Trailhead Appalachian Trail

Trailhead Yarns is Canada's premier dyer of plant based yarns and threads since 2013. Dyer Samantha, started off making hand-dyed Canadian wool when a life changing wool allergy had her looking for plant based yarns like cotton, linen, and tencel. Samantha has been perfecting her techniques over the years, meeting the growing demand for sustainably sourced plant-based yarns for those who have allergies, live in warmer climates, want to wash and wear, and want to use vegan yarns.

Appalachian Trail is a cotton/nylon blend fingering weight yarn, great for summer tops and sweaters and equally nice for socks with its generous nylon content and custom spun twist which provides strong, long wearing fabric. Used for socks and light summer fabrics, or held doubled for DK weight projects on a larger needle, this multi use yarn might just become your newest favourite. 

Ball Weight: 100 g / 3.5 oz
Ball Length: 384 m / 420 yds
Knitting Gauge: 28 sts & 37 rows = 10cm / 4"
Needle Size: 3.25mm (US 3)
Yarn Fibre: 65% cotton, 35% nylon

Care Instructions: Machine wash cold.  Dry on low or lay flat to dry.

We love this yarn for our Sock Project of the Year Mission 6: Gentle Drizzle by Emily Kintigh (rib stitches are connected with a delicate cable raindrop) and Mission 9: Siddal by Cheryl Toy, featured in the book Operation Sock Drawer. 

One skein will make a pair of socks, just pick your colour!  

Note for socks: you will want to do a gauge swatch and adjust your sock needles to give you gauge for your favourite sock patterns. Our sample socks for Gentle Drizzle were done on 2.25 mm (US 1) size sock needles. 

Note about hand painted yarns: These skeins are dyed by hand and may vary in colour and/or intensity from skein to skein, even within the same dyelot. Colours viewed on different monitors may have shade and tone differences from the actual product.

Patterns for Appalachian Trail yarn: