Welcome Tartan 6, an Aran-weight wool yarn from Fonty! While you might not be thinking of cozy wool knits just yet, Tartan 6 is a great reason to get started! This springy, lofty yarn comes in a beautiful rainbow of jewel tones, pastels, and neutrals. Tartan 6 can be worked at a range of gauges, from a heavy worsted to a bulky weight yarn, perfect for squishy winter accessories and garments with texture.
Fonty’s Tartan 6 highlights one of the ways Fonty is conserving resources. Traditional yarn dyeing, especially at large scale, can be water-intensive and generate waste. However, Fonty choose to dye the wool while it is still fleece (that is, unspun). As the fleece absorbs the dye, more fleece is dyed with the less-saturated dye batch, so there are multiple rounds that create different shades of the same colorway. Then, the different shades of fleece from one colorway are then spun together, with the addition of undyed fleece. It’s a more ecologically responsible process that produces less waste and results in yarn shades with incredible depth of color and natural heathering!
And, this wonderfully woolly yarn is also machine washable! (We still encourage you to use cold water, gentle cycle, and with good wool wash to preserve your finished objects.) Tartan 6 is a great option for baby and childrens’ blankets, clothes, and accessories!
Yarn Details
- Aran weight
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100% fine wool
- 76 yards (70 meters) per 50-gram ball
- US #8-10 (5-6 mm) needles or H/8-J/10 crochet hook
- 16 Stitches x 23 Rows = 4″
- Machine wash gentle, no spin, dry flat
- $12.50, available in-store only
Our Pattern Picks
Favo
Note: This pattern is available in 52 Weeks of Sweaters, available in our ALX store, and on our capsule!
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) for finished chest circumference of 37.75 (42, 46, 50.25, 54) (58.25, 62, 66.25, 69.75)“ (4-6″ positive ease)
Yarn
15 (16, 17, 18, 20) (20, 22, 24, 26) balls of Fonty Tartan 6 (100% fine wool, 76 yards / 70 meters per 50 grams)
Gauge & Suggested Needles
17 stitches & 26 rounds = 4” US#8 (5 mm) needles in stockinette, after blocking
Noisette Jacket Junior
Sizes
2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12) 14 years
Yarn
5 (6) 7 (9) 10 (12) 13 balls of Fonty Tartan 6 (100% fine wool, 76 yards / 70 meters per 50 grams)
Gauge & Suggested Needles
16 stitches & 22 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch and in pattern stitch on US#9 (5.5 mm) needles
16 stitches & 30 rows = 4″ in seed stitch on US#9 (5.5 mm) needles
Cowl Ladder
Sizes
Size S: 15.75″ tall x 9.8″ wide
Size M: 15.75″ tall x 10.8″ wide
Size L: 15.75″ tall x 11.25″ wide
Yarn
Color 1: 4 balls of Fonty Tartan 6 (100% fine wool, 76 yards / 70 meters per 50 grams)
Color 2: 4 balls of Fonty Tartan 6 (100% fine wool, 76 yards / 70 meters per 50 grams)
Gauge & Suggested Needles
21 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ on US#7 (4.5 mm) needles, in pattern after blocking
