A dreamy single ply of softest baby alpaca, our Goldenberry Alpaca yarn is a hand-dyed beauty suffused with the luminous glow of its namesake, a golden fruit native to the lush cloud forests of the Andes mountains.

About This Yarn

• The smooth single-ply spin of Goldenberry Alpaca amplifies the alpaca fiber’s natural luster, giving the yarn a captivating brilliance. Soft and cloud-like in your hands, a delicate halo floats above the stitches, like sunlit mist brushing high mountain peaks.
• An artisanal kettle-dyed yarn, Goldenberry Alpaca’s single-ply structure readily absorbs color on its surface, while a subtle warm white core illuminates each color from within. Shifting dark, medium, and light tones shimmer across your stitches, creating fascinating movement and dimension.
• Pick from a radiant palette of 19 colors drawn from the treasures of nature: mysterious Deep Sea Green, rich Golden Amber, delicate Silver Bark, and more. Like the goldenberry itself, with its jewel-bright fruit wrapped in a papery husk, every skein holds layers of beauty waiting to be revealed.
• Goldenberry Alpaca comes in 100-gram skeins, each a one-of-a-kind wonder. A light worsted/DK weight yarn, it knits up into a soft, opulent fabric with flowing drape, perfect for elegant wraps, scarves, and garments. Our Goldenberry Alpaca knitting patterns show off this yarn in all its hand-dyed glory, from smooth stockinette to textured patterns that catch the light and reveal hidden depths!

Product Details

• Content: 100% baby alpaca
• Weight: 100 grams (3.5 ounces)
• Length: 219 yards (200 meters)
• Gauge: 5.25-6 stitches per inch, light worsted/DK-weight yarn
• Suggested Knitting Needle: US 4-6 (3.5-4 mm)
• Suggested Crochet Hook: E-G (3.5-4.5 mm)
• Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
• Milled In: Peru 

Sustainability + Environmental Impact

• Goldenberry Alpaca is Peru Fair Trade Certified, which means the mill that makes it is committed to fair and safe working conditions, as well as a respect for the environment, with low-impact production techniques, a responsible consumption of resources, and the reuse, recycling, and reduction of raw materials.
• The dyes adhere to European REACH regulations that protect human health and the environment from harmful chemicals.

Recommended Substitutions For Goldenberry Alpaca

• Looking for more yarn like this? Another hand-dyed, DK-weight single-ply yarn, Pepper is made with superwash merino wool, making it a good machine washable substitute on the thinner end of the gauge range. Our 100% cashmere Nigh DK is another great substitute, with a similarly relaxed drape and an even softer touch. For a plant-based option, cast on with Cotton Pure, made with 100% organically-grown cotton. And, if you love the feel of pure alpaca, you'll also love our sport-weight Season Alpaca yarn!
• You'll find so many more yarns you love when you shop our other DK-weight yarn, alpaca yarn, and hand-dyed yarns, all available only at Purl Soho.
• Learn more about how to substitute yarn with our confidence-boosting Yarn Substitution Made Easy article!

Learn More

• Find out what DK-weight yarn is all about with our What Is DK Yarn? article. Unravel the mysteries of its name and what it means to look for and knit with the Goldilocks of yarn weight... Not too thick and not too thin!