Undyed Handwash Yarns | Black Squirrel Yarns

We were surprised how hard it is to find nice, soft, and affordable undyed yarns to pair with other colors. These are the same yarns used by indie dyers, just in their natural state. Most are ecru, some have natural color due to animal fiber used; yak yarns are grey-brown because of the brown yak down and camel yarns are a warm tan because of the camel down.

Perfect for pairing with another yarn or for your dyeing experiments. If you do dye these yarns make sure you don't boil them as that may cause the to felt. After dyeing, allow the yarn to cool to room temperature before coming out of the dye bath. Hot yarn hitting cool air can also cause felting.

Looking for more undyed non-superwash yarns? Find them here.  

Handwash only! These yarns are all non-superwash. Instructions for handwashing items made with these yarns can be found here.

Descriptions are listed from finest to thickest yarn:

Mohair - Silk Lace
72% Mohair / 28% Silk
Lace Weight
459 yards / 50g
A classic mohair-silk yarn.

Cashmere - Silk Lace
53% Alpaca / 34% Silk / 13% Cashmere
Lace Weight
438 yards / 50g
A lovely fluffy yarn with the added softness of cashmere. Can be used in place of a mohair yarn.

Yak - Silk Lace
41% Baby Alpaca / 13% Merino / 10% Brown Yak Down / 26% Silk
Lace Weight
437 yards / 50g
A gorgeous, soft fluffy yarn with a light grey-brown color from the naturally brown yak down. Can be used in place of a mohair yarn.

Alpaca - Silk Lace
74% South American Baby Suri Alpaca / 26% Silk
Lace Weight
328 yards / 50g
A delicious fluffy yarn made with alpaca instead of mohair; perfect for people who are sensitive to mohair. Can be used in place of a mohair yarn.

Alpaca - Silk Bouclé
77% Baby Alpaca / 23% Silk
Fingering Weight
437 yards / 100g
A soft and luscious yarn, this bouclé has small loops that are less likely to get caught by your needle or hook. The shine of the silk really comes through on this yarn. It is great as a carry along yarn with a smooth or fluffy yarn.

Camel - Silk Fingering
50% Baby Camel Down / 50% Silk
Fingering Weight
437 yards / 100g
The camel down gives a rich, warm tan color and tremendous softness; the silk gives shine, so much shine, and drape, so much drape. Perfect for shawls, and accessories or to carry along with another yarn. Expect garments made from this to stretch.

Merino - Linen Sock 
80% 18.5 micron Merino / 20% Linen
Fingering Weight
437 yards / 100g
Linen is acting as reinforcement (instead of nylon) in this handwash sock yarn. Expect this yarn to soften over time as the linen breaks in. If you do use it to make socks, you may get slight felting especially on the areas that rub against your shoes. Don't limit yourself to socks though! This would make a lovely warm weather top.

Neon Fluff Fingering
42% Superwash Merino Wool / 32% Superfine Alpaca / 8% Linen / 18% Neon Donegal Nep
Fingering Weight / 2-ply
437 yards / 100g
Fun neon specks of color in pink, orange, yellow, and green on a fluffy yarn. The fluff will allow you to work this as a fingering, sport, or DK weight yarn. The neps will not take on color if you choose to dye this yarn. Due to the high content of alpaca, we do not consider this a machine wash yarn. Alpaca will felt.

Merino - Silk DK
85% Merino Wool / 15% Mulberry Silk
DK Weight / 4-Ply
358 yards / 100g
A yummy and soft wool yarn perfect for sweaters.

Baby Suri Alpaca - Silk DK
90% Baby Suri Alpaca / 10% Mulberry Silk
Worsted Weight
246 yards / 100g
A scrumptious DK Weight yarn. You won't want to stop touching this one.

Alpaca Puff Worsted
51% Baby Alpaca / 49% Pima Cotton
Worsted Weight
328 yards / 100g
This is a blown yarn; the cotton is made into a mesh tube and then the alpaca is blown in the tube. The result is a very soft and squishy yarn with great yardage. You can work this at a variety of gauges, from DK to Aran, because it is so squishy.

Alpaca Puff Worsted - Grey
51% Naturally Colored Grey Baby Alpaca / 49% Pima Cotton
Worsted Weight
328 yards / 100g
This is a blown yarn; the cotton is made into a mesh tube and then the grey alpaca is blown in the tube. The result is a very soft and squishy yarn with great yardage. You can work this at a variety of gauges, from DK to Aran, because it is so squishy.

Bubble Chunky
50% Superfine Alpaca / 50% Fine Peruvian Merino
Bulky Weight
87 yards / 100g
A fun bumpy, textural yarn. Complies with OEKO TEX Standard 100

Super Bulky Bouclé
70% Highland Wool / 30% Superfine Alpaca
Super Bulky Weight
87 yards / 100g
Big, squishy, and textured!

Super Bulky Loops Bouclé
87% Superfine Alpaca / 13% Peruvian Pima Cotton
Super Bulky Weight
87 yards / 100g
Beautiful and super soft loopy bouclé. Complies with OEKO TEX Standard 100
Available in White with ever so slight bits of grey alpaca and Caramel - a mixture of white and caramel brown alpaca.

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