silk yak fingering
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$40.00
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polite hedonist yarns
Canadian yarns 🍁
fingering weight yarns
yarns by alley cat yarns
Pickup available at Wabi Sabi Ottawa
Usually ready in 1 hour
yarn details:
- fibre composition
- 60% superwash merino / 20% silk / 20% yak
- meterage / yardage
- 365 meters / 399 yards
- unit weight
- 100 grams / 3.5 oz.
- format
- hank
- requires winding?
- yes
- yarn weight category
- fingering
- suggested stitch tension
- 28 sts / 10 cm (4 in)
- recommended needles
- 2.50 mm (US 1.5) - 3.50 mm (US 4)
- superwash treated
- yes
- care instructions
- hand wash (hand-dyed), dry flat
- recommended uses
- shawls, hats, mittens & scarves, sweaters & garments
- country of origin
- Canada 🍁
Silk Yak Fingering is hand-dyed by Alley Cat Yarns, a local Ottawa indie dyer, in a superwash merino, silk, and yak blend that covers a lot of ground. The merino provides the familiar bounce and softness of a quality sock base; the silk adds sheen, drape, and a cool smoothness; and the yak: often underappreciated: contributes a quiet warmth and a subtle softness that's distinctly its own. Hand-dyed in small batches, so colours vary between dyelots: buy enough for your project at one time. Excellent for socks, shawls, and any fingering-weight project where you want the yarn to be noticed.
indulgent fibres with excellent manners
Silk yak fingering is a yarn that we would categorize as a polite hedonist. A polite hedonist loves luxury but keeps its manners. These yarns are made from indulgent fibres that feel wonderful to work with and create soft, wearable fabrics: luxury that behaves itself beautifully.
Still worth a proper introduction: swatch before committing, especially when substituting. And when it comes time to wash, treat finished pieces gently so the fibres can stay at their best.
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