{"product_id":"holst-garn-liucia-20-ganasas-mezgimo-siulai","title":"Holst Garn Lucia (20) \"Ganache\" Knitting Yarn","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolst Garn Lucia – these yarns from the Danish manufacturer are an excellent alternative to silk mohair. Thin, feather-light, it gives knits a luxurious feel. This 100% natural yarn is soft and pleasant to the skin. It will be perfect for a sweater or cardigan that will be exceptionally gentle to the touch. Lucia yarn is made of 42% alpaca, 35% silk, 13% merino wool, and 10% yak wool. The structure of Holst Garn Lucia yarn offers unlimited possibilities. The yarn can be used alone or knitted as an extra strand. It can be knitted quite tightly or with larger needles to create a looser fabric. It is ideal as an extra strand for other Holst Garn yarns: Titicaca, Coast, Supersoft, Haya. When using Holst Garn Lucia as an extra strand, it is recommended to increase the needle size by 0.5 mm compared to the size recommended for the base yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few words about the fibers used to make \"Lucia\" yarn:\u003cbr\u003eMerino wool - used for \"Lucia\" yarn, it is sourced from Argentinian farms where no mulesing is performed. Sheep are shorn once a year, from October to December. The wool fiber is 20.5 microns thick, making it very soft and gentle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby alpaca - alpacas are shorn for the first time at two years of age. The fibers from these first shearings, along with premium quality fibers from older alpacas, are used to produce \"baby alpaca\" type yarns. This term does not refer to the animal's age, but rather means that the fibers are exceptionally fine and soft. The alpacas from which the wool for \"Haya\" yarns is obtained live in Peru. They are shorn once a year during the spring-summer season, which in Peru lasts from October to early June. Each alpaca can yield about 2 kg of wool, of which 15-20% are \"baby alpaca\" fibers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilk - is one of the oldest and most luxurious textile fibers. Mulberry silk is the most perfect of natural silks. Only the highest A1 grade mulberry silk is used in \"Haya\" yarns. This silk is soft and gives the yarn a beautiful sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYak - is an animal that lives in hard-to-reach regions around the Himalayas. In winter, temperatures here can drop to -40°C. To survive the cold, yaks develop a thin layer of downy fibers that insulates them from the extreme cold. These soft fibers form in autumn and winter and naturally shed in late spring. Yaks are not combed or shorn. All wool is collected from naturally shedding coats by local residents. The wool is then separated from coarser fibers, leaving only the softest fibers. The yak wool used in \"Haya\" yarns is 18.5-19.5 microns thick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposition: 42% baby alpaca, 35% silk (Mulberry Silk), 13% merino wool, 10% yak wool\u003cbr\u003eYardage: 25g. - 200m.\u003cbr\u003eRecommended needle size: 3.00 - 3.50 mm\u003cbr\u003eCare: hand wash\u003cbr\u003eColor code: 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease note: the color of the yarn may differ from the color of the yarn in the photo. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holst Garn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50158068826378,"sku":"20-600267","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/2477\/1594\/files\/Holst-Garn-Lucia-Ganache.jpg?v=1729521376","url":"https:\/\/visisiulai.lt\/en\/products\/holst-garn-liucia-20-ganasas-mezgimo-siulai","provider":"VisiSiūlai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}