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Mary Maxim Alpaca Medium/Worsted

Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed

$6.99
SKU: Y083308
Rose Quartz
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Warm, yet surprisingly soft and lightweight, this beautiful yarn is a wonderful choice for items ranging from sweaters to Afghans, to socks. It is offered in rich, nature-inspired solid colors with complimentary flecks along with a range of coordinating self-striping colors.

 

  • BrandMary Maxim
  • Fiber77% acrylic 20% alpaca 3% viscose
  • Weight4 Medium Worsted
  • Length262 yds (239.572 m)
  • Ball Weight3.5 oz (100 g)
  • Needle Size8 (5 mm)
  • Suggested Gauge18 sts. and 24 rows to 4" (10 cm)
  • RangeMary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed
  • Item #Y083
  • CareHand wash cool water and dry flat.

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  • 5 stars: 171 (83%)
  • 4 stars: 24 (12%)
  • 3 stars: 8 (4%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (1%)
  • 1 star: 2 (1%)
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Melody A.
This yarn is incredible

This yarn is incredible. It works up really nice. Only thing that gave me fits was the grid pattern. As a visual person I got off track so many times because the picture on the gridhad the light color was the dark yarn and the dark color on the grid was the light yarn.

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Juli
Disappointed that this isn’t soft

I was so excited to get this kit but once I started to make it, I realized that it isn’t soft at all. I was going to make this as a baby afghan but I would not use it for my baby. Sad

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Elaine P.
This is the worst yarn I ever bought

This is the worst yarn I ever bought. It just knots up.- big knots as I tried to pull it out of the skein. I spent more time trying to get the knots out than I did knitting. I am done with it.
I want to enjoy knitting- no way with this yarn

We are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with our Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed yarn. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the knots and difficulty in knitting. We would be happy to assist you and make things right. Please reach out to us at info@marymaxim.com and we will do our best to resolve this issue for you.

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Roberta H.
Warm & soft

The yarn was warm & soft but a tad scratchy feeling on bare skin.

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Dianna C.
Seems Thin and Very Lightweight

I purchased this yarn to make prayer shawls. The first thing I noticed about it is that it seems quite thin for a worsted weight yarn; it feels very light, like a sport weight yarn. The color looked beautiful in the skein, but it looks more like a burlap bag as the shawl is getting bigger. And it looks like it has a white cat's hair all over it, with little lint balls. I won't purchase this yarn again.

Hi Dianna, we're sorry to hear about your experience with our yarn. We understand your frustration and appreciate your feedback. Please reach out to our customer support team for assistance and a possible solution. info@marymaxim.com

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Jon S.
Alpaca and Tweedy

This yarn has been a go-to for me in the construction of baby blankets, including a pink one like above for my Granddog Eileen. She loves it and likes to be snugged up in her pink dog bed bing covered up at the beginning of her snooze, but rearranging it more comfortably later.

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CJD
Beautiful Alpaca Tweed

I love this yarn so much that I purchased more and created a beautiful shawlette, head warmer, and men's scarf! My mom even wants a shawlette now in the same Alpaca Tweed. So soft, lays nicely, and is easy to hand wash. Warm enough for cold snowy days and windy days! Can't say enough positive about this yarn!

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Nona C.
This yarn knits up very

This yarn knits up very nicely and easily cared for following instructions on the label. The fleck in the fibers often comes to the surface while knitting, however.

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Cathy S.
Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed

I love this yarn. My fingers have some arthritis and this yarn is very gentle through my hands. It is so soft and knits and crochets beautifully. The alpaca gives it extra warmth and beauty. I will gift the afghan made with this yarn with confidence and assurance that it will be received with joy!

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Janet W.
Very pretty

Very pretty & soft

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Anonymous
Love

Love it

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C.K.

Quality products. Always a pleasure to order from Mary Maxim. Fast delivery.

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Laura H.

Another color I picked out for my granny square afghsn. These wool yarns are all brilliant colors.

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Laura H.

These are all for a granny square afghan pattern I decide to make in this pretty yarn.

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Laura H.

These are all beautiful yarns for my sweater patterns. It is why I decided to buy the sweater kirs.

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Laura H.

These wool colors are so pretty. It is great for my afghan pattern.

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Laura H.

This is the same beautiful wool yarn included in some of kits that I wanted for an Afghan pattern.

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Victoria

Beautiful colors and easy to work with. I'm using the recommended needles and wish I'd used smaller ones to get a denser drape.

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Marsha C.
Love the texture

The alpaca made a very warm yet lightweight hat. Definitely easy to hook and finished hat was appreciated but the recipient, sadly I forgot to take a picture of this one or the green one that went to the same individual.

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Mary B.
Beautiful

Just really love this yarn for my sweate.

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Anonymous
Soft and easy to knit

Soft and easy to knit. Made a beautiful shawl for my son.

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Christina M.
Beautiful color and feel

Beautiful color and feel. Looking forward to making a scarf from it.

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DM
Love the color and texture of the yarn

Love the color and texture of the yarn, but can be a little difficult at times, as it does split easily and there are some areas that have clumps or threads not spun together. I am almost finished with my project and is turning out to be very nice looking.

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Amandine G.
Très bonne laine je ne connaissait pas

Très bonne laine je ne connaissait pas l'alpaga

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Kelly

Gorgeous thread, love everything about it! Would order 20 more if I had a project I needed

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Netagene K.
Unusual fiber blend

First time for this. I just "had" to try it. Very soft.

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Warm, yet surprisingly soft and lightweight, this beautiful yarn is a wonderful choice for items ranging from sweaters to Afghans, to socks. It is offered in rich, nature-inspired solid colors with complimentary flecks along with a range of coordinating self-striping colors.

 

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