Fancy Yarn

One of our newer yarns, Cirro is what we would call a ‘fancy yarn’. Although ‘fancy’ may sound like general description and might even make you think of the eyelash yarns or sequinned novelty yarns that are not so popular these days for hand knitters, it is also used as a technical term for a category of yarns that ‘are made with a distinctive irregular profile’ and are also known as ‘novelty’ or ‘effect’ yarns. These yarns are often constructed with three elements: a core thread, an ‘effect’ material and a ‘binder’ which holds the core and effect together. 

Fancy yarns are made with fancy machinery. In the early days of The Fibre Co. founder Daphne would card and spin the yarn herself, and they had no access to such fancy machinery. As time went on and the business grew, Daphne partnered with mills who had more sophisticated machinery at their disposal, and Daphne was excited by the possibility of creating a fancy yarn for The Fibre Co. Recognising that there were already plenty of beautiful silk mohair blends in the world, Daphne set about developing a yarn that would delight knitters with its fluffiness, while remaining true to The Fibre Co.’s ethos of sustainability.

What came out of this development was a truly wonderful yarn that incorporates everything The Fibre Co. stands for and more. A cloud of fluffy fine Merino wool is added to silky Suri alpaca and then this super soft and lustrous fibre blend is wrapped around a core of organic cotton. The cotton core gives substance to the cloud of fluff, which means you can knit Cirro on its own for a light-weight but very wearable fabric, but it is also thin enough to hold together with another yarn to add a beautiful halo and softness to a thicker fabric.

New Colours

The Cirro family has grown this season with three gorgeous new colours. Ghost Dunes, Uranus and Pink Planet add soft pastel tones that bring an even lighter touch to the collection and don’t they look dreamy together!