Shepherd's Delight Pure Baby Alpaca Yarn

$38.00

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Hobart Wool Co's Fingering Weight Baby Alpaca Yarn is a versatile yarn that offers unparalleled softness, warmth, and durability. Softer than wool and containing no lanolin, yarn made from alpaca fibre is hypoallergenic and so the perfect alternative to pure wool for those with sensitive skin.

Shepherd's delight is a solid/semi-solid colourway that showcases the strong reds of sunset to create a vibrant and colour-dense yarn.
Fibre: 100% Pure Baby Alpaca Fibre originating in Peru.

Unit Weight: 100 grams.

Meterage:

4 Ply / Fingering Weight: Approximately 400 metres (437 yards) per 100 gram skein.

8 Ply / DK Weight: Approximately 200 metres (218 yards) per 100 gram skein.

Tension/Gauge:

4 Ply / Fingering Weight: 27 - 32 stitches (knitting) / 21 - 32 stitches (crochet) over 10 cm (4 inches), depending on your needles/hook and project.

8 Ply / DK Weight: 22- 24 stitches (knitting) / 12 - 17 stitches (crochet) over 10 cm (4 inches), depending on your needles/hook and project.

Needles:

4 Ply / Fingering Weight: 2.25 - 3.25mm depending on your preferences and project.

8 Ply / DK Weight: 3.75 - 4.5mm depending on your preferences and project.

Hooks:

4 Ply / Fingering Weight: 2.25 - 3.5mm depending on your preferences and project.

8 Ply / DK Weight: 4.5 - 5.5mm depending on your preferences and project.

Colours: Hobart Wool Co's yarns are hand-dyed in small batches. This means that colours and saturation levels may vary between skeins.