within 10% of this yarn's, when both list a ball weight.
- Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
- Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
- Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.