Luxury Yarns

Woolworks is noted for an extensive collection of unusual luxury yarns. Besides one of the best selections of Cashmere in the Baltimore area, we are pleased to introduce our clients to some of the more unique yarns available including yak, buffalo and quiviut.

Super Yak by Karabella
Yaks have two types of hair, an outer guard hair and a soft underfiber called down. Karabella blends the downy fibers with merino wool to create a super soft and very unique yarn.


50% Yak, 50% Extra fine Merino Wool
125 yards/ball
3.5 stitches/inch on #10.5 needles

American Buffalo
Buffalo Yarn is made from the soft undercoat of the American Buffalo or bison. This soft down produces a light, insulating and very warm, comfortable yarn. The color is a rich chocolate brown — the natural color of the bison.
Note: To fluff up the knitted garment from the yarn for the first time follow these instructions:

  • wash in the washing machine for 4 to 6 minutes in warm water
  • squeeze by hand
  • towel dry
  • dry in dryer for 2 to 3 minutes
  • lay flat to finish drying

The result is a soft and fluffy garment!


100% American Buffalo
3-ply Sport weight
118 yards/skein

MOCO Yarns — Quiviut
From Nancy Bender of MOCO Yarns and The Musk Ox Company in Montana: "Musk ox qiviut (kiv-ee-ute), is one of the finest and warmest fibers on earth. Their down-like under-hair is eight times warmer than wool by weight and finer than cashmere. Each spring the musk ox sheds this two-part coat and it is harvested by separating the down from the long guard hairs. The harshness and remoteness of the Arctic limits the amount of qiviut available. Small amounts are supplied by domesticated herds but limited worldwide supplies make it one of the most sought after and treasured of all natural luxury fibers.

Qiviut fiber is so fine that if you laid 1,950 of them side by side, they would barely cover an inch. ... it [is] resistance to felting, scratching, and shrinking. A little goes a long way and a scarf can be fashioned with only one ounce of fine yarn."

Quiviut is available in fingering weight in 220 yard hanks. The hand-dyed solids & colorways are pictured above.