Lana PEO DELAVE' - Silke

Lana PEO DELAVE' Silke – 100% Pure Merino Wool 50g 100m

100% pure merino wool | 50g – 100m | Elegant sweaters, cardigans, and shawls

📋 Key features

• Composition100% pure merino wool
• Ball weight50g
• Yardageapprox. 100m
• Recommended needles4.0 – 4.5mm
• Recommended hook4.0 – 4.5mm
• WashingHand wash 30°C, dry flat
• Ideal forElegant sweaters, cardigans, shawls and refined accessories
• Indicative yieldAdult sweater 10-12 balls, shawl 4-6 balls

🧵 The Yarn

Lana PEO DELAVE' Silke is a 100% pure merino wool yarn designed for those seeking a superior quality natural yarn with a silky soft touch and impeccable stitch definition. Ideal for hobbyists, artisans, and knitting and crochet enthusiasts who want to create elegant, soft, and durable garments without compromising on comfort.

Each 50-gram ball offers approximately 100 meters of yarn, perfect for working with 4.0-4.5mm needles or a crochet hook of the same size. The smooth and flowing texture makes it pleasant to work with, even for beginners, while its performance on openwork stitches and elaborate designs satisfies the needs of more experienced crafters.

🧬 Technical Composition: Why it works

100% merino wool is a prized natural fiber, recognized for its extraordinary softness and thermoregulating properties. Unlike traditional wools, merino has finer and more delicate fibers, making it comfortable even in direct contact with the skin, without causing itching or irritation. This characteristic makes it perfect for sweaters, cardigans, and accessories to be worn all day.

Merino fiber also offers excellent breathability: it absorbs body moisture, retaining warmth when needed, but without overheating. This makes it ideal not only for winter garments but also for mid-season projects such as shawls, stoles, and light shrugs. The natural resilience of merino wool also ensures durability, maintaining its shape and color even after numerous washes.

📦 Ball Size and Yield

Each ball of Lana PEO DELAVE' weighs 50 grams and offers approximately 100 meters of yarn. With one ball, you can make an adult hat, a pair of cuffs, or a small decorative accessory. For larger projects, consider that an adult size M sweater typically requires 10-12 balls, while a medium-sized shawl requires 4-6.

The indicated yardage may vary by ±5% between production batches. To ensure color uniformity in your projects, we recommend purchasing all necessary balls in the same order, verifying that they belong to the same color lot indicated on the label.

🧶 Recommended Crafting

4.0-4.5mm needles are the ideal size for this yarn because they allow for a soft yet compact fabric, with clear and uniform stitch definition. With smaller needles, you would get a stiff and inelastic fabric, while larger needles would create too loose a fabric, unsuitable for structured garments. The recommended size ensures the right balance between softness and hold.

You also get excellent results with a 4.0-4.5mm crochet hook, especially for openwork shawls, shrugs, and decorative accessories. Merino wool is perfectly suited for elaborate stitches such as fans, shells, and lace work, maintaining impeccable definition. Suitable for both beginners and experts, this wool is smooth and pleasant to work with.

✨ Why choose Lana PEO DELAVE'

Compared to wool-acrylic blend yarns, Lana PEO DELAVE' offers superior softness and breathability that synthetic fibers cannot match. If you've ever experienced excessive warmth or sweating with acrylic garments, 100% merino wool solves this problem by keeping the body at a comfortable temperature in every season.

The délavé colors of this line add a sophisticated and contemporary touch to your projects, distinguishing them from the flat tones of standard yarns. The silky feel makes every garment pleasant to wear and to give as a gift, transforming even a simple sweater into a quality piece that lasts over time.

🎨 What you can create

Lana PEO DELAVE' is perfect for elegant sweaters, cozy cardigans, refined shawls, and timeless stoles. Thanks to its softness and stitch definition, it also lends itself to more elaborate work such as hats, cowls, shrugs, and decorative accessories. Its performance on openwork and lace stitches is excellent, making it ideal for projects requiring precision and delicacy.

👩‍🎨 Who it's suitable for

This yarn is suitable for both beginners and experts. The regular and smooth workability makes every stitch easy to execute, without knots or irregularities that can discourage those new to crafting. At the same time, the fiber quality and stitch definition meet the needs of those seeking a professional and refined result.

Lana PEO DELAVE' is chosen by hobbyists who want to create garments for themselves or as gifts, by artisans who sell handmade creations, and by knitting and crochet enthusiasts looking for a natural, soft, and quality Made in Italy yarn.

🧼 Maintenance and care

• WashingHand wash in cold or lukewarm water (max 30°C)
• BleachingDo not bleach
• Spin dryingDo not spin dry
• DryingLay flat to dry away from heat sources
• IroningIron at low temperature if necessary
• StorageStore in a dry place, away from moths

📌 Important note

📊 Technical data summary