A beautiful new yarn from Be Sweet Yarns. This yarn is a blend of organically grown cotton with bamboo. A soft yarn with an ecofriendly twist. The bambino is a great substitute for any Be Sweet pattern using bamboo yarn. IT can be used for any DK weight yarn pattern. Next to your skin soft, perfect for baby patterns, light summer tops for those sensitive to animal fibers.
Each ball of yarn is 50 grams, with 100 yards of yarn. The gauge is 5 stitches to the inch on US 6 needles.
The yarn was hand dyed by women in South Africa under a jobs creation program that has offered opportunity in economically depressed rurual region with a 75% unemployment rate.
Enjoy this beautiful product knowing that you have brought hope into a South African community and that a portion of your purchase is helping support the local school.
