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Sheepsoft DK

Laxtons (byLaxtons)

£6.98

No yarn collection is complete without a quintessential DK weight. This hardworking yarn from the Sheepsoft family, spun from 100% British Bluefaced Leicester and Masham sheep breeds with a low carbon footprint, is an informed choice for all knitters and crocheters - from beginner to expert. Available in an assortment of 16 heathered shades, achieved by blending the natural colours of the Masham with fibre dyed Bluefaced Leicester to add distinctive character to your knits. Colours inspired by the Yorkshire landscape that we call home. Further Information Length 220m/240yds Weight 100g Recomme

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as LAXTONS LIMITED, number 04368396. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.