Each year PAOBA members contribute fiber to produce a 100% PA grown alpaca yarn. Each year our project gets bigger and our selection is greater. Please take a look at these beautiful yarns grown here in Pennsylvania.
To help you understand some of our yarn weights, here is a quick reference.
Lace Weight - knit on a US #1-3 at 7 or more st/inch. Can be worked on larger needles when doing lace work so gauge will vary.
Fingering Weight - typically the weight of sock yarn. Knit on a US #2 at about 7 sts / inch
Sport Weight - knit on a US #4-5 at about 6 sts / inch
DK Weight - knit on a US #6 at about 5.5 sts / inch
Aran Weight - knit on a US #7 at about 5 sts / inch
Worsted Weight - knit on a US #8 at about 4 sts / inch
Bulky Weight - knit on a US #10-11 at about 3 to 3.5 sts / inch