Materials: 20% silk, 80% babyalpaca wool
Yardage: 1 ball = 50g = 60m / 65 yds
Needle size: 4,5mm (US 7)
Tension/gauge: 17 sts x 22 rows = 10x10cm (4"x4")
Yarn weight: worsted
Textured: plied
An exclusive mixture of 20% silk and 80% babyalpaca, one of Drops most luxurious qualities. The yarn is very soft and is extremely comfortable to wear directly on your skin; it doesn't itch, even with sensitive skins. Silke Alpaca has a slightly reflective and delicate surface with a rustic look. It is specifically suitable for use with smaller garments, crochet articles and accessories.
It also looks wonderful in larger garments, but here it is very important to keep a constant eye on the knitting tension and to avoid elastic stitch techniques, like rib and English rib. Silke-Alpaca gives - with its weight - a fantastic soft hang and a beautiful fit.
An exciting use for SilkeAlpaca is for felting; the alpaca gives a solid and very pretty result. More about this yarn »
As Silke-Alpaca has the same knitting tension as Alaska and Paris there is an excellent pattern selection available.
Check out some Free DROPS knitting patterns for this yarn »
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