Description: Berroco Sensuwool is an 80% wool, 20% nylon designed to emulate the wool-ray yarns much beloved of makers such as St. John in a hand-knitting gauge.

Batch information: This batch is color 6371, Evergreen, dye lot 84. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 90 yards; this batch of 10 skeins contains 900 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Stahl Baby Merino is a beautiful superwash 100% merino wool with the occasional stitch in a variant color.

Batch information: This batch is color 3986, Blue multi, dye lot 25567. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 25 grams (half the usual) and 104 yards; this batch of 16 skeins contains 1664 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 7 stitches per inch on US 1-4 needles.

Recommended Care: Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry.

Description: Berroco Sensuwool is an 80% wool, 20% nylon designed to emulate the wool-ray yarns much beloved of makers such as St. John in a hand-knitting gauge.

Batch information: This batch is color 6534, Magenta (really somewhere between magenta and beet), dye lot 54. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 90 yards; this batch of 4 skeins contains 360 yards total, but there's a bonus fifth charcoal skein.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Berroco Sensuwool is an 80% wool, 20% nylon designed to emulate the wool-ray yarns much beloved of makers such as St. John in a hand-knitting gauge.

Batch information: This batch is color 6647, Light Grey, dye lot 55. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 90 yards; this batch of 13 skeins contains 1170 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Plymouth Woolray is a yarn with a long history behind it; it was made for many years and is a classic suiting yarn. It's a 70% wool, 30% rayon yarn, and presses and blocks extremely nicely.

Batch information: This batch is color 23, Navy, dye lot 69. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 2 ounces (about 56 grams) and 300 yards; this batch of 8 skeins contains 2400 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 7 stitches per inch on US 2 needles, or double for 5 stitches per inch on US 7 needles.

Recommended Care: Dry clean only.

Description: Berroco Sensuwool is an 80% wool, 20% nylon designed to emulate the wool-ray yarns much beloved of makers such as St. John in a hand-knitting gauge.

Batch information: This batch is color 6659, Purple, dye lot 71. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 90 yards; this batch of 25 skeins contains 2250 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Classic Elite Michaela is a vivid, cuddly 100% rayon chenille. Because rayon stretches, this yarn is really only suitableas a stranding yarn (where it's being worked in fairisle with another yarn) or as an accent yarn. I think this would look fabulous as a part of a tumbling blocks patterned-sweater, especially with black and white yarns as the other two colors. One skein in one batch has been rewound into a ball, but it is a full skein. The price for this yarn, while not inexpensive, is dramatically lower than the $10 per skein retail.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 132 yards; each batch of 10 skeins contains 1320 yards total. Two batches are available.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is 5-1/2 stitches per inch on US 5 needles. With some other yarns, you can knit slightly looser than gauge, but that's not recommended for chenilles and especially not rayon chenilles.

Recommended Care: Dry clean only.

Description: Berroco Jenny is a stunning multicolor yarn wrapped around a black binder. It's 35% cotton, 30% rayon, and 35% acrylic, and is made in Germany. This particular batch had only ever been out of the bag once: in order to take this photo.

Batch information: This batch is color 1284, Jewel Multi, dye lot 4968. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 135 yards; this batch of 10 skeins contains 1350 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5-1/2 stitches per inch on US 6 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Adriafil Tender is a shoelace ribbon yarn made by a small Italian firm. This yarn is 100% Egyptian cotton.

Batch information: This batch is color 92, Orange Multi, dye lot 666. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 121 yards; this batch of 21 skeins contains 2541 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5-1/2 stitches per inch on US 6 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Jacques Fonty Solara is very nearly the same yarn as Crystal Palace Romance. It's made in France (where the Romance was made in Italy). It has slightly different fiber (60% Viscose, 40% Wool vs. Romance's 50/50); it has slightly different yardage but knits to the same gauge. Like Romance, it is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill.

Batch information: This batch is color 605, Taupe, dye lot 240514. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 110 yards; this batch of 4 skeins contains 440 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Jacques Fonty Solara is very nearly the same yarn as Crystal Palace Romance. It's made in France (where the Romance was made in Italy). It has slightly different fiber (60% Viscose, 40% Wool vs. Romance's 50/50); it has slightly different yardage but knits to the same gauge. Like Romance, it is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill. This particular lot has blue threads running in amongst the fuchsia, so it's an interesting and complex color.

