Duchess
40% merino, 28% viscose, 10% cashmere, 7% angora, 15% nylon
3.5 stitches/inch US 10½ (6.5 mm) needles
50 grams; 75 yards
Duchess is a mix of merino, viscose, cashmere, angora, and nylon. Each fiber contributes its voice to the chorus—merino for body and warmth, viscose for drape, cashmere for soft hand (you knew that), angora for a halo, and nylon for strength. But it isn’t just the fiber content of Duchess that makes it such a lovely yarn to work with. It’s multi-ply structure (10 plies to be specific) makes round, plump stitches that brilliantly show off textures and cables, but equally important, it makes straightforward stockinette an absolutely beautiful stitch.
