Quality: 77% Superkid Mohair, 23% Mulberry Silk
Running length: 25g/ 175m
Recommended needle size: 4 - 6
Gauge: 24 - 28st/ 10 cm
Washing instructions: Hand wash max 30 degrees - lay flat to dry
AKW scale: C
Mohair is not just mohair..... mohair is hair and not wool. Therefore, the shorter the hairs are, the more it itches - just like if we had a buzz cut. Economically, producers get more out of shearing the goats often, and thus get more yarn out of it, than letting them grow long-haired. The longer the hairs are, the more they lie down along our skin and therefore itch less. It is not recommended for allergy sufferers, and therefore it has a category C, but if you are "just" sensitive, I would recommend that you try this, as it is truly different. This luxury mohair runs only 175m on 25g. It becomes very thick if you knit with two strands. Therefore, for example, PetiteKnits "Kumulus blouse" will be fine in just one strand of this mohair.
Our mohair is CSM certified (Certified Sustainable Mohair), which means that everything from how the mohair goat is doing, lives and is cared for, to how the people looking after them are doing and receiving their pay, etc., is monitored all the time. This means that you can buy our mohair without a guilty conscience, and in doing so support Africa's mohair goats and their shepherds. They make sure the goats are well cared for and that the people receive their pay and have proper working conditions
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