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Gepard Puno Yellow 116

Puno & Upcycling Puno | Baby Alpaca, Merino Wool & PA

by Gepard
$12.25 - $12.25
$12.25
$12.25
$12.25 - $12.25
$12.25

Gepard Garn's Puno and Puno Upcycling yarn, are now available at Inspire a Mind Yarns. Puno Upcycling is an upcycled version of Gepard Puno. Both are featuring 68% baby alpaca, 10% merino wool, and 22% synthetic fibers. The innovative production method creates a lightweight yet full yarn with twice the yardage of traditional spun yarns. 

With a beautiful variety of colors, Puno offers a unique look, blending fibers that would have otherwise been discarded.

All are Ecotex 100 certified and for sure all wool in all Gepard products are mulesing free. 

Eco-friendly Puno Upcycling is crafted from 100% upcycled fibers, including recycled polyamide, making it a sustainable choice. 

Color: Golden Yellow (116)

Material:  68% Baby Alpaca, 10% Merino Wool, 22% Manufactured Fibers - Nylon / Polyamide

Weight: Bulky

Meterage: 120 yards (110 meters) /50 gram skeins

Needles: US 9 - 13 or 5.5 - 9mm
Hook size: 5.5mm (I) - 10mm (N/P)

Gauge: 14.0 sts = 4 inches

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This special production method results in a full but light yarn that runs about the double yardage compared to a traditional, spun yarn.

Puno is extremely soft and almost feels almost like cashmere, and has a beautiful, raw look. Puno is very easy to knit with - both for beginners and those who are only able to with with light and elastic yarns. It is a super comfortable yarn to the touch.

About Puno Upcycling colors:
"Dried Flowers" has subtle speckles in shades of yellow, pink and blue
"Grey Tones" has subtle speckles in shades of green
"Last Ember" has subtle speckles in shades of orange
"Green Rocks" has subtle speckles in shades of green and purple
"Light by Night" has subtle speckles in shades of blue and purple

More About Upcycling Puno

Sustainability at best!

Puno Upcycling yarn is environmentally sustainable and also comes in a variety of beautiful colours, all made from 100% upcycled fibers. No additional resources are used and even the polyamide is recycled. As you knit, you'll notice the unique blend of colours from these previously wasted but now repurposed fibres.

Puno upcycling is an upcycled version of Gepard Puno.


This special production method results in a full but light yarn that runs about the double yardage compared to a traditional, spun yarn.

This gorgeous yarn was used in Anne Ventzl's super popular Super Selene sweater as a main colour along with Gepard Kid Seta (but you can use any other lace Mohair/Silk or Baby Suri Alpaca/Silk. You can also use Camarose Snefnug as a contrast colour as it is a very similar yarn and gauge.