Mondial Athena

Mondial presents Athena, a fantasy yarn which stands out for its originality and elegance. This is a fine yarn, perfect to knit light garments and accessories. Thanks to its composition, it is perfect to knit projects for spring and summer such as shawls, short jackets, tops, kerchiefs, and much more!

Its main cotton thread is covered by a metallic thread of the same color to provide a shiny effect to the yarn. Do not miss this chance of knitting elegant garments presenting a beautiful loose effect!

Mondial Athena is made of:

• 65% recycled cotton
• 22% polyester microfiber
• 11% cotton
• 2% polyamide microfiber

This yarn is almost entirely made of recycled cotton, a material obtained in a very eco-friendly way, perfect to do your part to take care of the environment. Also, thanks to its other fibers, your garments will be shiny, resistant, and light.

Which are the features of this yarn?

• Each ball has 50 grams and around 125 meters.
• Its thickness is perfect to work with the 3 – 4 mm knitting needles.
• Mount 24 stitches and do 30 rows to knit a 10 x 10 cm gauge.
• Washable at up to 40ºC.
• Do not tumble dry.
• Dry flat recommended.
• Iron at low temperature.

Amount of balls needed to:

• To knit a sweater for children size 10 years old you will need around 400-500 grams (8-9 balls).
• To knit a sweater for woman size 38 you will need around 500-550 grams (10-11 balls).
• To knit a sweater for woman size 42 you will need around 600-650 grams (12-13 balls).