mYak Baby Yak Medium has just arrived in Space! We love this luxurious brand and its rare fibre because it is produced in an ethical and environmentally friendly way. This yarn is certified, sustainable, traceable, and ethically produced. Each year, yaks naturally shed the down undercoats that kept them warm all winter. Baby yaks are combed–not sheared–to collect the down. mYak purchases the down from a cooperative of Tibetan nomadic herders for above-market rates, ensuring fair pay. After sorting, the highest quality down goes to the Biellese area of the Italian Alps, where it is card spun into the beautiful, soft, strong yarn you’ll find at fibre space. The rest is used by to construct tents, mattresses, and soon, to produce insulation for houses in Tibet.
Yarn Details:
- Worsted weight
- 125 yards / 50 grams
- 100% Tibetan Baby Yak
- US#7 (4.5 mm) – US#9 (5.5 mm] needles, US G/6 (4 mm) – I/9 (5.5 mm) hook
- 18.0 to 20.0 sts = 4”
- Hand wash, lay flat to dry
- $27, in-store only
Our Pattern Picks:
Aelia by Kirsten Kapur
Size:
One size, 12” (30.5 cm) wide x 86” (218.5 cm) long
Materials:
- US#6 (4.0 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
- 6 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
Gauge:
18 sts and 28 rows = 4” in garter stitch, blocked
Smokeshow by Thea Colman
Sizes:
37.25 (40.5, 43.5, 46.75, 50, 53.25)(56.5, 59.5, 62.75, 66)”
Materials:
US#7 (4.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
6-10 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
Gauge:
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in cable pattern, based on final blocked fabric
Solare by Joji Locatelli
Sizes:
Bust measurement of 30 (33¾, 37½, 42, 45¼, 49½, 54, 58, 62, 65½)”
Materials:
- US#5 (3.75 mm), 32” cord
- US#7 (4.5 mm), 32” cord
- or sizes needed to obtain gauge
- 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins of Baby Yak Medium by mYak
Gauge:
19 sts and 28 rows = 4” in stockinette
Westerly by tincanknits
Sizes:
Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child, Adult SM, L), fits head: 14 (16, 18, 19.5, 21.5, 23)” around
Materials:
- US#4 (3.5 mm) and US#7 (4.5 mm), DPNs for newborn and baby sizes, 16” circulars for other sizes, or sizes needed to obtain gauge
- 1-2 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
Gauge:
22 sts and 32 rows = 4”, in cable pattern using larger needles
Paperdawn by Melanie Berg
Size:
102.5″ wingspan along top edge and 27.5″ deep
Gauge:
9 sts and 14 rows = 2” in garter stitch, blocked
Materials:
- US#5 (3.75 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
- 4 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Oatmeal (C1)
- 3 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Tibetan Sky (C2)
- 2 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Mustard (C3)
Promises in the Dark by Cheryl Faust
Size:
One size, 73” wingspan by 31” deep at center spine
Gauge:
21 sts and 44 rows = 4”, in Mosaic pattern, blocked
Materials:
- E4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook
- US#4 (3.5 mm), 40” (100 cm) or longer, circular needles
- US#5 (3.75 mm), 40” (100 cm) or longer, circular needles
- US#6 (4.0 mm), 40” (100 cm) or longer, circular needles
- US#7 (4.5 mm), straight or small circular needles for bind off or sizes needed to obtain gauge
- C1: 4 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
- C2: 3 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
GOJI by Olga Buraya-Kefelian
Size:
One size. Circumference at neck approx. 23″ / 58.5 cm; Depth at front approx. 24″ / 61 cm
Gauge:
18 sts and 28 rows = 4”in St st worked flat, measured once dry after washing and blocking
Materials:
- US#6 (4 mm) circular, 24-36” / 60-92 cm and 2 spare circular needles in same size or smaller,
- US G (4.0 mm) hook or sizes needed to obtain gauge
- 4 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
Knossos Shawl by Irina Anikeeva
Size:
One size, 68” (170 cm) wingspan, 30 (75 cm) height at center spine
Gauge:
19 sts and 25 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch
Materials:
- US#7 (4.5 mm) circular needle 32” (80 cm) or size needed to obtain gauge
- 1 skein of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Midnight blue (C1)
- 3 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Oatmeal (C2)
- 2 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium in Mustard (C3)
Movie Night Cocoon Cardi by Alexandra Tavel
Size:
One size. Width across back: 40”; length from neck to hem: 40”
Gauge:
13 sts and 6 rows = 4” in double crochet
Materials:
- US J (6.0 mm) hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
- 9 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium
Autum Wheat Hat by Briana K Designs
Sizes:
Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Child, Teen) (Adult Small, Medium, Large)
Gauge:
17 sts and 11 rows = 4”
Materials:
- US H (5.0 mm) hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
- 1-2 skeins of mYak Baby Yak Medium, depending on size
