Silk Blends
Angora, Bamboo, Camel and Yak
Silk/Angora
– Combine cuddly soft angora with elegant silk and the result is this 55% silk and 45% angora yarn – a true knitter’ delight. This yarn has a soft halo with a subtle sheen and would be lovely for an heirloom lace project. It has 437 yards per ounce and is on skeins that weigh approximately 3.5 ounces.Recommended needle size single strand - hand knitters size 0000-3 USA needles or (2mm to 3.25mm needles), machine knitters tension 4 with 2 strands on a 4.5mm machine.
Price - $6.00 per ounce
The skeins vary in weight, so please email me at Dimity@aol.com for price info.
Silk/Bamboo -
An innovative yarn combination of 60% silk and 40% bamboo that is a natural waxen moonglow shade. This yarn drapes beautifully and has wonderful stitch definition. It has 512 yards per ounce and the skeins vary in size from 3 to 3.5 ounces.Recommended needle size single strand - hand knitters size 0000-2 USA needles or 1mm to 3mm needles. Unless a machine knitter has a fine gauge machine, I do not recommend this yarn for machine knitting.
Price - $6.00 per ounce
The skeins vary in weight, so please mail me at Dimity@aol.com for price info.

Silk/Camel
- An enduring classic fiber from the desert is blended with silk to create this new superior 55% silk and 45% camel lace weight yarn. This is a light sandy shade of camel with a silken shimmer. It has 462 yards per ounce and is on skeins that weigh approximately 3.5 ounces.Recommended needle size single strand - hand knitters size 0000-3 USA needles or (2mm to 3.25mm needles), machine knitters tension 4 with 2 strands on a 4.5mm machine.
Price - $7.15 per ounce
The skeins vary in weight, so please mail me at Dimity@aol.com for price info.

Silk/Yak
- From the plateaus of Tibet comes this most exotic of fibers – a fine yarn blend of 55% silk and 45% yak. The yarn is a natural dark taupe with a silken sheen. This lace weight yarn has 475 yards per ounce – almost cobweb weight – and is on skeins that weigh approximately 3.5 ounces.Recommended needle size single strand - hand knitters size 0000-3 USA needles or (2mm to 3.25mm needles), machine knitters tension 4 with 2 strands on a 4.5mm machine.
Price - $7.15 per ounce
The skeins vary in weight, so please mail me at Dimity@aol.com for price info.

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