Katia Lopapeysa Basic

Katia Lopapeysa Basic is a yarn available in basic colors. You can combine it with Katia Lopapeysa to make your jacquard sweaters longer or wider.

Lopapeysa combines different colors on another plain one. These yarns are designed to knit a sweater size 38 by using only 1 ball, but in case you need to make it bigger, you combine it with Lopapeysa Basic.

Colors you need depending on the Lopapeysa yarn you have chosen:

• 1: 100 – 101 – 102 – 103
• 2: 200 – 201 – 202 – 203

You can also use this yarn to knit plain-colored garments or matching accessories to combine such as beanies or scarves with Lopapeysa.

Katia Lopapeysa Basic is made of:

• 70% pure wool
• 30% acrylic

Which are the features of this yarn?

• Each ball has 50 grams and 120 meters.
• Its thickness is perfect to work with the 3,5 – 4 mm knitting needles.
• Mount 21 stitches and do 26 rows to knit a 10 x 10 cm gauge.
• Washable at up to 30ºC with the wool program.
• Do not tumble dry.
• Dry flat recommended.
• Iron at up to 110ºC.

Amount of balls needed to: 

• To knit a sweater size 40 you will need 8 balls.