DMC Quick Knit Wool

DMC Quick Knit is a very coarse wick wool for knitting with 20 mm needles. DMC Quick Knit wool is a super jumbo wool of great size, perfect for weaving large jobs with which you warm comfortably, in addition to making accessories to decorate the home. Ideal for weaving blankets, bedspreads, cushions, carpets and many other creations. The raw wool that is extracted from the sheep can be dyed using various natural elements. You can use onion peel, beetroot, mate cocido and various native plants, of which the fruit, root or leaves are used. To obtain the color you must place some of the elements mentioned in a pot with boiling water and after a few minutes remove them and introduce the wool. Once the desired color is obtained, remove the wool using a strainer and let it dry.

The composition of DMC Quick Knit wool is:

. 51% Wool 49% Acrylic Wool is a natural fiber obtained from sheep (goats and mainly sheep), and other animals such as llamas, alpacas, guanacos, vicuñas or rabbits, through a process called shearing. It is used in the textile industry to make products such as sacks, blankets, gloves, socks, sweaters, etc.. Wool products are mostly used in cold areas because their use maintains body heat, this is due to the nature of the fiber of the material. This mixture offers the great qualities of natural wool fiber, combined with acrylic to make it a much more resistant genre, which will maintain its shape and quality for longer. The classification of wool is made taking into account a number of characteristics, of which the most important are: fineness, length, regularity in the degree of curling and uniformity, strength and elongation, elasticity, flexibility, color, brightness and performance. The world production of washed wool is around 2 million tons, being the main producers Australia, Argentina, China, United Kingdom, the dissolved Soviet Union, New Zealand, South Africa and Uruguay. Wool has thermal properties that help keep your body temperature stable despite the cold outside. This is super nice to warm you with a good blanket, soft, sweet and warm.

The characteristics of DMC Quick Knit Wool are:

>. Each skein contains 150 grams of weight and 50 meters of length. It can be woven with 20 mm knitted or crocheted needles. To make a square of 10 x 10 cm mount 5 points and work 6 turns. The wool contains the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certificate. This wool is recommended for hand washing. It is not suitable for drying or ironing. Horizontal drying is recommended. Its strand consists of a single strand of high quality wool fibre twisted on itself, offering a thick and fluffy strand. We advise you to weave this type of twist with special care, to prevent the strand from falling apart. The large size of its strand makes your work much faster to weave. It is special for weaving soft and warm blankets or bedspreads, sweet carpets and other accessories and comfortable home accessories.Quick Knit of Wool DMC hank of wool wick