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Berroco Yarns

  

 

NEW for Spring/Summer 2010
Origami™, Weekend

View yarns by alphabetical listing.

We continue to maintain information on our Discontinued Yarns. Click here for details.

ALPACA


Cuzco®
50% Superfine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool
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Cuzco 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.

Ultra® Alpaca
50% Alpaca, 50% Wool
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Ultra® Alpaca is the ideal balance of luxurious supple alpaca and soft wool blended together and spun up perfectly round and light. There are 68 incredible shades chosen to resemble plant-dyed colors. Each is beautiful on its own or combined in endless possible colorwork combinations.


Ultra® Alpaca Fine
50% Wool, 30% Super Fine Alpaca, 20% Nylon
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Ultra® Alpaca Fine is our newest addition to our best selling Ultra® Alpaca family. Machine washable and available in 14 popular melange heathers, the finer gauge of Ultra® Alpaca Fine is perfect for knitters who prefer sock and lace weight yarns.

Ultra® Alpaca Light
50% Alpaca, 50% Wool
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Ultra® Alpaca Light is our newest addition to our best selling Ultra® Alpaca family. 25 favorite shades including the popular mélange heathers are now available in a finer gauge for knitters who prefer lacier and lighter weight knitting projects.

BAMBOO


Bonsai® New Shades
97% Bamboo, 3% Nylon
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Inspired by the rhythmic markings on a bamboo tree, our ribbon yarn is made from a cellulistic fiber derived from bamboo. It is woven into a narrow ribbon that is wrapped with a delicate nylon for a touch of high sheen. It’s dyed in 17 exquisite shades.


Bonsai® Colors New Shades
97% Bamboo, 3% Nylon
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Bonsai Colors is an evocative printed ribbon yarn made from bamboo. A hint of nylon shine wraps around the strand to evoke the markings on a stalk of bamboo. These 8 shades compliment Bonsai’s Japanese inspired palette.

COTTON


Bling Bling®
60% Cotton, 38% Acrylic, 2% Aluminum
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A foil effect yarn created in a brand new way. A fabric is machine knit then printed with a metal foil transfer. The fabric is then unraveled, returning it to a yarn that has a luxurious and superbly soft and supple hand.


Cotton Twist®
70% Mercerized Cotton, 30% Rayon
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Our basic cotton has a Berroco twist. A touch of rayon makes this mercerized cotton as luminous as silk.


Cotton Twist® Variegated
70% Mercerized Cotton, 30% Rayon
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A variegated version of our basic Cotton Twist.


Latitude
48% Cotton, 48% Rayon, 4% Other fiber
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Cotton and rayon combine to create a yarn that knits up into a cooling crepe like fabric. A subtly variegated base yarn is wrapped with a coordinating micro binder in 6 tonal shades of lighthearted sandy neutrals and candy brights.


Love it®
58% Cotton, 38% Acrylic, 4% Polyester
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A cool matte cotton/acrylic blend with just the right touch of elastic. Our range of colors spans the spectrum from softened pastels and sophisticated mid tones to primary and jewel toned summer brights.


Love it® Colors
58% Cotton, 38% Acrylic, 4% Polyester
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A cool matte cotton/acrylic blend with just the right touch of elastic. With all the great qualities of Love It, our variegated version knits a long striping pattern that progresses like a woven textile with sophisticated color return.


Lumina®
54% Cotton, 36% Acrylic, 10% Metallic
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Lumina® is a light and supple cotton/acrylic blend yarn wrapped in a whisper of metallic filament that harmonizes with the base color as it adds a lyrical quality of a seemingly weightless metal. Available in 11 ethereal shades.


Mica®
31% Cotton, 26% Silk, 23% Nylon, 20% Linen
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Many fibers converge to create Mica, a truly unique yarn with the crisp hand of linen, the sturdy drape of cotton and the shine and strength of silk and nylon. In 11 au courant colors.


Pure® Pima New Shades
100% Pima Cotton
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A carefully calibrated balance between mercerized and unmercerized plies, this cotton is an instant staple. In a wide range of 39 colors, chosen for their timeless appeal.


Touché®
50% Cotton, 50% Modal® Rayon
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Touché 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.

Zen® Colors
55% Cotton, 45% Nylon
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With an elegant "hand painted" effect, our space dyed version of Zen creates magnificent fabrics in knitted and crocheted items.

