Color mist, soft, fluffy and light baby alpaca yarn

Learn more about our Color Mist knitting yarn

Mist of color, a very soft material, like a cloud of softness...
Made from 82 % superfine baby alpaca and 18 % polyamide, this is our cocooning and cozy knitting yarn. It gives us the impression of floating in the colorful mist… Brume de couleur is light and incredibly fluffy and foamy, a real comfort blanket! You will be surprised by its volume and softness.

Alpacas are raised in the highlands of the Andes in Peru, often at altitudes of over 4,000 meters. It is at this altitude that the hair develops its full thickness and quality. The softest fibers are selected to create a vaporous, round, and fluffy yarn. Selecting the finest hairs provides the ultimate softness.

Let yourself be charmed by the delicate names of our colors. Each one evokes inspirations of lightness and tenderness... an inspiration for dreams and travel.

Composition

Made from 82 % superfine baby alpaca and 18 % polyamide, this is our cozy, cocooning knitting yarn. Baby alpaca fiber is obtained from the first shearing of the alpaca, distinguishing itself by its fineness.

Qualities

It has thermal and insulating properties that allow it to "breathe" through the fibers on hot days and, in the same way, retain body heat in cold weather. It is a soft wool, delicate to the touch, strong and durable over time.

Baby alpaca fiber is distinguished by its fineness. It's a lightweight fiber that's incredibly fluffy and fluffy, a real comfort blanket. The softest fibers were selected to create a vaporous, round, and fluffy yarn. Selecting the finest hairs provides the ultimate softness.

We love knitting Color Mist
- in single thread for its vaporous and light side
- double yarn for even more volume and fullness
- mixed with our wool Sweet Highland for its comfort and flexibility.

History/origin

Alpacas are animals belonging to the LAMA PACOS species. This includes both the chubby, fluffy Huacayos and their thin, rasta-haired Suri cousins. Alpacas are raised in the highlands of the Andes in Peru, often at altitudes of over 4,000 meters. It is at this altitude that the fur develops its full thickness and quality. Alpacas can withstand extreme temperatures, developing a fine, light, warm, and durable coat.

Technical characteristics

Fil Lace
8000 metres per kilo = 80 metres (or 87 yards) in 10 gr.

• Recommended needles: depending on the model and finish required.
  2mm to 5mm needles in single thread and 4mm to 6mm needles in double thread.
• Sample: depending on the point used.
  - 1/1 fisherman's ribbing, Double color mist, size 6 needles: 10 x 10 cm: 15 sts x 30 rows.
  - Blanket stitch, Soft Highland + Color Mist, needle size 5: 10 x 10 cm: 21 sts x 27.5 rows.
  Knit your sample and take its measurements: if it is smaller, use a larger needle, if it is larger, a smaller needle (generally, half a number is enough).
• Hand wash at 30°, rinse in lukewarm water. A light spin in a towel and drying flat will keep your knitwear in all its splendour. Avoid ironing and thermal shock. Before washing the entire knitted fabric, do a test wash with your sample.
  Before washing the entire knit, do a test on your sample.

• Weight : Lace
• Needles: 2mm to 6mm (US 0 to US10)
• Gauge: it depends on model.
• Balls: 100 g; 800 m (875 yards)

Colors

For over 40 years, La Droguerie has been playing with color! Our knitting yarns come in an impressive range of colors on beautiful materials.
All the colors of Brume de couleur have inspirations of lightness and tenderness.

Types of knitting patterns

Sweaters and cardigans with textured and raised stitches to showcase the soft, cozy side of the fabric. Mist of Color can also be knitted into shawls and scarves.

Find us all knitting patterns in Color Mist.