Punch Needle Rug Yarn

Canadian-made yarn 

Briggs & Little Super is a four-ply 100% woolen yarn, of a chunky weight.  It is available in 15 colors.   This yarn is perfect for punch-needle or may be used for hand knitting outdoor sweaters, coats, hats or mittens.  Useful for crafts, latch hook rugs or macrame.  It may be over-dyed using Washfast Acid Dyes.  

Left to right from the top: Dark Green, Fern Green, Black and Red.  Below that is Gold, Rust, and Teal. Below is Dark Gray and Navy, then Washed White, Peacock and Navy. Washed White, more Peacock (different dye lot), then Khaki and Light Gray. We also have Fawn and Yellow.  Click on the detailed images for closer photos.  

Each skein is 4 oz. or 113 grams and 77 meters.  Good wool yarn for a great price.

How much yarn will I need? (from Amy Oxford)

For rugs, using a #8, #9, or #10 Regular Oxford Punch Needle: It takes approximately 2/3 of a pound of yarn per square foot.

To figure out yarn amounts you can also use “the hand method.” To do this, simply place your hand on your rug and draw a generous imaginary circle around your hand (this is based on a large man’s hand so make the circle approximately 9” in diameter.) This circle is the equivalent of one 4 oz. skein of 3-ply rug yarn. You can measure your whole rug in this manner and estimate smaller areas by estimating whether they are a quarter of a hand, a half a hand, etc. The hand method is designed to give you a bit more than you will need so you won’t run out. With practice you will become comfortable with this method. It is unscientific, but it is a reasonable estimate.