Perendale Breed Study Update

Colours: White and range of greys.

Feel in hand: Lovely and soft but with a nice firm crisp feel.

Fibre prep: Just a worsted spin from the fibre.

Smell: Near to no sheep smell just a nice clean hair smell.

Fibre uses: Knitted or woven items.

Historical Facts: Developed in 1950s by Geoffrey Peren in New Zealand by crossing Cheviot rams and Romney ewes. Dual purpose sheep for meat and fibre.

Next to skin feel: Lovely only the slightest prickly feel.

Fibre Lustor: Bright white but not shiny.

Staple length: 4" to 6"

Microns: 28 to 37

Perendale spun yarn details: 

Spun on my Kromski Sonata - using the whorl size 10 to 1

I plyed from center pull ball 

worsted (8-9 WPI)

21.6 meters

its a bit floofy has a nice spongey feel

Plying shows a definite pretty twist in the plyed yarn

A lovely bright sheen.

If I hold it near my face and neck I feel the tiniest prickle feel but its not too itchy.

Would I buy this fibre again.. Yes

Would I knit with it.. Yes but I wouldn't use it for baby knits I think beanies, socks, shawls, my neck is far too sensitive to knit a scarf with it.