Rowan Kidsilk Haze
Rowan Kidsilk Haze
70% Mohair 30% Silk per 25g ball
210m/229yds
From the Rowan website:
Our ever-popular Kidsilk Haze combines the soft halo of super kid mohair with the vibrant shine of silk in one incredible yarn that is loved by knitters the world over. Kidsilk Haze can be used with a variety of needle sizes to create different effects and styles, and is a firm favourite with lace fans. Used alongside other yarns it takes on an almost magical quality, and is available in a kaleidoscopic array of stunning colours.
Its a beautiful yarn that combines with others like they were made for each other - check out the wonderful Ranunculus or Love note sweaters on Ravelry
From the Rowan wesbite:-
“The best mohair undoubtably comes from a kid, a baby angora goat, when the fibre is at its finest and softest. Mohair does best when it has a complimetary strengthening and stabilizing fibre blended with it, and silk is the perfect choice. Mohair is an incredibly warm fibre, and has the added benefit of being very light, and with an incredible sheen that takes dye beautifully. On closer inspection you can see the silk and mohair dye differently, creating on tonal marled effect. In production the yarn is brushed to enhance the lush halo.”
Its popularity comes from its wonderful combination of these two luxury fibres, lending it to so many different applications - use singly for a laceweight and airy garment, use in combination with other yarns to create a beautiful softness and halo, use doubled for a luxury feel to a simple garment.