Tickled Mink from Skein Queen

Tickled Mink

from Skein Queen
discontinued
Lace ?
656 yards
(600 meters)
100 grams
(3.53 ounces)
28.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 2½ - 5 or 3 - 3.75mm
100% Other Animal - Mink
plied

100% mink

Extremely soft, extremely luxurious.

On 3mm needles, 28sts to 10cm.

The mink change their fleece about 3 times per year. For cutting the fleece, the mink are handled with gloves, the fibre is cut by hand and then sent to the combing mill. The mink fibre is cut and combed from live animals, like angora from rabbits or cashmere from goats.