Hand painted yarn 100g angora laceweight soft by SpinningStreak
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Hand painted yarn 100g. angora laceweight soft heather old rose
<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 shades of light to medium heathery purple and old rose pink. The last picture gives an idea of the colour blocks, before the yarn was re-skeined. This yarn is more subtly shaded and less blue than it appears on my monitor.
<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 shades of light to medium heathery purple and old rose pink. The last picture gives an idea of the colour blocks, before the yarn was re-skeined. This yarn is more subtly shaded and less blue than it appears on my monitor.
<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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