silk yak fingering
light teal
$40.00
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silk yak fingering
$40.00
Pickup available at Wabi Sabi Ottawa
Usually ready in 24 hours
Pair this shade with for a soft halo.
This is a go-to luxury yarn: Soft, strong, deep, rich, smooth, even, and flexible. Merino Silk Yak literally shines in projects that call for a confident drape!
Choose a single-colour project, or experiment with colourwork; while this yarn is definitely smooth and drapey, it has enough body to hold its own in colourwork, too.
All trunk show yarns are final sale: Wabi Sabi is not able to accept returns or exchanges on this yarn.
We are not able to restock colours, and they are available only until the end of the trunk show on October 26, so please plan your project carefully!
- composition
- 60% superwash merino / 20% silk / 20% yak
- meterage
- 365 meters / 399 yards
- grams
- 100 grams / 3.5 oz.
- suggested gauge
-
28
stitches per 10 cm / 4"
fingering weight
- recommended needles
- 2.50 mm (US 1.5) - 3.50 mm (US 4)
- care instructions
- hand wash (hand-dyed), dry flat
- great for
- texture, shawls, lace, cables, colourwork, hats, mittens & scarves, sweaters & garments
🍁 made in Canada 🍁
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alley cat yarns
All of Alley Cat's bare yarn comes from suppliers who are third-party certified for standards in animal welfare and environmental stewardship (RWS and GOTS), or from traceable small family farms where she has personally investigated these standards. All yarns are non-mulesed. Alley Cat Yarns sources and dyes breed-specific wools quite regularly, and produce unique, colour-rich yarns in many non-repeatable colourways.
merino wool
Merino sheep create a wool with a long, smooth fibre that is lightweight, warm, and soft. Like all wool, it has excellent breathability and does an excellent job regulating temperature in garments. It is a very popular type of wool to use for hand knitting yarn, and is a great choice for socks and garments worn close to the skin.
superwash wool
Superwash is a treatment method that is used to make wool fibres more resistant to shrinking and felting. There are a different methods used to achieve this, and the methods vary in terms of durability and environmental impact. These yarns often take dye very well, and tend to have a lot more drape and stretch than non-superwash yarns. A hand-dyed yarn may be superwash yet still recommend hand washing: this is to extend the colourfastness.
silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, produced by certain insect larvae when forming coccoons. The best known silk is obtained from the larvae of the mulberry silkworm. To produce 1 kg of silk, 104 kg of mulberry leaves must be eaten by 3000 silkworms. As a fibre, silk is smooth and soft, and it is one of the strongest natural fibres. It has excellent drape, but no elasticity the way that wool does.
yak
Yak fiber is a natural wool that comes from the coat of yaks, a long-haired bovine animal. It's used to make clothing, blankets, and other items. Durable, warm, and soft, it is a lovely luxury fibre.
returns
This item is not eligible for return or exchange.