Soft, soft, soft ~ with delicious possibilities ranging from socks to sweaters to shawls. Mmmmm!
Merino Angel: 58% Merino, 30% Kid, 12% Nylon; 335m/366yds; 100g/3.5oz
Suggested Needle Size and Gauge: 3mm/US 2; 22-26st/4" for socks; 4mm/US 6; 20st/4" for sweaters; larger for shawls, leg warmers, gauntlets, etc.
Need needles? We have them here.
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One-skein joy!
Photo by Keri - used with permission
Pattern free at www.twitchydesign.com
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A while back, Fleece Artist produced a special kit for us. They stranded Merino 2/6 (their beloved sock yarn) with a special run of Angel Hair (Hand Maiden's Kid Mohair) and created a sock pattern to match it. It was so popular, and knitters found so many other wonderful ways to use it that Kathryn commissioned a yarn to be spun that would eliminate the need to strand two yarns while having the same softness and strength. The result is Merino Angel and it is wonderful. The nylon makes it strong enough for cozy winter socks; the merino and kid combine into a soft cloud of warm embrace. It almost feels like angora, it is that luxuriously soft. We predict Merino Angel will become one of Fleece Artist's staple yarns - something no one wants to be without.