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Berroco Yarns


  

          
 

NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
Cuzco™, Geode™, Inca™ Gold, Palace™, Peruvia™ Colors , Peruvia™ Quick , Pure™ Merino DK, Ultra™ Alpaca Fine
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We continue to maintain information on our discontinued yarns. Click here for details.


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.


Boho™
48% Nylon, 25% Cotton, 27% Rayon
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Boho is a clever Italian creation. A narrow knitting machine constructs a hosiery yarn of 3 different fibers in long repeats. The juxtaposition of matte and shine creates a self-striping, dimensional fabric. In 7 elegant colors.


Boho™ Colors
37% Cotton, 22% Rayon, 21% Nylon, 20% Polyester
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Just sit back and let the yarn do the work. Constructed in the same way as Boho, not only does the fiber change, but the colors contrast and coordinate within a single ball. Available in 6 distinctive color stories.


Bonsai™
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 9 exquisite shades.


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. In 10 space dyed shades.


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


Comfort New Shades
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.


Comfort™ DK
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 33 shades.


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 5 space dyed and 5 solid shades.


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.


Cuzco™
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
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.

Foliage
53% New Wool, 47% Acrylic
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Foliage is a woolly roving, spun loosely of fiber dyed color striations that create novel color effect. 15 unique color combinations inspire creativity for knitting and crocheting for men, women and children.


Geode™
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
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.

Berroco Glace™
100% Rayon
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The special rayon sheen and color quality, along with its silken drape, make Glace a tried and true classic.

Hip-Hop
100% Wool
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This bulky thick and thin yarn has a "homespun" quality and a unique hand-dyed look.


Inca™ Gold
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
80% Merino Wool , 20% Silk
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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 14 colors.


Jasper™ New Shades
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 8 fascinating striated colorways are reminiscent of its namesake stone, picture jasper. The colors seem to intensify when felted.


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.


Keltic
50% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 10% Rayon
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Keltic is a marled color change yarn with a long, subtle repeat. It’s a wool blend available in 10 shades and a perfect wooly choice for all members of the family.


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


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 12 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.


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 24 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. It is available in 5 unique colorways.


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 6 ethereal shades.


Memoirs
43% Wool, 39% Mohair, 13% Rayon, 5% other fibers
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Memoirs is made of 2 components, one strand of beautiful brushed mohair and one strand of thick and thin wool roving. Each strand is exquisitely painted, creating 10 individual bouquets of color.


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.


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.


Monet
42% Rayon, 36% Acrylic, 13% Cotton, 9% Nylon
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Monet creates an Impressionist tapestry that needs little finishing detail.


Mosaic FX™
100% Nylon
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A "lighter than air" railroad ribbon with vivid color notes that radiate from between outlines of black.


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.


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 New Shades
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
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Peruvia is South American import available in a range of 32 heathers and 3 solid shades. Made from 100% Peruvian Highland wool, this yarn is ideal for felting as well as regular knitting.


Peruvia™ Colors
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
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 5 colorways that look hand dyed. You may also enjoy Peruvia and Peruvia Quick.


Peruvia™ Quick
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008

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 13 best selling shades.


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.


Plume FX™ Colors
100% Polyester
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Our best selling eyelash, Plume FX, goes even wilder with 6 new variegated colors.


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.


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 39 shades this washable wool is perfect for all members of the family including babies.


Pure™ Merino DK
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
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Pure Merino DK is a new member of our Pure™ Merino family of yarns with 15 of our most popular colors.


Pure™ Merino Heather New Shades
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.


Pure™ Merino Nuance New Shades
100% Extra Fine Merino Wool
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Pure™ Merino Nuance is our newest addition to our Pure™ Merino family which gains popularity each season. A unique degrade dye technique renders a ciaro scurra effect, enhancing the style of each knitted item. Available in 5 ultra wearable shades.


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.


Seduce
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.


Smart™ Mohair
41% Mohair, 54% Acrylic, 5% Polyester
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Smart Mohair is a blend of mohair, acrylic and stretch polyester. Why is this yarn smart? It’s a soft and lofty mohair blend with elastic memory.


Softwist
59% Rayon, 41% Wool
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Twisted with an end of shiny rayon, Softwist is an intimate blend of wool and Modal rayon, a perfect cool weather alternative.


Softwist™ Colors
41% Wool, 59% Rayon
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Softwist Colors is a variegated version of our classic, basic Softwist.


Softy™
52% DuPont Tactel® Nylon, 48% Nylon
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Knitters who crave softness and warmth but don't want the wooly alternative will love this furry Tactel yarn with random expressive tonal poufs. It's available in 8 glorious shades. In simple stockinette, one can achieve a look of textural stitch work.


Berroco Sox New 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 12 engineered color patterns.


Suede
100% Nylon
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A 100% nylon ribbon that looks and feels exactly like the softest, sexiest suede. Available in 10 fabulous fashion shades. Like any authentic faux suede, it fringes like a dream.


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 20 luscious shades to the Berroco palette.


Trilogy New Shades
32% Wool, 28% Cotton, 40% Nylon
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Trilogy is a strand of a fulled bourette, a ribbon and two cotton components all held parallel with an invisible nylon binder. It’s a feminine alternative to tweed.


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.


Ultra™ Alpaca New Shades
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 61 incredible shades chosen to resemble plant-dyed colors. Each is beautiful on its own or combined in endless possible colorwork combinations.


Ultra™ Alpaca Fine
NEW for Fall/Winter 2008
50% Peruvian Wool, 20% Super Fine Alpaca, 30% Nylon
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Ultra Alpaca Fine is our newest addition to our best selling Ultra Alpaca family. Machine washable and available in 10 popular melange heathers, the finer gauge of Ultra Alpaca Fine is perfect for knitters who prefer sock and lace weight yarns.


Ultra™ Alpaca Light New Shades
50% Alpaca, 50% Wool
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Ultra™ Alpaca Light is our newest addition to our best selling Ultra™ Alpaca family. 24 favorite shades including the popular mélange heathers are now available in a finer gauge for knitters who prefer lacier and lighter weight knitting projects.


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. In 12 luxurious shades.


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.


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.