Alpaca Yarns Baby Brushed Alpaca 14ply

Why you'll love it

Need a bulky yarn that’s soft, warm and quick to knit?
Alpaca Yarns Indiecita Baby Brushed Alpaca is a 14ply yarn that’s light, fluffy and beautifully soft. Perfect for beginners or quick project lovers, it works up fast and feels luxurious on your needles and in your hands.

This yarn is ideal for luxuriously cosy jumpers, cuddly blankets and oversized wraps. The brushed alpaca gives a gentle halo and incredible softness, while the touch of acrylic helps your project hold its shape and stay looking great. Despite its bulky weight, the yarn feels light and airy with great drape.

For a yarn that’s soft, fast and fuss free, Baby Brushed Alpaca ticks all the boxes.

Specifications

Composition

80% baby alpaca
20% acrylic

Ball weight

50g

Yarn length

100m (109yds)

Yarn weight

14ply+ (Super Bulky/Chunky)

Needle size

5.5mm - 8mm (US 9 to 11)

Knitting gauge

14 stitches to 10cm (4in)

Care guide

Hand wash, dry flat

Need More?

Need more of a colour than we have in stock? Give us a call on 02 9554 7444 and we'll do our best to help.

We can let you know when more is due in, or help you track down a close match from our range.

Yarn Weight vs Yarn Ply

"Ply" technically refers to the construction of the yarn. It's the number of strands that are twisted together to make a single piece of yarn. While "ply" historically related to the thickness (or weight) of the yarn, today's spinning technology means that the number of plies doesn't always correspond directly to the thickness of the yarn.

However, in some countries, including Australia & the UK, the numbering system of yarn ply still refers to the thickness of the yarn, so it's possible to have a single ply 4ply yarn! - this means that the yarn is constructed of a single ply, but has the traditional thickness of a 4ply sock / fingering yarn).

For more information, please refer to our Hook, Needle & Yarn Guide and our blog A Quick Guide to Yarn Weights.

Happiness Guarantee

We want you to love your new yarn! We accept returns within 90 days of your order being dispatched on stock items.

All return items must be in resaleable condition, unless it was faulty or damaged.
It must be in its original packaging and unopened.
We cannot return yarn if it has been wound from a skein into a ball.

Please see our Returns Policy for more details.

Shipping & Pickup

AUSTRALIA
FREE shipping on orders over $200
Orders under $200 – $13.50 (Standard) or $17.50 (Express)

NEW ZEALAND
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Orders under $200 – $14.95 (Standard) or $23.95 (Express)

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INTERNATIONAL
Postage cost will be calculated at Checkout

For more details, see our Shipping Policy.

Store Pickup

We offer a Store Pickup service which you select at checkout. When your order is ready for you to pick up you will receive a notification via SMS. We hold store pick ups for 14 days.

Customer Reviews

Project Inspiration

Projects featuring Alpaca Yarns Baby Brushed Alpaca 14ply

Cosy Ridge Sweater Kit

Rib Cardi and Cowl Kit

Baby Brushed Alpaca Throw Kit

Alpaca Yarns Indiecita Baby Suri Silk Brushed – 4ply weight alpaca, silk yarn

About

Alpaca Yarns NZ

Alpaca Yarns began as a holiday. Jan was in Peru, walked through one of the world's great alpaca mills – Arequipa is where a huge share of the country's alpaca is combed and spun – and came home unable to let it go. There was a gap on the shelves here, and nobody was filling it.

So she took a considerable risk: her own first collection, spun entirely at that mill. That was about a decade ago. It's many ranges deep now, still run out of New Zealand, and still by Jan.

She flies over to see us two or three times a year, and we chat about where the gaps are – the yarn people keep asking for that nobody's making. If she thinks it can be done, she has it made. That's how a machine-washable alpaca comes to exist, which isn't something you can say about most alpaca.