Chunky knit lightweight massive alpaca wool set scarf and beanie ECO - black

ECO line – an undyed alpaca scarf with a beanie: big but light, warm but soft

68 cm wide and 270 cm long – a scarf big enough to wrap twice, or to sit across the shoulders like a stole. The knit is open and ribbed, so all that size stays light. The beanie that comes with it is the taller, slouchy one, knitted densely so the wind does not cut through it.

Nothing here is dyed. The color is the color of the alpaca itself – black. It is 77% alpaca, and the remaining 23% is polyester made from recycled plastic.

Alpaca carries virtually no lanolin, so there is nothing in it to itch, and the fiber is hollow – that is where this much warmth comes from at this weight. Because the yarn is undyed it stays a little fluffy and sheds a small amount of fiber for a short period at the beginning.

It is knitted to shape – fully-fashioned, never cut out of a length of knitted fabric – and wherever the knit is joined it is hand-linked: the open stitches are fed onto the linking machine one loop at a time, so the join stretches with the knit.

It is hand-finished and hand-steamed, then washed before it leaves the workshop, so it arrives at its true size and stays there. The yarn is spun in Italy.

I design every piece myself, and it is knitted in a small workshop here in Lithuania – a few at a time, never off a production line.

Two choices in this listing: the set – scarf and beanie – or the beanie on its own.

Every piece passes through my hands before it is packed – I check each one myself before it goes out.

It arrives in a plain brown box with the care card inside and nothing else – no filler paper, no leaflets. That is a choice, not a saving – I would rather use less than print something that is made to be thrown away.

Color – black.

Other colors are available.

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Composition:
77% superfine alpaca, 23% recycled PET (polyester).

Measurements*:
Scarf:
Width – 68 cm / 26.77";
Length – 270 cm / 106.30".
Beanie:
Width – 50 cm / 19.69";
Height – 29 cm / 11.42".
The beanie stretches well, so it fits any head. The knit is genuinely thick.

*as with all knitted garments, the measurements may vary by a few centimeters.

CARE:
– hand wash;
– maximum washing temperature 30 °C;
– gently squeeze the excess water out of the washed garment, do not wring it;
– do not hang it wet on a hanger, as it will lose its shape;
– do not tumble dry;
– iron on the lowest setting with steam, or simply steam it.