Tulla Tweed is a modern blend of fibers featuring merino wool & recycled cotton which self-stripes when knitted, and also features a tasteful tweed fleck! It is a chainette construction (the base yarn of Tulla Tweed is very fine - to create a thicker yarn this fine base is braided like an I-cord to create a casing with a hollow center) which creates garments that are lightweight, less likely to pill, and exceedingly warm as heat is trapped inside the hollow core. When designing with a Tulla Tweed, Louisa has applied the rule of working with chainette yarns using a larger size needle than you would for a traditionally plied yarn to create the same gauge – this gives the yarn room to stretch. If you use the same needle size as a traditionally plied yarn the resulting fabric would be too dense. When substituting Tulla Tweed in another pattern it’s very important to swatch, especially if using it for a pattern that uses a more traditionally constructed worsted spun yarn.
Weight: Worsted (9 wpi)
Yardage: 382 yards (349 meters)
Unit weight: 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
Gauge: 11.0 to 18.0 sts = 4 inches
Needle size: US 10 (6.0 mm)
Hook size: 6.0 mm (J)
Fibers: 49% Wool
26% Cotton
13% Manufactured Fibers - Nylon / Polyamide
8% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic
4% Manufactured Fibers - Rayon / Viscose
Texture: Worsted Afghan aran
Attributes: Care: Machine Wash Cold, Dry Flat
Color: Tweed
Yarn origin: Milled: Italy
Patterns using Tulla Tweed
