The Alpaca Yarn Co. Classic Alpaca and Classic Alpaca Baby, made in Peru

Classic Alpaca is an upscale quality, ulta soft and pure, Puruvian superfine alpaca yarn in double knit weight. It is suitable for any hand- or machine-knitting and crochet pjojects: sweaters and accessories, colourful Fair Isle magnum opuses, next-to-the-skin men's and baby articles. Classic Alpaca is millspun and is dyed in sophisticated solid colours in Peru. It is dyed exceptionally well, no flaws in the colour occur during the wash. Classic Alpaca Baby is a finer grade Peruvian alpaca yarn - pure Baby Alpaca. It has a lower micron count (20-23), which makes it even softer to the touch (superfine alpaca has 23-27 micron count).

Advice from the manufacturer: Try to avoid knots when working with alpaca, knitting with the tail and the new yarn together for several stitches, leaving a bit of a the tail inside your work - that seems to hold very well. As it is known, alpaca yarns don't hold a knot very well. This has more to do with the properties of alpaca: smoother scales and a silkier feel that causes this.

Known facts: Alpaca Fleece has some unique attributes:
• widest range of natural colours: 22 recognized colours with over 250 shades, from white to fawn, all the shades of brown, greys, rose-greys and black
• the second to mohair strongest animal fibre
• warmer than wool
• non-greasy fleece, this gives it a high yield after processing: usually 85-90% versus 45-75% for sheep's wool.

* Similar yarn: Swizzle, Super Alpaca, Eco Alpaca

FIBRE /Classic Alpaca:100% Extra Fine Dehaired Alpaca
FIBRE /Classic Alpaca Baby:100% Baby Alpaca
YARN WEIGHT: Double Knit
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 20 sts/ 24 rows,
5.5 sts = 1"
NEEDLES: 4 mm (US No.6)
LENGTH: approx. 99 m / 110 yards
SKEIN WEIGHT: 50g
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PATTERNS: The Art of Fair Isle Knitting, Double Knitting
Irene &Mr.Sheep Knitwear:
• Vest Julietta, sample pattern No. 12, yarns: Classic Alpaca nad Opulence
• [Men's Argyle Vest] * being updated
Sample patterns for alpaca
Price: $7.95 /Classic Alpaca, $8.95 /Classic Alpaca Baby
IN STOCK: Classic Alpaca: 100 Natural White, 206 Camel, 207 Boston Beige, 401 Light Grey, 410 Chocolate, 1400 Forest Green, 1407 Araucana, 1415 Sour Apple Heather, 1430 Spring Leaf (8 skeins), 1606 Robin Egg, 1626 Cobalt Blue (9 skeins), 1628 Marine, 1630 Periwinkle, 1636 Forget-me-not (8 skeins), 1808 Purple Haze Heather, 1810 Dark Purple, 1821 Brambleberry, 1822 Lilac, 2019 Petal Pink, 2055 Cranberry, 2201 Burnt Sienna, 2213 Cinnamon, 2215 Coral Heather (9 skeins), 2250 Burnished Gold, 2406 Amber (7 skeins), 2407 Lemon Chiffon; Classic Alpaca Baby: 301 Ground Pepper (undyed)
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Classic Alpaca:

Colour:

100, Natural White206, Camel207, Boston Beige401, Ligth Grey410, Chocolate1400, Forest Green1407, Araucana1415, Sour Apple Heather1430, Spring Leaf1606, Robin Egg1626, Cobalt Blue1628, Marine1630, Periwinkle1636, Forget-me-not1808, Purple Haze Heather1821, Brambleberry1822, Lilac2019, Petal Pink2055, Cranberry2201, Burnt Sienna2213, Cinnamon2215, Coral Heather2250, Burnished Gold2406, Amber2407, Lemon Chiffon

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Classic Alpaca Baby:

Colour:	301, Ground Pepper
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100, Natural White

206, Camel

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Price: $15.99 /set of 3

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