Pattern Mittens – Handknit – Baby Alpaca
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Hand knitted patterned mittens made from hand-spun baby alpaca yarn. Single-layered, naturally warm and softly textured. Each pair is unique.
Product Description
These patterned mittens are hand knitted from 100% baby alpaca using hand-spun yarn and traditional knitting techniques.
The folkloric-inspired pattern is knitted entirely in purl stitches, creating a soft, textured surface with a strong handcrafted character. The single-layer construction provides natural warmth while keeping the mittens lightweight and flexible.
The yarn combines undyed natural alpaca tones with naturally dyed fibers. Due to the handcrafted nature of the yarn and the plant-based dyeing process, subtle variations in color and shade may occur, making each pair unique.
Key Facts
Material
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100% Baby Alpaca
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Hand-spun yarn
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Hand knitted
Knit & Construction
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Purl stitch texture throughout
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Patterned knit
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Single-layered
- Not reversible
Color
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Patterned color combinations
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Undyed natural alpaca tones combined with naturally dyed yarns
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Naturally dyed with plants and minerals
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Variations in color and shade may occur
Size
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Women / Men
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Two sizes
Details
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Folkloric-inspired pattern
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Soft, textured surface
- Lightweight and flexible
- Each piece is unique
Origin
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Made in Peru
Care
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Airing is often sufficient
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Hand wash cold or use a wool cycle up to 30 °C
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Use wool detergent only
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Do not tumble dry
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Dry flat
Alpaca or baby alpaca wool can clearly do more than any synthetic material. No wonder it has been used as a well proven raw material for clothing in the Andes for thousands of years.
- ultra light (weighs one third of sheep’s wool)
- keeps you extremely warm
- but aswell cooling effect
- does not scratch or smell (hypoallergenic )
- does not contain lanolin
- durable
- water repellent
- incredible soft
- non-flammable
- pillproof
At altitudes of over 3,000 meters, the animals develop a fur with a unique hollow fiber, which is significantly warmer and lighter than, for example, the fiber of sheep's wool. For the Incas, alpaca fleece had a higher value than gold and silver. No wonder it is also called "fiber of the gods".
Small hooves, small footprint. Alpacas are not kept in huge herds, which graze whole areas of land. Quite the opposite. Mostly, they are bred by smallholders in the high situated regions of Peru. This kind of keeping hardly represents a burden on the environment. As a 100% natural raw material, alpaca is of course also completely biodegradable
Easy care - self-cleaning
The extremely dirt- and odor-repellent fiber does not need any special care. Alpaca textiles should be washed by hand in cold water with natural soap and laid flat to dry in fresh air.