This was a delicious yarn to knit with! (I’m not sponsored to say this – it is my own honest opinion.) It is very, very soft and smooth. To my mind, the yarn has the best of both worlds. It has the drape and smoothness of alpaca, but thanks to the wool content it isn’t as ‘limp’ as 100% alpaca can be. I think it is ideal for lace and will also show up other stitch patterns very well. I don’t agree with the yarn producer that it is suitable for Fair Isle knitting, though. Imho it is too slippery and not stretchy enough for that.
Something that doesn’t show in my dark plummy shade, is that part of the alpaca is grey, which gives the lighter shades a lovely heathered look.
Although I have a shade card (I love shade cards!) it works best for me to choose colours in real life, in the skein or ball. From the rainbow of gorgeous colours at the not-so-tiny-anymore yarn shop I recently wrote about, I chose a shade called ‘Lima’ after the capital of Peru.
Looks lovely, really love the colour. Thanks for the free pattern. I will donate to our local church which is supporting a food bank.
It’s a really warm autumnal/wintry colour – I like it a lot, too. I wish we didn’t need food banks, but they’re a reality nowadays, so great idea. Enjoy your pattern and if you have any questions, let me know.
Absolutely lovely color and pattern. Thank you for that and the new knowledge.
You’re welcome! Thank you for reading and I hope you’ll enjoy knitting the scarf.
My goodness, this is so beautiful! I adore the pattern and your choice of yarn looks absolutely perfect. I am going to download the pattern today. Thank you so much for your generosity – I will make a donation to our village church, for their outreach in the community projects.
I’m glad you like it. Happy knitting and thank you for your contribution to the outreach project!