A luxurious Italian alpaca blend with exceptional softness and warmth ✨ – Made by Sesia, this extra-fine baby alpaca yarn (3000 m/100 g) is perfect for enriching your knitwear. It adds warmth, softness, and durability to socks, sweaters, scarves, palantines, and shawls, transforming any project into something truly special.

🧶 Product Specifications:
• Manufacturer: Sesia, Italy
• Article: PERUVIAN
• Fiber Content: 72% Baby Alpaca, 28% Polyamide
• Yarn Weight: Extra Fine
• Yardage: 3000 meters / 100g (3280 yards / 3.52 oz)
• Texture: Sesia is known as one of the best yarn producers in the world! This extra-fine alpaca blend is incredibly soft with a smooth handfeel. While too thin to use on its own, it works beautifully when held with multiple strands or as a carry-along yarn. It adds warmth, insulation, and a gentle halo to any project without bulk.
• Origin: Made in Italy

🧷 Recommended Needles/Hooks:
• Knitting Needles (6–8 strands): 3.5–4.5 mm (US 4–7)
• Crochet Hooks (6–8 strands): 3.0–4.0 mm
• When used as a carry-along with other yarns, follow the needle size of the base yarn.
• This yarn is not intended for single-strand knitting.

📏 Recommended Yarn Usage (6–8 Strands):
• Sweater or pullover: 300–400g
• Jacket or cardigan: 400–500g
• Shawl or wrap: 200–300g
• Scarves, palantines: 150–250g
• Accessories (hat, cowl, mittens): 100–150g
• Socks (as reinforcement): 20–40g is enough to add warmth to an entire pair.

📏 Gauge & Behavior Notes
This yarn is ultra-fine and works best when held in multiple strands or combined with other fibers. Using 6–8 strands creates a fabric with excellent drape, warmth, and softness, while maintaining an airy feel.

🧵 Why Knitters Love This Yarn
• Luxurious baby alpaca softness
• Perfect for multi-strand knitting
• Adds warmth and strength as a carrying thread
• Great for reinforcing socks, heels, toes, and delicate garments

🧶 Working with Multiple Strands
• Use 6–8 strands to knit standalone projects
• Hold with other yarns to enhance warmth, texture, and softness
• Mix with mohair, silk, or merino for luxury blends

💡 Project Ideas
Ideal for socks, sweaters, jackets, scarves, palantines, shawls, and warm accessories. Excellent for reinforcing and warming socks without adding bulk.

🧵 Weaving Suitability
• Suitable for weft use when combined with other yarns, adding a soft alpaca halo to woven fabrics.
• Can be used in warp only when doubled or carried with a stronger thread for stability.
• Excellent for creating soft, warm scarves, wraps, and shawls in weaving projects.

🧪 Blending Possibilities
• Combine with merino for a structured yet warm fabric
• Pair with silk for sheen and softness
• Use with mohair for a luxury halo effect

📍 Care Instructions:
• Hand wash gently in cold water with mild detergent
• Do not wring or twist
• Lay flat to dry out of direct sunlight