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August 28, 2010
Incredible 4 ply is a premium quality, pure, next-to-the-skin, German angora yarn in 4 ply fingering /light sport weight. It has the same characteristics as Incredible DK: it is short-haired, silky and velvety to the touch, unbrushed, millspun (uniform) and hand-dyed in Scotland, and has a low per cent of shedding. This angora is suitable for hand- and machine knitting, and is available in 36 hand-dyed solid and 12 hand painted colours, and is suitable for sweaters, accessories and warmers (hats, scarves, socks, muffs, leggings), as well as medicinal next-to-the-skin articles and underwear. The Island of Orkney is located in the North Sea (it is a neighbor archipelago to Fair Isle, Shetland and Faroe), where winters are severe and living without angora knitwear is impossible (it is 7 times warmer than sheep wool). The local people use angora not only for knitting sweaters and accessories, but also for making very thin angora underwear and medicinal articles (different types of warmers), and wear them next to the skin to protect themselves from the local cold. We use this yarn for athletic vests as well. Made of this yarn, they are great for snowboarding and skiing: you won't be cold at -15C and won't be hot at +10C. * Notes: 1) as this yarn is dyed by hand in small batches, a tone-on-tone colour variation on the thread may occur; 2) there may be slight flaws in the colour at the first wash, this is natural for commercial dyes on natural fibers.
* Similar yarn: 100% Angora DK, Angora, Nature, Lambgora, Halo FIBRE: 100% Premium German Angora, Unbrushed YARN WEIGHT: 4 ply, Fingering /Light Sport Weight TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 28 sts / 36 rows NEEDLES: 2.25 - 3.25 mm (US No.1-3) LENGTH: approx. 400 m / 445 yards BALL WEIGHT: 50 gr Shade Card is available for purchases below ↓ Knitted Sample on 2.75 mm needles Usage: 200 gr for Ladies' 42" bust sweater PATTERNS: Angora Bolero  BOOKS: Crochet So Fine, 20 Exquisite Designs with Fine Yarns * suitable Sample patterns for angora Price: $29.99 /solids, $32.99 /paints In stock: solids: 03 Purple Heather, 07 Soft Pink (2 balls), 13 Wedgewood, 15 Lavender (3 balls), 17 Sky Blue, 21 Cerise (3 balls), 24 Chocolate (3 balls), 25 Fawn, 27 Black (3 balls), 29 Silver (4 balls), 34 Light Olive, 37 Midnight; hand painted: 109 Black-and-White; undyed: 26 Natural White (3 balls) » request colour description » Orkney Angora Yarns Index |
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Yarn Name Index >>
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03, Purple Heather
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07, Soft Pink* 2 balls |
13, Wedgewood
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15, Lavender* 3 balls |
17, Sky Blue
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21, Cerise* 3 balls |
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23, Sea Green(Peridot) * out of stock |
24, Chocolate* 3 balls |
25, Fawn
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26, Natural Whiteundyed * 3 balls |
27, Black* 3 balls |
29, Silver* 4 balls |
34, Light Olive
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37, Midnight(Blue Black) |
109, Black-and-White / hand paint
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