Pattern Headband - Reversible – Handknit – Baby Alpaca
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Hand knitted patterned headband made from hand-spun baby alpaca yarn. Reversible, double-layered and naturally warm.
Product Description
This headband is hand knitted from 100% baby alpaca using hand-spun yarn and traditional knitting techniques.
The outer side features a folkloric-inspired pattern knitted entirely in purl stitches, while the inner side is kept solid-colored for a calm and minimal look. The double-layer construction provides extra warmth and allows the headband to be worn on both sides.
The yarn combines undyed natural alpaca tones with naturally dyed fibers. Due to the handcrafted nature of the yarn and the natural dyeing process using plants and minerals, variations in color and shade may occur, making each piece unique.
Key Facts
Material
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100% Baby Alpaca
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Hand-spun yarn
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Handknit
Knit & Construction
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Purl stitch texture throughout
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Patterned knit
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Double-layered construction
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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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One Size
Details
- Folkloric-inspired pattern on the outside
- Calm, solid-colored inside
- Reversible design
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Double-layered for extra warmth
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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
- 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.