This 100 % Bluefaced Leicester Aran is a beautifully soft, luxurious yarn with a superb drape, handle and stitch definition. The natural fleece shades are impeccable as they are, and also provide a fantastic base for hand-dyeing. Bluefaced Leicester is one of the tallest breeds of hill-grazing sheep, first bred in the North-east of England. It produces lustrous, silky-soft, luxury wool that’s a real joy to knit with and wonderful to wear against the skin. Ideal for warm and cosy knits as well as elegant homewares.