Shh Artificial order Bat - 3 Skein Shawl Kit - Elegant Base - Fingering Merino Nylon Superwash Yarn

3 Skein Kit

Artificial Intelligence
Teething Vampire Bat
Shh Whisper

SKEIN: 100g
BASE: ELEGANT
WEIGHT: 4PLY Fingering Sock
FIBRE: 75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon
GAUGE: 28 sts x 36 rows over 10cm / 4"
NEEDLE: 2.5 - 4mm
LENGTH: 425 meters 464 yards

My Elegant base is a soft, versatile fingering weight 4ply yarn with 75% Merino 25% Nylon. The Nylon increases the strength and durability of the yarn but the high merino content means it's still super soft, perfect socks. Also great for absolutely anything else that requires fingering weight yarn including shawls, sweaters, hats, gloves or anything else you can think of.

ABOUT OUR BASES
ELEGANT 4PLY
WEIGHT: 4PLY Fingering Sock
FIBRE: 75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon
GAUGE: 28 sts x 32 rows over 10cm
NEEDLE: 2.5 - 4mm
LENGTH: 425m / 464y

STRIKING SPORT
WEIGHT: SPORT
FIBRE: 75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon
GAUGE: 22 sts x 34 rows over 10cm
NEEDLE: 3.25 - 4.5mm
LENGTH: 300m 328y

DESIRE DK
WEIGHT: DK
FIBRE: 100% Superwash Merino
GAUGE: 21 sts x 28 rows over 10cm
NEEDLE: 3.5 - 5mm
LENGTH: 225m 246y

MAKING AND WASHING
All yarn has been washed and dried before shipping. This yarn is superwash and I personally put all my hand knit products in the washing machine. Items knit at a tighter gauge go in my standard everyday wash (20 or 30 degrees) along with everything order else. Items knit with a looser gauge are still washed in the washing machine but on a Cool Wool cycle...just to be on the safe side.

WHAT IS SUPERWASH?
Superwash is a treatment applied to wool fibres that makes them more resistant to shrinking and changes the dye absorbability. My superwash wool biodegrades very quickly in composting and marine environments, the good thing about the resin used on these wools is that it is a fairly weak structure.

Firstly, the wool is treated in chlorine to dull the edges of the scales of the wool, this reduces felting.

Secondly, a resin is applied and creates a microscopic web-like structure permanently bonded to the wool, this also prevents felting whilst maintaining the