Heritage yarn
A two-ply yarn listed as 100% wool, with 215 yards per skein and a stated knitting gauge.
Confirm colour, dye lot, quantity and suitability for the intended pattern; screen colours are approximate.
BUYING GUIDE · York Mills, New Brunswick
Choose Briggs & Little yarn by gauge
The names do not replace the pattern specification. Heritage and Durasport have different ply, composition and yardage; decide against the pattern’s gauge and care requirements, then confirm colour and enough of a matching dye lot.
What is the basic material difference?
Heritage is listed as two-ply 100% wool with 215 yards per skein. Durasport is one-ply 80% wool and 20% nylon with 430 yards per skein. A longer skein is not automatically a substitute for a different yarn gauge.
What should I ask about colour and quantity?
Screen swatches are approximate. State the required colour, yardage and intended pattern, then ask about dye lot and quantity. The selected product’s own knitting gauge is the useful comparison, not the mill name alone.
What does Canadian wool sourcing establish?
The mill says it buys Canadian fleeces. That supports a wool-sourcing connection; it does not establish the nylon’s origin in Durasport or every other component. Confirm the exact yarn’s care before choosing.
The linked offerings.
Open the exact offering before choosing its size, finish, format or booking option.
Durasport yarn
A one-ply yarn listed as 80% wool and 20% nylon, with 430 yards per skein and its own stated gauge.
Canadian wool sourcing does not prove the nylon’s origin. Confirm the pattern gauge and care.
Your next steps.
- Compare the exact gauge and fibre blend.
- Calculate total project yardage.
- Confirm colour, dye lot, quantity and care.
Before you buy or book.
Confirm the exact colour, dye lot, required quantity, pattern gauge and care with the mill. Online colour swatches can differ from the yarn. The Canadian wool claim does not establish the origin of Durasport’s nylon.
The Canadian connection.
York Mills, New Brunswick wool mill. The mill says it buys Canadian fleeces; Heritage is listed as 100% wool and Durasport as 80% wool and 20% nylon. Nylon and other component origins are not proved.