Hand spun wool yarn in the Sunflower sunflower colorway -- DK to worsted weight Targhee and BFL hand popular spun yarn

Handspun wool yarn in the Sunflower colorway.

I sourced this fiber already dyed in the sunflower colorway from Greenwood Fiberworks in Utah. The Targhee is probably U.S. or North American wool because that's where Targhee is raised. I have no idea where the BFL wool comes from.

BFL is the softest of the English longwools and the only one considered consistently next-to-the-skin soft. Targhee is a North American comeback type breed developed in Idaho and popular in Montana, the Dakotas, and the Intermountain west. Targhee is fine wool, but not superfine with good loft. Both of these skeins are next-to-the-skin soft for most people. The Targhee is slightly softer.

If you look closely in the photographs, you will see the skein on the left has slightly more intense colors and color saturation. The skein on the left is BFL (Blue-faced Leicester). The skein on the right is Targhee. BFL is known to take dye extremely well to produce very intense colors.

If you choose to use these skeins in the same garment, I recommend alternating rows as the wools have different textures and the BFL colors really are more intense. These skeins will make 2-3 hats each, or would serve as wonderful color popular highlights in a sweater. These are really fun skins.

Dyed by Greenwood Fiberworks. Hand spun by The Spinning Guy.

BFL (Blue-faced Leicester): 7.3 ounces, 376 yards, $88.99

Targhee: 8 ounces, 596 yards, $98.99

Hand wash in COLD water.