Green Eyed Monsters
Handmade in Manchester
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Green Eyed Monsters Handpainted Yarn & Fibre
GEM yarn is created using a range of beautiful base yarns, fibres and dyes. Being an obsessive knitter and spinner myself, I love spending time with yarn and I always aim to produce something which is both enjoyable to work with and ends up as a beautiful finished object.
I am dyeing too quickly to keep a complete list of what is currently in stock, but this page will give you an overview. If you want to see everything, check out my stash pages on Ravelry or my sold items on Etsy.
The Range
GEM sock (post-June 2009)
A blend of superwash merino wool and nylon - buttery-soft but amazingly hard wearing.
100g/360yds per skein :: Sock weight
Machine washable
GEM sock (pre-June 2009)
A blend of superwash wool and nylon - soft and hard wearing - the classic sock blend.
120g/500yds per skein :: Sock weight
Machine washable
GEM StarSock
60% superwash merino, 15% bamboo, 10% silk, 15% nylon - a truly stunning luxury sock yarn.
100g/360yds per skein :: Sock weight
Machine washable
GEM BiffleSock
100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool - soft but hard-wearing with a gentle sheen.
100g/350yds per skein :: light sock weight
Machine washable
GEM angora sock
An exclusive limited edition yarn, which I have plied up from commercially spun singles.
100g/500yds per skein :: light sock weight
Hand wash
GEM alpaca sock
A luxury sock yarn spun from alpaca fibre. Makes a fantastic all-weather sock.
100g/400yds per skein :: sock weight
Hand wash
GEM earth sock
Organic merino yarn dyed with beautiful natural dyes - for eco-conscious feet!
100g per skein :: heavy sock weight
Hand wash
Gem Supersock (post-June 2009)
A beautiful 100% wool yarn. It's next-to-the-skin soft and takes colour brilliantly.
100g/360yds per skein :: sock weight
Machine washable
Gem Supersock (pre-June 2009)
A beautiful 100% wool yarn. It's next-to-the-skin soft and takes colour brilliantly.
100g/420yds per skein :: sock weight
Machine washable
GEM TwistySock
A beautiful, bouncy high-twist sock yarn with amazing stitch definition - great for cables.
120g/360yds per skein :: light sock weight
Hand wash
Gem Lamblace
A stunning lambswool laceweight yarn - very fine and with an amazing sheen.
35g/500yds per skein :: lace weight
Hand wash
Gem Britlace
Bought especially for UK Ravelry Day - really squidgy woolly laceweight yarn from a local mill.
65g/500yds per skein :: lace weight
Hand wash
Gem Fibre
A range of 100% wool roving. I like experimenting with unusual breeds such as Falkland and Devon.
100g per braid
Hand wash
Gem Silkling
A luxury blend of merino wool and silk, usually dyed in strong semisolid shades
100g/360ys per skein
Machine washable
Past Colourways
A sample of past colourways