LINEN

NaturLin®
45% Linen, 55% Rayon
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NaturLin® looks just like pure linen but has the supple hand of the finest cotton yarn. A rich blend of rayon and linen, each fiber imparts its best qualities to create knitting perfection –linen for its long staple durability and rayon for its soft and subtle sheen.

MANMADE


Candy FX®
100% Nylon
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This delectable confection is a component yarn that looks like little candies strung on a silken thread. Sure to make any companion yarn shine.


Berroco Comfort®
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
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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.


Berroco Comfort® Baby
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
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Those with little ones in their life will delight in choosing from the Comfort Baby collection--Comfort Baby combines the signature easy care, ultra-soft blend of Super Fine Acrylic and Super Fine Nylon with a weight and selection of hues most requested by doting knitters.


Berroco Comfort® Chunky
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
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Comfort Chunky is the same easy care, ultra-soft blend of Super Fine Acrylic and Super Fine Nylon as the rest of the Comfort range but with more oomph! Projects will fly off the needles with this lofty incarnation. Sold in 33 classic colors.


Berroco Comfort® DK New Shades
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
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Comfort® DK arrived on the heels of our successful launch of Comfort® last season. Economy, quality and performance in a super fine blend of acrylic and nylon is available in a range of 40 shades.


Berroco Comfort® Sock
50% Super Fine Nylon, 50% Super Fine Acrylic
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Comfort® Sock is for the sock enthusiast who is looking for an economy non woolen yarn with engineered color patterning as well as popular solid colors. It’s available in 9 space dyed and 5 solid shades.


Lazer FX®
100% Polyester
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Add a touch of glamour with Lazer FX, sequins attached to a carrier thread.


Mirror FX®
100% Polyester
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Lovely, light reflecting square paillettes add elegance and sensuality to knitted fabric. Use it as a carrying thread with many of our yarns to create luxurious "boutique" fashion.


Origami™
NEW for Spring/Summer 2010
58% Acrylic, 16% Linen, 15% Nylon, 11% Cotton
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Origami™ is an exciting new yarn for warm weather months. Many multicolored strands run parallel to each other, wrapped by a black binder and it knits into a remarkably light and crisp finished fabric.


Plume FX®
100% Polyester
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Add contrast, texture and attitude to your fabric by carrying along this kicky thread with a burst of eyelash at regular intervals.


Berroco Plush®
100% Nylon
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Create a "softer than you can imagine" techno-fleece fabric.


Berroco Plush® Colors
100% Nylon
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The "softer than you can imagine" techno-fleece fabric created by Plush is now possible in beautiful Plush Colors.


Runway®
53% Nylon, 47% Polyester
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Runway is a couture novelty yarn that's practically "ready to wear." This fantasy scarf yarn has random flags of gold or silver appearing among space dyed paper flags and pigtail strands.


Suede®
100% Nylon
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Seduce® is named for the immediate knitterly attraction that we felt to this corded strand of color. It’s created from a mix of silk, linen, rayon and nylon. Make a light and easy, breathable fabric that’s practically weightless and cool to the touch.


TuTu®
80% Nylon, 10% Wool,
7% Acrylic, 3% Cotton
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With diaphanous layers of colors and textures, TuTu is practically already a fabric. Simply cast on a few stitches on a very big needle for a quick scarf.


Vintage™ New Shades
50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon
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Vintage™ is a machine wash blend featuring a wide color range, an incredibly soft feel and yardage that goes on and on. Its unique fiber blend makes laundering a breeze and perfectly suited for easy care garments for both children and adults.


Weekend™
NEW for Spring/Summer 2010
75% Acrylic, 25% Peruvian Cotton
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Weekend™ is the perfect yarn for any laidback knitting project. A soft, comfortable machine washable blend, this yarn is uncomplicated from start to finish.


Zap®
100% Polyester
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An ultra-long and very full eyelash yarn that knits up easily for a feathery fur effect


Zap® Colors
100% Polyester
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Gorgeous variegated colors in our popular Zap eyelash.

Zen®
40% Cotton, 60% Nylon
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An elegant matte and shine, cotton and nylon railroad ribbon.

RAYON


Chinchilla®
100% Rayon
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A classic rayon chenille with the luster of silk velvet.


Jewel FX®
94% Rayon, 6% Metallic
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A melange yarn of rayon and metallic that you can knit on its own or in comibination with Plume FX for a sparkling and slinky fabric.


