Hand painted yarn 100g angora laceweight by SpinningStreak on Etsy
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Hand painted yarn 100g. angora laceweight lavender blue grey
<br />The base yarn for this is a skein of 80% angora, 20% acrylic. The acrylic strengthens the yarn (you do not want breaks in lace knitting) and reduces the risk of pilling, but at 80% angora the yarn remains soft, though it is not the same as pure angora.
<br />I dip dyed then hand painted it in subtle shades of light blue and pastel lavender grey - not easy to capture on my screen, but the middle picture is probably the closest. The last picture gives an idea of the colour blocks, before the yarn was re-skeined.
<br />I would use this one on fairly large needles to create an open, airy fabric - a summer scarf or shawlette. It is a fine yarn - laceweight but not cobweb. See picture against a 1 inch ruler for better idea of gauge.
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<br />This is 1 fat skein, weighing 100 grams and 600 yards
<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpinningStreak?section_id=5307046
<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpinningStreak?ref=si_shop
<br />The base yarn for this is a skein of 80% angora, 20% acrylic. The acrylic strengthens the yarn (you do not want breaks in lace knitting) and reduces the risk of pilling, but at 80% angora the yarn remains soft, though it is not the same as pure angora.
<br />I dip dyed then hand painted it in subtle shades of light blue and pastel lavender grey - not easy to capture on my screen, but the middle picture is probably the closest. The last picture gives an idea of the colour blocks, before the yarn was re-skeined.
<br />I would use this one on fairly large needles to create an open, airy fabric - a summer scarf or shawlette. It is a fine yarn - laceweight but not cobweb. See picture against a 1 inch ruler for better idea of gauge.
<br />
<br />This is 1 fat skein, weighing 100 grams and 600 yards
<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpinningStreak?section_id=5307046
<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpinningStreak?ref=si_shop
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