Yarn for sweaters and cardigans
The best sweater yarn is soft enough to wear all day and tough enough to hold its shape. This collection brings together garment-worthy yarns in fingering through super bulky weight: Urth Yarns Harvest and Monokrom merino, Malabrigo Rios and Sock, Brown Sheep Nature Spun, Lanaloft, and Lamb's Pride, pima cotton and merino blends, and Bonmoher mohair silk. You'll also find sweater and cardigan patterns and kits.
How to choose yarn for a sweater
Start with your pattern's yarn weight and gauge, then think about fiber. Merino is soft and warm for next-to-skin wear. Classic wool gives crisp cables and a sweater that lasts for years. Cotton blends are cooler and drapier for spring and summer layers. Mohair silk is often held together with another yarn for a light, fuzzy halo. Buy enough to finish in one dye lot, and knit and wash a gauge swatch before you cast on. It's the best way to know your sweater will fit.
Shopping by fiber? Browse wool yarn. Knitting a lightweight layer? See fingering weight yarn.
