NEW Sock Weight 56% SW Extrafine Merino 44% Superkid Mohair 100 gr Hank

Composition: 56% Extrafine Superwash Merino 44% Superkid Mohair Singles Yarn (19.5 Microns)
Metric Count: 1/3.6Nm
Yarn Weight: Sock/Fingering weight, 1 ply construction
Meterage: Approx. 360m (394 yards) per 100gm hank
Origin: South Africa


Description
This singles yarn is next to skin soft, slightly fuzzy and has a beautiful pearly lustre due to the fineness of the mohair used. The mohair is not brushed but the singles construction allows the mohair fibres to bloom and form a delicate halo around the strand. It knits up into warm and lightweight items. Although technically a fingering weight yarn, you can also treat it like a thicker sport weight yarn, and knit on larger needles. This allows the mohair fibres more room to bloom and reach their full fuzzy potential. It is delightful worked up into lightweight shawls, cardigans, hats and cowls.
This yarn is extremely soft because of the extrafine merino and superkid mohair we use. The softness of mohair is the main determining factor of its quality. Superkid mohair is from the first shearing and these are the softest and finest fibres the mohair goats will ever produce. The second shearing is usually called kid mohair and is still of fine quality, but is not as soft as superkid mohair.

1 x 100gm hank = 100gms total

Suggested Needle/Hook Sizes and Gauge:
Needle Size: 2.5 - 4mm needles (US 1.5 - 6) and C - G hook
Gauge (stocking stitch): 28sts x 36 rows over 10cm/4 inches on 3.25mm (US 3) needles

Care Instructions:
Hand wash using a wool detergent, ideally below 30°C, avoid wringing and twisting. Dry flat out of direct sunlight, do not spin or tumble dry.

The wool used in this yarn is ethically produced from sheep that have NOT been mulesed.