Crochet Kit - Baby Car Seat Blanket
Crochet Kit - Baby Car Seat Blanket
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Skill Level - Perfect for beginners
This alpaca wool crochet kit uses alpaca yarn from British and Irish farms. Seen here in Off White and Sandstone and available in a wide range of other alpaca colours. Most of us crochetiers start out with granny squares, so here's a giant one for you, which will get you into crochet and produce the softest (machine-washable!!) blanket for your baby's car seat travels, or even just to cuddle up with for comfort.
Size: 60cm x 60cm
Kit includes:
- Cotton alpaca project bag
- 250g (225m per 100g) Gorgeous DK yarn made from 75% alpaca /25% sheep sourced from our own and UK herds
- Optional 4.5mm crochet needle and tapestry needle
- Pattern
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Skill Level - Perfect for beginners
This alpaca wool crochet kit uses alpaca yarn from British and Irish farms. Seen here in Off White and Sandstone and available in a wide range of other alpaca colours. Most of us crochetiers start out with granny squares, so here's a giant one for you, which will get you into crochet and produce the softest (machine-washable!!) blanket for your baby's car seat travels, or even just to cuddle up with for comfort.
Size: 60cm x 60cm
Kit includes:
- Cotton alpaca project bag
- 250g (225m per 100g) Gorgeous DK yarn made from 75% alpaca /25% sheep sourced from our own and UK herds
- Optional 4.5mm crochet needle and tapestry needle
- Pattern
As with all Gorgeous alpaca DK kits, it's warm and cosy, but lightweight and breathes well. The alpaca yarn has a small amount of 100% natural sheep's wool blended in, which makes it easy to knit and crochet with, and still retains that wonderful alpaca softness.
What's so great about alpaca yarn?
Alpaca yarn is highly valued for it's softness, warmth, and durability.
Let's compare it to sheep's wool
- The fibres are much finer, and generally longer, than sheep’s wool, which makes them softer and less itchy
- It contains no lanolin which makes it hypo-allergenic (and also makes it more sustainable as it can be processed at very low temperatures)
- It also has a natural sheen that gives finished items a luxurious look
- Both sheep and alpaca fleece is water-repellent, but alpaca also wicks away the moisture
| Weight of Yarn | #3, DK |
| Blend | 75% alpaca 25% sheep |
| Size: | 4/9Nm giving 225m (245 yards) per 100g |
| Ball Size | 50g (112m) |
| Tension | 21 sts x 27 rows= 4"/10cm over stocking stitch with 4.5mm (UK 7, US 7) |
Hand washing: Use lukewarm water and a specialist wool detergent. Hair conditioner in the final rinse will add extra softness. When washing and rinsing squeeze the garment rather than rubbing. Gently squeeze out excess water before rolling in a towel. Lay flat to dry.
Washing machines: Modern machines with delicate programme at 20C using a wool delicate detergent. Can be spun at 400 RPM.
If you are not 100% happy with our products, we will pay for the returns and refund you the full amount you paid on receipt of returned goods
- Returns accepted for 90 days
- Free return shipping
- No restocking fee
- Final sale items can be returned, but customer pays for postage
Thank you so much. I have received the crochet fingerless gloves kit. The yarn is absolutely gorgeous, and I can't wait to start. The pattern looks really straightforward, and I really love the cotton project bag that came with it.
Excellent service. I was unsure the colour I had chosen matched the one in their photo. I used the text messaging service and had prompt and helpful replies. I have used Gorgeous Alpacas before the will is as they say gorgeous and their service excellent. I would recommend to my friends and family.
I love the softness of the wool and the sandstone colour. I am new to crochet and this is the third project I have done. I found the video extremely helpful as it clearly explained how to do the different stitches. I love the little kit bag provided which makes the project very portable. I had a problem with the paper pattern, but that was quickly resolved by Emma. She emailed me back within a couple of hours and then sent a lovely little gift as an apology! I would highly recommend Gorgeous Alpaca to fellow crafters, especially if they are just starting out on their crochet journey!
Delighted with my purchase, very soft next to the skin and non of the itching that can come with some wools
This yarn is just wonderful, so soft and cosy. The pattern is straight forward and well written. The customer service is amazing, an email was all that was needed to divert my order to Kent, rather than New Zealand which I had entered in error. Altogether a very satisfactory experience which I shall happily repeat.