Artesano is a new yarn brand for me that I recently used for some projects. I used the Artesano Alpaca Silk 4ply in the colours Envy 0961 and Cyclamen 5225. I want to share my experience with this yarn.
Tension: 28sts in 36 rows on a 3 mm needle
Weight: Fingering
Length/Unit Weight: 200 metres/ 219 yards in 50 gram hank
Composition: 70% Alpaca. 30% Silk
Available: This brand is mainly available in Europe, www.artesano.co.uk. I bought mine at my local yarn shop Ja, Wol.
Like:
+ The material is amazing, alpaca and silk!
+ The yarn comes in 16 wonderful colours.
+ It knits a really soft and fluffy fabric.
+ I think this yarn is very suited for shawls, scarfs, hats and mittens.
+ Alpaca is so nice and warm
Don't like:
- It is a bit to expensive for my taste to knit a very big project with this one.
- You can only hand wash this yarn
- Even though this yarn is very soft, alpaca is not itch free for me. However, this might be due to my sensitive skin.
