Baby Alpaca Silk Hand Dyed Yarn 500 m 50 g – Glacier Air Light Blue Luxury Yarn

• Fiber content: 70% baby alpaca, 30% silk
• Yardage: 500 m / 50 g
• Form: skein
• Weight: lace / light fingering
• Yarn origin: Italy

This yarn is designed for refined, lightweight and exceptionally soft garments.
Baby alpaca gives the fabric its softness, warmth and a beautiful natural halo, while silk adds strength and an elegant structure to the strand.

The finished fabric feels airy, lively and voluminous, drapes beautifully and is especially pleasant to wear next to the skin.

About the color: 

Glacier Air is a cool, light blue shade with an airy, watercolor depth.
The color feels clean, calm and fresh, evoking images of glacial air, open sky and lightness.

In knitted fabric, the shade opens evenly and gently, highlighting the texture and volume of the yarn.

Recommended uses

Perfect for:
— airy sweaters and cardigans
— fluffy hats and cowls
— shawls, wraps and lightweight scarves
— lace projects
— yoke accents and decorative details

How to knit and combine

The yarn looks especially beautiful in:

• lace patterns
• stockinette stitch
• minimalist and modern designs

Most often knitted as a single strand for light and airy garments.
It also combines well with:

• fine merino
• smooth silk
  
• lurex yarns for a subtle shimmer
• yarns with sequins to add delicate sparkle and contrast

This makes it an excellent base yarn for refined, expressive combinations.

Tools

— Needles: 2.5–4.0 mm
— Hook: 2.5–4.0 mm
— Knitting machines: suitable for 3rd gauge (2–3 strands) and 5th gauge (1–2 strands)

Approximate yarn requirements

• Shawl / triangular scarf — 50–100 g
• Large wrap / stole — 150 g
• Sweater XS–S — 150 g
• Sweater M — 200 g
• Sweater L — 250 g
• Scarf / cowl — 50–100 g

Thanks to its generous yardage, the yarn is very economical.

Care

— hand wash in warm water (30°C)
— mild wool detergent
— gently press in a towel
— lay flat to dry