Cosmos by Valeria Lanas

It is a ball of hair with Lamé printed long cycle very soft to the touch ideal for knitting high quality jerseys. Cosmos by Valeria Lanas is a wool from the Katia Concept range, composed of the soft fiber Superfine Alpaca is ideal for knitting comfortable work. It is an ideal wool for people who like light, soft, comfortable clothes with a soft and delicate mottled.

The composition of the Cosmos wool of Valeria Lanas is:

40% Acrylic, 32% Polyamide, 21% Mohair, 7% Polyester, This composition with such a high proportion of alpaca gives a very soft touch and a high quality to this wool. In addition the polyamide offers an added softness that makes it very pleasant to the contact with the body, light and comfortable. A polyamide is a type of polymer containing amide type bonds. Polyamides can be found in nature, such as wool or silk, and also be synthetic, such as nylon or Kevlar. The mohair is the fiber from the hair of the Angora goat and a fabric of openwork manufactured ... carpets and heavy fabrics for outerwear. Mohair fiber can be mixed with wool to obtain high quality fabrics. The first polyamides were synthesized by the chemical company DuPont Corporation, by the team led by the chemist Wallace Hume Carothers, who started working at the firm in 1928. Polyamides such as nylon began to be used as synthetic fibers, although they have ended up being used in the manufacture of any plastic material. Aramides are a type of polyamide in which there are aromatic groups forming part of its structure. For example, fibers are very resistant to traction like Kevlar, or fibers also very resistant to fire, such as Nomex, both marketed by DuPont.

The characteristics of the Cosmos wool of Valeria Lanas are:

Each ball of wool contains 40 grams of weight and 115 meters of length. It is recommended to work your work with knitting needles of 5 - 5.5 mm. Crochet with nº 5. You need 4 balls to knit a size 40 sweater in long sleeves. To make a square of 10 x 10 cm mount 14 points and work 22 laps. Hand washing is required so that the fabric is not damaged. It is suitable for ironing at 110 ° C, preferably with steam. With scratch effect on the fabric. With the wool Cosmos of Valeria Lanas you can knit sweaters, jackets, coats, ponchos, shawls, scarves, collars, scarves that will delight those who wear it.Cosmos by Valeria Lanas ball of hair with Lamé