Suri Alpaca Silk DK | Manchester Nights

Baby Suri Alpaca & Mulberry Silk DK Yarn – Hand-Dyed in the Peak District

One of the softest, most luxurious yarn you’ll knit with. This beautifully delicate DK weight yarn combines 90% Baby Suri Alpaca with 10% Mulberry Silk to create an incredibly soft, light and wonderfully fluffy yarn with a gorgeous halo.

Each skein is hand-dyed by Mamie and Florrie in the Peak District, creating beautiful, unique colourways with the character and depth that only hand-dyed yarn can offer.

Perfect for cosy sweaters, cardigans, scarves, shawls and other accessories where softness and luxury are key. The combination of Baby Suri Alpaca and Mulberry Silk makes this a particularly special choice for garments worn close to the skin.

Yarn Details

• Fibre content: 90% Baby Suri Alpaca, 10% Grade A Mulberry Silk
• Yarn weight: DK
• Yardage: 225 metres per 100g skein
• WPI: 20
• Plies: 1
• Count: 1/2.25nm
• Recommended needle size: 4.5mm – 5mm

Suggested Gauge

• 4.5mm needles: 16 stitches × 28 rows
• 5mm needles: 15 stitches × 22 rows
• Many have uses this yarn on a much larger gauge for an open knit effect. 

Please note: Due to the nature of hand-dyed yarn, colour and tonal variations will occur between skeins, and individual skeins may vary slightly from one another. Colours may also appear slightly different depending on your screen, device and display settings.