The Yarn Room · 11 mohair yarns

Mohair yarn

Mohair comes from the Angora goat. Kid mohair, from the first shearings, is the finest and softest. Its long, glossy fibers make the halo that floats over every stitch, so a fine mohair-silk weighs almost nothing yet adds depth and warmth to anything it's held with.

Feel

Airy, fuzzy and lustrous, with a soft halo

Warmth

Very warm for its weight; traps air in the halo

Care

Hand wash cool and dry flat. The fuzz grips, so it's hard to rip back

Best for

Holding double with another yarn, light sweaters, shawls and cloud-like layers