Batch information: This batch is color 614, Fuchsia, dye lot 240502. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 110 yards; this batch of 8 skeins contains 880 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Jacques Fonty Solara is very nearly the same yarn as Crystal Palace Romance. It's made in France (where the Romance was made in Italy). It has slightly different fiber (60% Viscose, 40% Wool vs. Romance's 50/50); it has slightly different yardage but knits to the same gauge. Like Romance, it is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill.

Batch information: This batch is color 619, Sapphire Blue, dye lot 150319. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 110 yards; this batch of 3 skeins contains 330 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Jacques Fonty Solara is very nearly the same yarn as Crystal Palace Romance. It's made in France (where the Romance was made in Italy). It has slightly different fiber (60% Viscose, 40% Wool vs. Romance's 50/50); it has slightly different yardage but knits to the same gauge. Like Romance, it is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill.

Batch information: This batch is color 651, Apricot, dye lot 040804. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 110 yards; this batch of 3 skeins contains 330 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Crystal Palace Romance is my favorite yarn of all time. At one point, I had more than 300 skeins of this yarn. It's a beautiful worsted weight yarn, 50% wool and 50% rayon; the rayon provides sheen and saturated colors that wool alone cannot duplicate. It is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill.

Batch information: This batch is color 6, Cream, dye lot 77946. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 108 yards; this batch of 12 skeins contains 1296 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Crystal Palace Romance is my favorite yarn of all time. At one point, I had more than 300 skeins of this yarn. It's a beautiful worsted weight yarn, 50% wool and 50% rayon; the rayon provides sheen and saturated colors that wool alone cannot duplicate. It is loosely spun, and thus has a tendency to pill.

Batch information: This batch is color 4, Cream, dye lot 54109. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and 108 yards; this batch of 5 skeins contains 540 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 5 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Grignasco is a small Italian yarn maker, and this is a 100% Alpaca yarn consisting of four space-dyed strands in shades of fuchsia, cyan, and purple. Top Print originally sold for $7.95 per skein, which is an amazing price for this kind of yarn; most 100% alpaca yarns would run at least 50% more.

Batch information: This batch is color 441, Cream, dye lot 29562. This yarn has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 110 yards; each batch of 12 skeins contains 1320 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 7-1/2 stitches per inch on US 4 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be dry cleaned.

Description: Tahki's Tweedy Cotton Classic II is a heavier-weight 100% cotton yarn than their normal Cotton Classic. This tweedy variety mixes with their existing Cotton Classic II yarn. This yarn has been discontinued in the tweed, but is still available in solid.

Batch information: This batch is color 343, dye lot 118. All skeins are from the same dye lot.

Yardage: Each skein is 50 grams and contains 74 yards. This batch of 15 skeins contains 1110 yards.

Suggested Gauge: Suggested gauge is 4-1/2 stitches per inch on US 7 or 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Machine wash warm, lay flat to dry.

Description: In a world of ever-changing yarns and ever-changing "fashion" colors, Filatura di Crosa's Zara is nearly unique: this is a yarn with a relatively stable collection of colors year after year. Zara is a 100% merino wool superwash yarn. It should be noted that this isn't a cabled yarn (like Baruffa's equivalent is), thus it may be slightly more prone to pilling. Zara sells for 9.80 per skein, so this is a great price.

Batch information: This batch is color 1495, Cream, dye lot 3096 (shown in bottom of picture). Of the three colors, this is the only one that has been discontinued.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 136 yards; each batch of 10 skeins contains 1360 yards total. I'm listing three batches, one in each of three colors. I'd originally gotten these for a tumbling blocks project.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is 23 stitches per 4 inches, or 5.75 stitches/inch on US 5 needles.

Recommended Care: Machine wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be hand washed or dry cleaned.

Description: In a world of ever-changing yarns and ever-changing "fashion" colors, Filatura di Crosa's Zara is nearly unique: this is a yarn with a relatively stable collection of colors year after year. Zara is a 100% merino wool superwash yarn. It should be noted that this isn't a cabled yarn (like Baruffa's equivalent is), thus it may be slightly more prone to pilling. Zara sells for 9.80 per skein, so this is a great price.

Batch information: This batch is color 1462, Light Blue, dye lot 3290 (shown in upper right of picture).

