SET OF 10: This 10-pack includes ten balls of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted weight 100% Peruvian Highland Wool yarn; 50 grams skeins for 110 yards, 1100 yards total; Includes 1 ball each of Red, Orange, Caution, Peapod, Everglade Heather, Wonderland Heather, Celestial, Solstice Heather, Columbine, Fairy Tale
100% WOOL: Spun from Peruvian wool, the strong fiber has an excellent balance of structure, loft and drape; a sturdy yarn with excellent stitch definition and heirloom durability
ALL PURPOSE YARN: This sturdy all-purpose yarn is ideal for cable stitch patterns, intricate winter sweaters, textured stitches and everyday accessories; also felts beautifully
GAUGE SIZE: For knitting, 4.5 - 5 sts = 1" on US 6-9 needles; For crochet, 11–14 sc = 4'' on I-K hooks
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Hand wash in lukewarm water and dry flat; yarn can felt with warm water and agitation
Product Specifications
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Product Information
Product description
Wool of the Andes Yarn
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted 10-Pack
Care Instructions
While careful hand washing will keep your stitches crisp and sweaters long-lived, Wool of the Andes also felts beautifully with warm water and agitation, creating a fabric even more warm and durable than knitting alone.
Hand wash and dry flat
Color: Rainbow
Color: Rainbow
Our classic worsted wool yarn is spun and plied carefully to achieve a wonderfully balanced twist. Spun from Peruvian wool, the strong fiber has an excellent balance of structure, loft, and drape that serves a wide variety of uses. Wonderfully warm for all weather, this sturdy, all-purpose yarn has excellent stitch definition and heirloom durability. It is ideal for cabled sweaters, textured stitch afghans, and every day accessories.
10 balls with 110 yards (~100 m)/50g (~1.75 oz) per ball (1100 yards/~1000 meters total)
Recommended for US 6 (4 mm) to US 9 (5.5 mm) size needles and US I (5.5 mm) to US K (6.5 mm) hooks
For the sweater you’ll wear a thousand times or the blanket you’ll use every night!
Cables
Wool of the Andes is plied and spun to take full advantage of the inherent structure, resilience, and memory of wool for making the most fantastic cables you'll ever see.
Colorwork
Stitch definition is also excellent for Fair Isle and other colorwork, not just cables, making Wool of the Andes an excellent choice for quick stranded projects.
Texture
The crisp fiber of Wool of the Andes keeps textured stitches looking and feeling great, bringing visual interest to sweaters, afghans and more, and adding to the natural warmth of wool.