Isager Alpaca 3 - 47

ISAGER ALPACA 3 is a "tube-spun" yarn that contains 50% wool and 50% alpaca. It is the same quality as Alpaca 2 but feels completely different because it is so airy, which is due to it being "tube-spun." If you knit with 1 strand of Alpaca 3, it becomes a wonderfully light sweater even though the yarn is thick. The yarn works best when knitted with thick needles. Alpaca 3 is knitted on size 5 needles to get firm edges, but is otherwise best on size 6 or 7 mm needles.

I had never knitted with a tube-spun yarn before, but this one becomes so soft and beautiful. We have a Novice cardigan in the store that is knitted with 1 strand of Alpaca 3 together with 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair. It becomes like a soft cloud!

GAUGE

Alpaca 3: needle 5 = 16 sts / 20 rows
Alpaca 3 + Spinni: needle 5.5 = 15 sts / 22 rows
Alpaca 3 + Silk Mohair: needle 6 = 12 sts / 18 rows

SPECIFICATIONS

    50% alpaca and 50% wool
    The yarn is delivered in skeins of 50 grams/125 m
    The yarn is spun and dyed in Peru

Washing instructions

Wool should be hand washed unless you have a washing machine with a very gentle wool program that can wash in cold water. Use an approved wool detergent. Maintain the same temperature throughout the washing and rinsing process and do not wash above 28 degrees Celsius. The knitted garment can advantageously be gently spun after washing. Place the garment in a laundry bag or a pillowcase. After spinning, lay the garment out on towels to dry.

It is not necessary to wash a wool garment very often. Usually, it is enough to hang the garment up for airing. Cotton yarn and blended yarns with linen and bamboo tolerate higher washing temperatures, but we recommend the same washing instructions as for wool yarn.

Storage

Remember to store yarn and knitting in plastic bags or tightly woven cotton bags or in a plastic box with a lid. This is because Isager yarns are not treated against moths, as the available treatments have side effects for allergy sufferers and only last until the first wash.