Marled Natural Alpaca / Merino Wool Sock / Lace Yarn – 100 gram skein by BrowningandWolff

12,75 USD

This is a beautiful yarn from the UK that’s ideal for sock and shawl knitting! It’s 50/50 Alpaca/ Merino and weighs in at 2,000 ypp. Each 100g skein has approximately 438 yards (401 meters). It’s built from one ply of naturally colored gray alpaca and one ply of natural white merino wool to create a wonderfully well balanced marled (sweet striped) knitting yarn.

It knits up perfectly on sock machines on every cylinder from the 54 on as much as the 96. You can likewise use it for hand-knitting on about American size needles 0 through 2 for socks or any size your lace pattern requires.

It dyes perfectly and wears extremely well in socks, in spite of being soft and cushy. This yarn is natural white and gray marle – a clean scheme for your dye tasks. It is * not * Superwash, so care must be taken in washing, however this beautiful yarn is worth hand cleaning.