Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca (77% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca, 3% Viscose, 262 yards / 240 meters, 3.5 ounces / 100 grams)
Why did I buy this yarn? The colors :) I really like tweed looking yarn. It's harder to see stitch definition on the crochet project, but the yarn is pretty.
The colors are: Raw Cotton, Sand Dune, Thistle, Cool Stream & Denim.
The yarn is pretty soft, I didn't mind it at all. It does split more than I would like. You don't want to unravel it more than once. Because it's fuzzy it starts to stick together when trying to unravel. One of the pink skeins had 3 knots in it, the rest were fine.
The yarn is labelled as a #4 worsted weight and the suggested hook size is a 5mm. I would say it's a light worsted weight, leaning towards dk weight. I used a 4.5 mm hook for the 2 shawls I made.
Quite a while ago I posted a photo of the yarn and had someone ask if it was itchy. Her hands were quite sensitive to wool. My hands are as well, I had no issues with this yarn. A few years ago I crocheted with 100% Alpaca yarn. It was great yarn to work with, not itchy at all.
Mary Maxim recently had some of the colors on sale, so I ordered more :)
Here is the first of 2 shawl patterns I created with this yarn.
You can purchase the PDF on Ravelry for $2.50:
MM Alpaca Shawl
MATERIALS
Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca (77% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca, 3% Viscose, 262 yards / 240 meters, 3.5 ounces / 100 grams) Color A ( Cool Stream) 2 skeins, Color B (Raw Cotton) 1 skein, Color C (Thistle) 2 skeins
Other Yarn Options: Any dk weight yarn.
HOOKS & SUPPLIES
Hook US 7 / 4.5 mm
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Measuring Tape
Stitch Marker (Optional)
GAUGE
15 dc stitches = 4”, first 9 rows = 4”
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
One Size: 58” x 18.5”
PATTERN KEY (US Terms)
altch2 = alternate chain 2
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
fsc = foundation single crochet
sc = single crochet
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
SPECIAL STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
altch2: https://tinyurl.com/rve27dx
Written & Photo Tutorial: https://tinyurl.com/v9aatne
V-st: (dc, ch 1, dc) in the same stitch or chain space.
FAN: 5 dc in the same chain space.
hdc 3rd loop from the front: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCemXS41uL0
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Advanced Beginner
PATTERN NOTES
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks.
Turn at the end of each row.
Ch spaces do not count as stitches.
The chain 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
The altch2 at the beginning of the row is the first dc.
INSTRUCTIONS
Color A
Row 1: fsc 251 (or any multiple of 8 + 3)
Optional Row 1: ch 252 (or any multiple of 8 + 4), sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and each ch across. (251 sts)
Row 2: ch 1, sc in each st across. (251 sts)
Row 3: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-st in the next st, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts across, dc in the last st.
Row 4: altch2, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp across, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 5: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, 4 dc in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts, FAN in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st across, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 6: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 sts, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st across, dc in the last 6 sts.
Row 7: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts, FAN in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts across, 4 dc in the last ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 8: altch2, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp across, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 9: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, 4 dc in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts, FAN in the next ch sp, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st across, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 10: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 sts, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 sts across, dc in the last 6 sts.
Row 11: altch2, dc in the next st, skip 1 sts, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts, FAN in the next st, skip 3 sts, V-st in the next st, skip 3 sts across, 4 dc in the last ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Row 12: altch2, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp, skip 1 st, dc in the next 5 sts, skip 1 st, V-st in the next ch sp across, skip 1 st, dc in the last 2 sts.
Rows 13 - 16: Repeat Rows 9 - 12.
Color B
Row 17: ch 1, hdc in each st and ch sp across. (251 sts)
Row 18: ch 1, sc in the first st, sc in the 3rd loop in each st across until the last st, sc in the last st. (251 sts)
Row 19: & 20: altch2, dc in each st across. (251 sts)
Row 21 & 22: Repeat Rows 17 & 18.
Color C
Row 23: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, skip 2 sts, FAN in the next st, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 3 sts across.
Row 24: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 3 sts across.
Row 25: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, FAN in the next st, dc in the next 3 sts across.
Row 26: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in the next 3 sts across.
Rows 27 - 42: Repeat Rows 25 & 26.
Row 43: altch2, dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next ch sp, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next ch sp, dc in the next 3 sts across. (251 sts)
Rows 44 & 45: ch 1, sc in each st across.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
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