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 136 yards; each batch of 10 skeins contains 1360 yards total. I'm listing three batches, one in each of three colors. I'd originally gotten these for a tumbling blocks project.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is 23 stitches per 4 inches, or 5.75 stitches/inch on US 5 needles.

Recommended Care: Machine wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be hand washed or dry cleaned.

Description: In a world of ever-changing yarns and ever-changing "fashion" colors, Filatura di Crosa's Zara is nearly unique: this is a yarn with a relatively stable collection of colors year after year. Zara is a 100% merino wool superwash yarn. It should be noted that this isn't a cabled yarn (like Baruffa's equivalent is), thus it may be slightly more prone to pilling. Zara sells for 9.80 per skein, so this is a great price.

Batch information: This batch is color 1481, Denim, dye lot 970.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 136 yards; each batch of 10 skeins contains 1360 yards total. I'm listing three batches, one in each of three colors. I'd originally gotten these for a tumbling blocks project.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is 23 stitches per 4 inches, or 5.75 stitches/inch on US 5 needles.

Recommended Care: Machine wash, lay flat to dry. This yarn may also be hand washed or dry cleaned.

Description: Paolo Scettri Mosaica is a funky Italian novelty yarn, consisting of 60% wool and 40% acrylic in space-dyed shades of blue, green, and yellow. A black binder thread wraps around the chenille and the wool strand. This yarn was produced by a small Italian manufacturer and imported by Plymouth yarns.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 93 yards; each batch of 8 skeins contains 744 yards total. Two batches are available.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is unspecified, but US 7-8 needles are recommended.

Recommended Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Description: Lanas Margarita Mercurio is possibly the rarest yarn in my collection. I've never seen it before my purchase nor since. It's a Spanish yarn company, and the yarn is 46% nylon, 29% rayon, 17% polyester, and 8% viscose. This isn't, strictly speaking, a metallic yarn, but it is shiny like one. It'd be cute as a shell, and it is soft enough to wear against one's skin (unlike most metallics).

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 98 yards; this batch contains 784 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge isn't specified (I'd guess 5 stitches/inch), but needle size is: US 5-6 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash warm; lay flat to dry. Do not iron.

Description: Filatura di Crosa's Cotton Mouline is a high-grade 100% cotton. This is an exceptional value -- you can use this yarn alone or with the other group I have in another color. This yarn is priced at less than half its original retail price.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 93 yards; this batch contains 465 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Knits to a gauge of 4-1/4 stitches per inch on US 6-7 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash cold (or dry clean); lay flat to dry. Do not iron.

Description: Filatura di Crosa's Cotton Mouline is a high-grade 100% cotton. This is an exceptional value -- you can use this yarn alone or with the other group I have in another color. This yarn is priced at less than half its original retail price.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 93 yards; this batch contains 1302 yards total.

Suggested Gauge: Knits to a gauge of 4-1/4 stitches per inch on US 6-7 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash cold (or dry clean); lay flat to dry. Do not iron.

This is a great bargain for a luxury cotton!

Description: Classic Elite Michaela is a vivid, cuddly 100% rayon chenille. Because rayon stretches, this yarn is really only suitableas a stranding yarn (where it's being worked in fairisle with another yarn) or as an accent yarn. I think this would look fabulous as a part of a tumbling blocks patterned-sweater, especially with black and white yarns as the other two colors. One skein in one batch has been rewound into a ball, but it is a full skein. The price for this yarn, while not inexpensive, is dramatically lower than the $10 per skein retail.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 132 yards; each batch of 10 skeins contains 1320 yards total. Two batches are available.

Suggested Gauge: Gauge is 5-1/2 stitches per inch on US 5 needles. With some other yarns, you can knit slightly looser than gauge, but that's not recommended for chenilles and especially not rayon chenilles.

Recommended Care: Dry clean only.

Description:Lang Cocoon yarn is a yarn made from 80% silk, 20% nylon. All skeins are from the same dye lot and coordinate with the other two colors I have listed for this yarn.

Yardage: Each skein contains 50 grams and 104 yards; the total yardage for this batch is 624 yards.

Suggested Gauge: Knits to a gauge of 4-3/4 stitches per inch on US 8 needles.

Recommended Care: Hand wash; lay flat to dry. Do not iron.