Philosopher's Wool-Dark Blue Heather

Back in 1986, when I was but a pup, Eugene and Ann Bourgeois, a couple of Canadian academics come farmers, started the Philosopher's Wool Company to increase the price wool farmers were paid for their fleeces. 

Against the advice of those who 'knew better', Eugene insisted that his wool would not be cleaned by harsh chemicals but by a more natural process that would leave more of the wool's natural oils in the yarn.  As a happy coincidence, this lack of chemical intervention resulted in a wool yarn that is  less irritating to people who have found themselves allergic to other wools.  And he came up with some of the prettiest wool yarns I've seen--substantial yarns in beautiful heathered colors that just scream 'warm and cozy.' 

Ewe-Phoria Yarns is part of the Philosopher's Wool family, and will bring these gorgeous yarns to you!

This listing is for a 4 ounce skein of dreamy 2-ply worsted weight Philosopher's Wool yarn in Dark Blue Heather.

Philosopher's Wool 2-ply knits on US 8 needles at 5.25 sts per inch. Yardage varies slightly from color to color and batch to batch, but is generally 210-240 yards per 4 oz. skein.