Baby Alpaca 100% - Cantaloupe - 0715

Try our beautiful baby alpaca in this nice light peach colour, Cantaloupe. The yarn consists of 100% baby alpaca and is some of the softest alpaca on the market. It is actually the finest type of alpaca available for hand knitting with a micron of 21.5. Use the yarn as a trailing thread, alone or together with a thread of Silk Mohair. It is a versatile yarn with many possibilities!

Baby Alpaca 100% comes from a spinning mill in Peru, which has sustainability, animal welfare and social responsibility at the forefront. They have a strong focus on constantly developing innovative and sustainable solutions that take the environment and surroundings into account. At the same time, they have a Social Responsibility Program which ensures jobs and good working conditions for thousands of families in the Peruvian highlands. 

Baby Alpaca 100% runs 200 meters per 25g and is a thin and elegant quality. It is best suited as a follow-up thread.

Knitting tenacity:
•    Two strands Baby Alpaca 100% = 27-28 stitches, needle 3
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + Kimsa = 21 stitches, row 4
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + Silk Mohair = 21 stitches, p. 4
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + VIP = 21 stitches, p. 4
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + Samay = 14-15 stitches, p. 5.5-7
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + Misina = 15-17 stitches, rows 5-6
•    Baby Alpaca 100% + Maxi VIP = 15-17 stitches, rows 5-6

Remember the knitting test! See suggestions for matching yarn further down.
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