Luxury Yarns – 9 High End Yarns for Your Next Project

If you are you looking for a special yarn for your next knitting or crochet project keep on reading. Below I have listed the most commonly available luxurious fibers with some yarn recommendations and for what kind of projects they are suitable for.

1. Cashmere

Cashmere wool is a fiber obtained from cashmere goats, pashmina goats, and some other breeds of goat. Compared to sheep wool chasmere is softer, finer, lighter, and stronger that makes it one of the most luxiors natural fibers. It has also an insulating quality like no other, which keeps you perfectly warm or cool, depending on the weather.

2. Silk

Silk fibres are produced by silkworms when they spin themselves into a cocoon on their journey to becoming a silkmoth. Silk is well known for its soft and smooth feel, and its shiny appearance. It’s also very durable and not prone to pilling.

Pure silk yarns are suitable for shawls for instance. For garments it works best when it’s blended with other fibers such as merino wool.

3. Merino & Silk blend yarns

Mixing and blending fibres can help to remove some of the disadvantages that sticking to a single type of fiber can cause.

When you combine merino and silk you get the best of both fibers: a luxurious blend of soft, cushiony merino with the sheen and velvety texture of silk. These yarns are a great choice for so many garments – shawls, sweaters and cardigans, soft accessories, and even socks.