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Road to China (Aran) from The Fibre Co.

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Road to China (Aran)

from The Fibre Co.

Status

discontinued

Weight

Aran (8 wpi) ?

Wraps per inch

Yardage

69 yards
(63 meters)

Unit weight

50 grams
(1.76 ounces)

Gauge

18.0 to 20.0 sts
= 4 inches

Needle size

US 8 - 9 or 5 - 5.5mm

Fibers

65% Camelid - Alpaca

15% Silk

10% Goat - Cashmere goat

10% Camelid - Camel

Texture

plied, soft, drapey, slight halo, shiny

Attributes

Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash Cold

Color: Heathered, Semi-solid, Tonal

Ply: 3-ply

Put up: Winding required

Yarn origin

Dyed: Peru

Milled: Peru

Discontinued in 2015, the worsted weight version of Road to China was one of the original Fibre Co. yarns. Originally comprised of a blend of baby alpaca, camel, cashmere, yak down and soya. The formula was changed in 2008 to it’s current blend of baby alpaca, camel, cashmere and silk. There is still limited quantity available from the Kelbourne Woolens shop.

From The Fibre Co
“Road to China” was originally born from our days of owning a mini mill back in Maine in the early days of The Fibre Co. Years of fibre exploration at the mill and hand blending raw fleeces led to the pursuit of the perfect blend of yarn that was all natural but not necessarily made up of wool fibres. This first version of this yarn contained Yak, Camel, Cashmere and Soy Silk.