Description
Alpaca yarn is known for being extremely warm, lightweight, and soft; what is often forgotten is that alpaca yarn is durable, comfortable, adaptable to every season, and very manageable to knit. Alpaca wool is particularly soft and durable and even warmer than sheep’s wool. This Peruvian alpaca yarn is perfect for your knitting, Crocheting projects!
It’s also great to weave with….. Hand dyers do your own colorways!!
Contents: 100% ALPACA
YPP: 1680
Yardage: approx. 3700 – 3800 yards per cone. approx.2.5 lbs
Weight: Fingering
******This yarn is also available in 8oz skeins or 8oz Cones**** check here:
3 Ply Alpaca yarn – Made in America Yarns
Hand wash and dry flat, with a brief tumble in the dryer – or dry clean
Please note: Colors can vary based on your monitor settings – we do our best to match the colors accurately. Yardage is APPROXIMATE.
Kate –
Is this suitable for machine knitting and what is the recommended number of stitches per inch on what size needle please?
MiAY (store manager) –
Hi Kate, Yes it’s definitely suitable and strong for machine knitting…. Unfortunately we are not experts at machine knitting though so would not be able to give you precise, information! we apologize
Jennifer (verified owner) –
Great value.
MiAY (store manager) –
Thanks for your time and review:)
Brenda E Fish –
I thought this was a 2-ply yarn based on the description, but what I received was a single.
I can use it, I am a spinner and I will ply it into a two-ply yarn. But I was disappointed.
MiAY (store manager) –
Hello Brenda,
Sorry you are disappointed with your purchase – we are also glad you are going to use it for spinning!
We just wanted to let you know that this alpaca yarn is very strong and it currently is being used by many of our weavers and the knitters the way it is and the result seems to be satisfactory 🙂
Brenda E Fish –
Now the description of the yarn says 3-ply. It may be equivalent to a 3-ply yarn weight, but it is one end, a singles yarn. As an unbalanced singles yarn, it will bias when using it to knit. whether by hand or on the machine. I used it on my circular sock machine and there is a definite bias.
MiAY (store manager) –
DEAR BRENDA, SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR ALPACA YARN!! WE HAVE THE DYED VERSION OF THIS ALPACA YARN IN SMALLER 8OZ CONES OR SKEINS ON OUR WEBSITE, AND KNOW THAT OTHERS BUY AND USE IT FOR KNITTING, WE HAVEN’T RECEIVED COMPLAINT ABOUT IT BIASING OR BEING A PROBLEM TO WORK WITH!!! WE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND LET YOU KNOW:)