Description
Our suri alpaca yarn is 4-ply 2/9Nm, 50g skein, 225m approx per skein.
Tension Square 4″x4″ (10cm x 10cm)
We suggest using 3.25mm needles 28st x 33rows or 3.5mm needles 24st s x33rows.
Hand wash is recommended. Full washing instructions can be seen HERE
They come in eight shades Hellebore, Meadow Saffron, Scarlet Pimpernel, Harebell, Sea Pink, Saxifrage, Bluebell and Celandine. Composition is 75% superfine suri alpaca, 20% baby huacaya alpaca, 5% silk. Spun fully worsted at a small mill in Dorset.
There are two alpaca fleece types, huacaya and suri. Huacaya, a crimpy fleece, is the most common.. The suri has a long fleece with non crimped locks and is known for its lustre and drape and accounts for only 5% of the world’s alpaca population. It is more difficult to spin because of its very low scale height but that gives it its lustre. UK Alpaca’s suri yarns have been mixed with a small percentage of baby huacaya and silk to give the finished yarn more loft and cohesion.
All of the suri fleece comes from alpacas farmed in Britain and was hand graded at our farm in Devon.
UK Post Code Destinations
All orders up to 5kg will be dispatched with Royal Mail with a choice between Tracked 24 and Tracked 48 service. For guaranteed next day we offer an APC Overnight service. If your order exceeds 5kg you will be asked to contact us for a delivery quote. Royal Mail delivery times can be found on their website.
EU Destinations
All orders up to 2kg will be dispatched with Royal Mail International Tracked service. for a flat fee of £9.95. For orders over £100 we now offer FREE delivery.
All orders up to 2kg will be dispatched with Royal Mail International Tracked service.. For orders up to €150 (excluding postage costs) your country VAT will be added to your shopping cart at checkout (the IOSS system), enabling the local postal company to deliver without any further payment demands.
For order values over €150 we suggest making two orders to enable the IOSS VAT system to be used. We will refund any excess postage charges made by you on the second order.
Otherwise orders over €150 will not go through the IOSS system, so no VAT will be charged at checkout and you will be asked by your local delivery service to pay the VAT prior to delivery.
For orders over 2kg you will be directed to contact us for a delivery quote.
Rest Of World Destinations
We now offer a flat £9.95 per order for all USA and Canadian destinations and FREE delivery on orders over £100, This applies to order weights up to 2kg and will be dispatched with Royal Mail International Tracked service.
If you have created an account online or when you enter your delivery address the system will automatically deduct the British 20% VAT. Your local postal delivery company will require any duty and sales tax due to be paid for prior to or at delivery. For larger orders we reserve the right to select an alternative international carrier.
Care Instructions
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 20degC using a wool delicate detergent. Can be spun at 400rpm but it is always advisable to check first by washing a tension square and then checking the final dry size.
Yardage/Meterage
2/9 4-ply yarn runs out to 450m per 100g (225m per 50g) or 490 yards per 100g (245 yards per 50g)
4/9 DK yarn runs out to 225m per 100g (112m per 50g) or 245 yards per 100g (122 yards per 50g)
1m equals 1.09 yards // 1 yard equals 36 inches equals 0.914m.
Weights
50g equals 1.76 ounces
100g equals 3.53 ounces
1 ounce equals 28g
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