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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