{"id":87182,"date":"2015-11-12T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T15:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/silk-alpaca-cotton-merino-wool-and-mohair-combinations\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:19:20","slug":"silk-alpaca-cotton-merino-wool-and-mohair-combinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katia.com\/blog\/en\/silk-alpaca-cotton-merino-wool-and-mohair-combinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk, alpaca, cotton, merino wool and mohair blended in 5 surprising combinations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you get excited about experimenting with natural fibres? Have you got our Katia Concept n\u00ba 1<\/a><\/strong><\/em> magazine in your hands? If so, continue reading because you\u2019re going to discover 5 surprising yarn qualities made up from different combinations of silk, alpaca, cotton, merino wool and mohair.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Katia Cotton-Merino<\/h2>\n

Katia Cotton-Merino<\/a> and Katia Cotton-Merino Plus<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Discover the softness of the extra fine<\/em> merino wool and the lightness of the cotton thanks to \u00b4Air<\/em>\u00b4 technology. This 100% natural yarn (70% cotton \u2013 30% extra fine merino wool) is ideal for knitting relief stitches<\/strong> and for creating beautiful results with voluminous effects<\/strong>. The combination of the cream coloured cotton with the dyed wool creates a very special chromatic appearance<\/strong>.\u00a0 Available in 17 colours and also in 7 multicoloured tones in Cotton-Merino Plus.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Katia Merino-Silk<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Katia Merino-Silk<\/em> is the result of the union between extra fine merino wool (70%) and Mulberry silk (20%) and is available in 16 colours. This elegant fibre combination is intended for knitting and crocheting high quality garments with a lot of volume<\/strong>, but surprisingly little weight<\/strong>. Do you need an example? A size XL sweater made with 10 balls of yarn<\/a> only weighs 250 g.<\/p>\n

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Katia Silk-Mohair<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Experiment with Silk-Mohair<\/em> (70% super kid mohair – 30% silk) and thicker needles or hooks to knit or crochet waistcoats, neck warmers and accessories which are light weight<\/strong> and have a sensational handle. Be surprised by the wide colour range on offer and the spectacular long cycle prints. Take a look at the models that you can make using only a few balls<\/strong> of Silk-Mohair yarn<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Katia Silk-Alpaca<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Silk (26%) and superfine<\/em> alpaca (74%) make up Katia Silk-Alpaca;<\/em>\u00a0a high end yarn which creates exquisite results by using as little as one ball of yarn<\/a>. The yarn\u00b4s composition ensures light weight fabrics, a high yield and 8 soft natural tones.<\/strong>\u00a0A range of colours which will delight even the most demanding of knitters and crocheters.<\/p>\n

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Katia Royal Silk<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When the Royal Baby<\/em>\u00a0-the highest quality selection of baby alpaca-<\/em>\u00a0is combined with silk, the result\u00a0is a high quality yarn with an incredibly soft handle. In addition to the innate characteristics of these materials; what makes Katia Royal Silk<\/em> really special is its light weight and its high yield. So,\u00a0using only one 25 g ball of yarn you can knit or crochet a beautiful neck warmer<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Long life to your hand made garments!\u00a0<\/strong>We recommend that you keep the labels from our balls of yarn<\/a>. Why? Because\u00a0you\u00b4ll find important information on them. We also want to remind you of these tips and advice to help you care for your woollen garments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you get excited about experimenting with natural fibres? Have you got our Katia Concept n\u00ba 1 magazine in your hands? If so, continue reading because you\u2019re going to discover 5 surprising yarn qualities made up from different combinations of silk, alpaca, cotton, merino wool and mohair. Katia Cotton-Merino Katia Cotton-Merino and Katia Cotton-Merino Plus.\u00a0Discover…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11919,11908,11912],"tags":[5818,5819],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 combinations of silk, alpaca, cotton, merino wool and mohair<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you get excited about experimenting with natural fibres? 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