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Fino from Alpaca With a Twist

Fino from Alpaca With a Twist is the finest lace weight yarn we could imagine. A perfect blend of baby alpaca and silk lends a luxurious handle, a dramatic lustrous sheen, and an elegant drape that will impress nobility! When used as a single strand, it creates light-as-air, gossamer garments and breathtaking lace effects in shawls and stoles. Knit 2 or 3 strands together for sleek and supple mid-weight fabrics. Fino is quite simply the best!

Price from $20.65

  • Fiber: 70% Baby Aplaca, 30% Silk
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 875yds
  • Needle size: US 3
  • Gauge: 7 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand Wash, Dry Flat

Socrates from Alpaca With a Twist

Socrates is a new sock yarn from Alpaca with a Twist. This super soft blend of Alpaca, Merino Wool, Bamboo and Nylon is not only good for socks, it also perfect for lace knitted scarves, shawls or accessories. And you won’t be disappointed with wonderful “heather” colors that Alpaca with a Twist offers for you.

Price from $14.95

  • Fiber: 30% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 20% Bamboo, 20% Nylon
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 400yds
  • Needle size: US 1
  • Gauge: 8 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Beaded Ensemble w/ Sequins from Artyarns

Beaded Ensemble with Sequins is a new Luxury blend from Artyarns. The silk gives the yarn an incredible shine while cashmere adds softness. Adding beads and sequins gives elegance. A remarkable combination that helps you create spectacular gift for yourself or for someone special.

Price from $65.75

  • Fiber: 85% Silk, 15% Cashmere with Glass Beads & Sequins
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 128yds
  • Needle size: US 7
  • Gauge: 4 sts per 1"
  • Care: Dry Clean Only

Beaded Silk from Artyarns

Beaded Silk from Artyarns is a gorgeous shiny and soft yarn. Spun silk is twisted with a silk strand of glass beads to create this jewel-like yarn. Beautiful for shawls, scarves, tops, wraps or to trim any garments. Also perfect for gifts. Available in beautiful Yarn Country special colors.

Price from $35.65

  • Fiber: 100% Silk with Glass Beads
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 100yds
  • Needle size: US 8
  • Gauge: 4.5 sts per 1"
  • Care: Dry Clean only

Cashmere 2 from Artyarns

Cashmere 2 is a luxury hand paint cashmere from Artyarns. Two side-by-side plies result in a fingering weight 100% cashmere yarn perfect for lace shawls, scarves and other accessories or for baby garments. Available in beautiful Yarn Country special colors.

Price from $43.50

  • Fiber: 100% Cashmere
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 255yds
  • Needle size: US 5
  • Gauge: 6 sts per 1"
  • Care: Dry Clean or Hand Wash

Supermerino from Artyarns

Supermerino from Artyarns is a very soft and luscious 100% merino wool with a textured twist. It's machine washable, and extremely versatile. Great for anything from exotic accessories to baby blankets.

Price from $9.75

  • Fiber: 100% Superwash Merino Wool
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 104yds
  • Needle size: US 7
  • Gauge: 4 1/2 sts per 1"
  • Care: Machine wash

Ultramerino 4 from Artyarns

Ultramerino 4 is a luxury hand painted yarn from Artyarns. This glorious fingering weight yarn without any twist feels like cotton yet is 100% Merino wool. Perfect for socks, lace shawls or scarves, baby items.

Price from $11.75

  • Fiber: 100% Merino Wool
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 191yds
  • Needle size: US 4
  • Gauge: 6 3/4 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand wash

Berroco Sox from Berroco

Berroco Sox from Berroco is a superb woolen sock yarn that patterns all by itself as you knit your socks in the round. One 100 gram ball makes a pair. Choose from an assortment of 12 engineered color patterns.

Price from $11.70

  • Fiber: 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 440yds
  • Needle size: US 2
  • Gauge: 7 1/2 sts per 1"
  • Care: Machine Wash. Dry Flat.

Bonsai from Berroco

Bonsai from Berroco. Inspired by the rhythmic markings on a bamboo tree, Berroco's ribbon yarn is made from a cellulistic fiber derived from bamboo.

Price from $6.35

  • Fiber: 97% Bamboo, 3% Nylon
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 77yds
  • Needle size: US 7
  • Gauge: 5 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand Wash, Dry Flat. Dry Clean.

Comfort from Berroco

Comfort™ is Berroco’s “new and improved” classic American worsted weight yarn. Comfort is an ultra-soft blend of Super Fine Acrylic and Super Fine Nylon and spun into a luxury twist. The yarn is easy care – machine wash and dry – and allergy free.

Price from $5.20

  • Fiber: 50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 210yds
  • Needle size: US 8 - 9
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 18 - 20 sts x 24 - 27 rows
  • Care: Machine Wash

Comfort DK from Berroco

Comfort DK from Berroco is a DK version of very popular Comfort yarn. Economy, quality and performance in a super fine blend of acrylic and nylon is available in a range of 33 shades perfect for baby and tots. A selection of more sophisticated shades make it an excellent non-woolen alternative for the lace knitter.

Price from $3.10

  • Fiber: 50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 178yds
  • Needle size: US 5 - 6
  • Gauge: 5 1/2 - 6 sts per 1"
  • Care: Machine Wash on Gentle Cycle

Comfort Sock from Berroco

Comfort Sock from Berroco is for the sock enthusiast who is looking for an economy non woolen yarn with engineered color patterning as well as popular solid colors. It¹s available in 5 space dyed and 5 solid shades.

