Pascuali Puno Winikunka

Pascuali Puno Winikunka is a unique blend of 70% GOTS-certified cotton and alpaca of different colors.

WithPuno Winikunka skeins, you can knit soft and breathable garments with an elegant drape. The organic cotton of these yarn balls, a vegetable fiber very common in summer garments, is naturally white and very soft. Its combination with the warm alpaca fiber makes Pascuali Puno Winikunka an ideal yarn for all year round.

This yarn is suitable for knit and crochet. It has an excellent stitch definition and will give you great results in any textured stitch pattern.

The combination of soft organic cotton with alpaca, hypoallergenic and lanoline-free, makes Pascuali Puno Winikunka a perfect yarn for knitting garments that go in direct contact with the skin, as well as shawls and cowls.

Pascuali Puno Winikunka colors are inspired by the fascinating landscape of Winikunka mountain, also known as "Rainbow mountain" or "the seven colors mountain", with intense yellows, reds, greens, purples, blues... the result of the erosion of the sedimentary rocks through millions of years. The use of dark alpaca fiber in the yarn composition gives a particular shade to these skeins colors that do not look basic and will add interest and personality to your garments.

Pascuali Filati Naturali is a German company specialized in top quality 100% natural, sustainable yarns. Behind Pascuali yarns, there is a philosophy of care for the environment and people who work in the production of their luxury yarns, and it shows. Pascuali works without intermediaries, carefully choosing the farms with which they work, periodically visiting the production place to check first hand that people, animals, and the environment where their yarn is produced have a fair and ethical treatment.

The cotton used in these yarn balls composition, and which represents 70% of its content, is of organic origin, grown without pesticides in the vast plantations of the Peruvian altiplano.

Alpacas that have provided their fiber for Pascuali Puno Winikunka live and move freely in the highlands of Peru. They are shed twice a year with modern machines not to subject them to any stress. After that, fiber is processed in Arequipa in installations that give a fair trade to their workers and take recycling into account. For example, the mud produced when fibers are washed is used to fertilize the pastures, which later will feed the animals.

Do you need ideas for knitting with Pascuali Puno Winikunka? Isabell Kraemer designed the Laia sweater with Pascuali Puno.

Composition: 70% organic cotton, 30% alpaca
Yarn group: Fingering
Weight / Lenght: 50 grams = 200 meters
Recommended needle size: 2.5 mm
Gauge: 27 stitches and 32 rows in 10 cm
Machine washable up to 30ºC, in delicate cycle. Dry flat.