Sandnes Garn - Sandnes Garn Alpakka Silke

Soft with a delicate halo & silky sheen, Alpakka Silke is an all-season blend of baby alpaca & mulberry silk.  The plied, fingering weight yarn has a beautiful drape for elegant wraps and accessories.

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Baby alpaca is not fiber from cute little alpaca babies; it’s the term used for alpaca fiber between 20-23 microns (micrometers) and is one of the finest and softest alpaca grades used for hand-knitting yarn. Combined with the smooth surface of the silk, this softness results in a yarn that feels especially gentle and cool against the skin. Both alpaca and silk have good heat-regulating properties and the silk has a unique moisture-absorbing property. 

• Fingering weight
• 70% baby alpaca, 30% Mulberry silk
• 200m/50g ball
• Gauge: 27 sts on 3mm needles
• Handwash, lay flat to dry
• Silk from China, Alpaca wool from Peru/Bolivia