Price from $7.35

  • Fiber: 50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 447yds
  • Needle size: US 3
  • Gauge: 7 1/2 sts per 1"
  • Care: Machine Wash on Gentle Cycle

Cuzco from Berroco

Cuzco from Berroco is a 50/50 blend of the best animal fibers from Peru. Superfine Alpaca and Peruvian Wool combine to create a 2 ply, quick knit yarn with a luxurious hand.

Price from $8.85

  • Fiber: 50% Superfine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 130yds
  • Needle size: US 10
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 15 sts X 21 rows
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Inca Gold from Berroco

Inca Gold from Berroco is luxurious blend of merino wool and silk at a honest price. The multi-plied and refined twist creates classic yarn of a quality that will withstand test of time. It's available in 15 colors.

Price from $7.85

  • Fiber: 80% Merino Wool, 20% Silk
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 122yds
  • Needle size: US 7
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 20 sts X 28 rows
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Jasper from Berroco

Jasper from Berroco is fine merino wool roving spun of pre-dyed tops and engineered to create a unique self-striping effect when knitted. Its 8 fascinating striated colorways are reminiscent of its namesake stone, picture jasper. The colors seem to intensify when felted.

Price from $8.85

  • Fiber: 100% Fine Merino Wo
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 98yds
  • Needle size: US 9
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 18 sts X 22 rows
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Linen Jeans from Berroco

Linen Jeans™ from Berroco has the look of a well worn tee shirt and the ease of your favorite stone washed jeans. Available in a range of 12 colors including natural-looking linen tones as well as denim and vegetable shades, our linen tape is knit of a fine strand of a heathery Linen and Rayon blend.

Price from $7.35

  • Fiber: 70% Rayon, 30% Linen
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 80yds
  • Needle size: US 9
  • Gauge: 4 3/4 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Pure Merino from Berroco

Pure Merino is a cabled, multi-plied gourmet basic yarn that is spun from 100% extra fine merino. In a palette of 39 shades this washable wool is perfect for all members of the family including babies.

Price from $7.85

  • Fiber: 100% Extra Fine Merino
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 92yds
  • Needle size: US 9
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 18 sts X 24 rows
  • Care: Machine Wash

Pure Merino Heather from Berroco

Pure Merino Heather is a new interpretation of our popular Pure Merino. These subtly colored heather shades are spun in Italy from top dyed extra fine merino wool. Pure Merino Heather is interchangeable with Pure Merino in our existing patterns.

Price from $8.85

  • Fiber: 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 92yds
  • Needle size: US 9
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 18 sts X 24 rows
  • Care: Machine Wash

Pure Merino Nuance from Berroco

Pure™ Merino Nuance is our newest addition to our Pure™ Merino family which gains popularity each season. A unique degrade dye technique renders a ciaro scurra effect, enhancing the style of each knitted item.

Price from $8.85

  • Fiber: 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 92yds
  • Needle size: US 9
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 18 sts X 24 rows
  • Care: Machine Wash

Seduce from Berroco

Seduce™ from Berroco is named for the immediate knitterly attraction that we felt to this corded strand of SINuous color. It’s created from a mix of silk, linen, rayon and nylon. Make a light and easy, breathable fabric with little effort. It’s practically weightless and cool to the touch. So perfect for knitting and crocheting warm weather clothing, it comes in 11 shades of perfection.

Price from $8.35

  • Fiber: 47% Rayon, 25% Linen, 17% Silk, 11% Nylon
  • Weight: 40g
  • Yardage: 100yds
  • Needle size: US 7
  • Gauge: 5 sts per 1"
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Touché from Berroco

Touché from Berroco is a 50-50 cotton and Modal® rayon blend that is wonderfully soft to the touch. Our matte finish worsted weight summer basic brings 30 luscious shades to the Berroco palette.

Price from $4.35

  • Fiber: 50% Cotton, 50% Modal® Rayon
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 89yds
  • Needle size: US 8
  • Gauge: 5 sts per 1"
  • Care: Machine Wash on Delicate Cycle

Ultra Alpaca from Berroco

Ultra Alpaca is the ideal balance of luxurious supple alpaca and soft wool blended together and spun up perfectly round and light. There are 61 incredible shades chosen to resemble plant-dyed colors. Our range of colors includes solid shades, natural heather shades and the irresistible jewels of the collection, dyed heather shades. Each is beautiful on its own or combined in endless possible colorwork combinations.

Price from $7.90

  • Fiber: 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 215yds
  • Needle size: US 8
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 20 sts x 26 rows
  • Care: Hand Wash, Dry Flat

Ultra Alpaca Fine from Berroco

Ultra Alpaca Fine is Berroco's newest addition to their best selling Ultra Alpaca family. Machine washable and available in 10 popular melange heathers, the finer gauge of Ultra Alpaca Fine is perfect for knitters who prefer sock and lace weight yarns.

Price from $9.85

  • Fiber: 50% Wool, 20% Super Fine Alpaca, 30% Nylon
  • Weight: 100g
  • Yardage: 433yds
  • Needle size: US 2
  • Gauge: 10 x 10 cm sq = 30 sts x 40 rows
  • Care: Hand Wash. Dry Flat.

Taormina from Bollicine

Taormina from Bollicine is an ultra soft silk and cotton blend ribbon yarn. The yarn’s multicolored sequences create beautiful color combinations. This yarn can be used to make a striking shawl, wrap, sweater, top and so much more.

Price from $9.75

  • Fiber: 51% Silk 45% Cotton 4% Polyamid
  • Weight: 50g
  • Yardage: 119yds
  • Needle size: US 7-8
  • Care: hand wash

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