Article Info

Article Title
No Grow Alpaca: Designing alpaca yarn that holds up
Author
Evie Schwartz
Issue date
Autumn 2024
Issue number
46
Issue topic
Alpaca
Description
Alpaca is known for growing–the fibers will slide and your stitches will elongate. This article works through four different yarns using alpaca as the main fiber to see which might work best to help prevent alpaca from growing: blended with wool, plied with wool, adding extra twist, and using a cabled structure.
Article topic list
alpaca, blending, cabled, twist, experimenting