Linen Jeans®
70% Rayon, 30% Linen
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Linen Jeans® has the look of a well worn tee shirt and the ease of your favorite stone washed jeans. Available in a range of 7 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.


Metallic FX®
85% Rayon, 15% Metallic
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A soft, knittable metallic yarn, Metallic FX has the look of molten metal with a light, soft and silken hand.


Seduce® New Shades
47% Rayon, 25% Linen, 17% Silk, 11% Nylon
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Seduce® is named for the immediate knitterly attraction that we felt to this corded strand of color. It’s created from a mix of silk, linen, rayon and nylon. Make a light and easy, breathable fabric that’s practically weightless and cool to the touch.


Seduce® Colors New Shades
47% Rayon, 25% Linen, 17% Silk, 11% Nylon
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Seduce Colors has all of the incomparable drape and texture of silken Seduce but comes in a range of 10 shimmering summer tinged hues.

Ultra® Silk
20% Silk, 40% Rayon, 40% Nylon
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Ultra Silk is a round, knit ribbon with unique qualities of touch, elasticity and stability. A hosiery-like tube of silk and rayon encloses a core of airy nylon roving.

WOOL


Blackstone Tweed™
65% Wool, 25% Superkid Mohair, 10% Angora Rabbit Hair
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Tweed for the discerning knitter! This super soft yarn has all the rustic appeal of a classic tweed yarn but with a high dose of mohair and angora. With wear these garments will develop a soft and fuzzy halo. A joy to wear and a pleasure to knit.


Geode®
50% Wool, 50% Acrylic
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Geode® is a new generation of engineered self-striping woolen blend yarn created from pre-dyed tops, whereby many colors are spun together in a very long striped repeat pattern. In 8 colorways.

Inca® Gold
80% Merino Wool , 20% Silk
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Berroco Inca® Gold is luxurious blend of merino wool and silk at an honest price. The multi-plied and refined twist creates a classic yarn of quality that will withstand the test of time. It’s available in 18 colors.


Jasper®
100% Fine Merino Wool
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Jasper® is a fine merino wool roving spun of pre-dyed tops and engineered to create a unique self-striping effect when knit. Its 13 fascinating striated colorways are reminiscent of its namesake stone, picture jasper. The colors seem to intensify when felted.


Lustra™
50% Peruvian Wool, 50% Tencel® Lyocell
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A shining jewel in the fall line, this single ply Peruvian wool and Tencel blend is a lightweight affordable luxury. With generous yardage and a silk-like gleam, this yarn boasts a striking palette and soft hand.


Palace®
50% Merino wool, 50% Silk
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Palace® is a luxurious, 50/50 blend of merino wool and silk that speaks softly of the elite pleasures of knitting the finest fibers. Available in 12 colors.


Peruvia®
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
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Peruvia is a South American import available in a range of 30 heathers and 3 solid shades. Made from 100% Peruvian Highland wool, this yarn is ideal for felting as well as regular knitting.


Peruvia® Colors
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
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Peruvia Colors is a space dyed version of our popular Peruvia, a woolen roving that has a handspun look. It’s available in 4 colorways that look hand dyed. You may also enjoy Peruvia and Peruvia Quick.


Berroco Peruvia® Quick
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
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Peruvia Quick is a 2 ply twist of our favorite Peruvian Highland wool for a wooly quick knit. It’s available in 14 best selling shades.


Berroco Pure® Merino
100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
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Pure Merino is a cabled, multi-plied gourmet basic yarn that is spun from 100% extra fine merino. In a palette of 38 shades and 8 chine effects this washable wool is perfect for all members of the family including babies.


Berroco Pure® Merino DK
100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
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Pure Merino DK is a new member of our Pure® Merino family of yarns with 19 of our most popular colors.


Berroco Pure® Merino Heather
100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
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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.


Berroco SoxNew Shades
75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon
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Berroco Sox 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 25 engineered color patterns. Add a little glam with Berroco Sox™ Metallic.


Berroco Sox™ Metallic
73% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon, 2% Other fiber
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Banish sock burnout with this glamourous addition to the Berroco Sox range. Enliven your sock yarn stash with 9 vibrant shades reminiscent of an Indian sari, full of gold and silver highlights.


Sundae™
50% Wool, 50% Acrylic
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Sundae is a classic instant gratification yarn with heathered shades.