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Gorgeous Alpacas

DK Alpaca Yarn

DK Alpaca Yarn

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Color: Parchment
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Our most popular lightweight DK alpaca wool sourced from British and Irish alpaca farms. It's gorgeous to knit and crochet with, as our many reviews can testify. The blend is 75% alpaca/25% sheep. No animals are hurt in the process, and indeed are happy to be sheared in late Spring every year.

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) 
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Our most popular lightweight DK alpaca wool sourced from British and Irish alpaca farms. It's gorgeous to knit and crochet with, as our many reviews can testify. The blend is 75% alpaca/25% sheep. No animals are hurt in the process, and indeed are happy to be sheared in late Spring every year.

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

Customer Reviews

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Sarah Clark

Quick service and lovely wool, really nice to knit with

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Lindsey Pritchard
lovely yarn

quick service and such soft yarn to knit, with lots of colour choices.Just started third restful textured cowl and thinking of fingerless gloves next.

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Lisa Ward
Lovely yarn

Quick and easy ordering. Yarn arrived and is so soft and lovely to knit with

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Anne Linsley
Beautiful wool

I bought 2 balls of speckledy red to knit a hat, Kittiwake from Alice Starmore knitting book. Using 2.75 circular needles the hat knitted to size. Beautiful wool to knit with. I also bought the speckledy green wool to do the same. This really is a lovely subtle mixture

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Philippa Hind
So soft

I’m a beginner knitter and chose the Regency Handwarmers as a starter. The wool is lovely to knit with, warm and soft and the finished article super. So much so I have decided to knit my 4 sisters a pair each for Christmas.

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