Knitting & Crochet - Other Yarns

Browse our selections below and feel free to call us to place an order -- 504-558-0221.

We carry the extraordinary yarns of Fiesta, including their La Boheme, a rayon/mohair doubled yarn in a variety of vibrant shades.

  • $32 a skein
  • 64% Brushed Kid Mohair, 28% Rayon, 8% Nylon
  • 165 Yds / 4 oz.
  • 4.5 sts per inch / #9

...and their La Luz, a pure silk delight in luxurious, slightly mottled colors.

  • $27.50 a skein
  • 100% Spin Silk
  • 220 Yds / 2 oz.
  • 23 sts per 4 inches / #6

For a more textured silk, we offer Schaefer Yarn's Andrea a variety of color schemes.

  • $57.25 a skein
  • 100% cultivated silk
  • 3.5oz. - 1093 yrds
  • Lace weight - 8 St/in. Needle size: US #0

We have nine solid and six variegated colors of the perfect-for-lace-knitting Kid Seta mohair from Madil Yarns. This yarn is featured in the new of lace knitting, Victorian Lace Today, by Jane Sowerby and Alexis Xenakis.

  • $13.25 a skein
  • 70% Kid Mohair 30% Silk
  • 230 yds / 25gr
  • 5 sts=1" / #7
  • Hand wash and lay flat
  • Perfect for the Bear Claw Scarfette

For the ultimate softness without fuzz, we carry Jade Sapphire Lacey Lamb in gray, crimson, heather, and other colors.

  • $20 a skein
  • 100% Lambswool
  • 850 yds (!)

It's our very great pleasure to carry an abundance of the Noro Silk Garden in a variety of color themes, from mixes of browns and blues to brilliant swirls of reds and yellows.

  • $12.50 a skein
  • 45% Silk, 45% Mohair, 10% Lambswool
  • 122 Yards, 50g
  • 4.5 st./ #7
  • Many lovely patterns are made specifically for this yarn, like this free scarf pattern.

For manageable mohair delight to knit by itself or to blend, we carry Rowan Kidsilk Haze in eight lovely and floaty colors.

  • $15.50 a skein
  • 70% Super Kid Mohair and 30%Silk
  • 210 m, 25g
  • 22 st per 10 cm
  • US 3-8
Or have floaty yarn with a shmmer in Rowan Kidsilk Night, which we have in seven colors.

  • $17.50 a skein
  • 67% super kid mohair, 18% silk, 10% polyestester, 5% nylon
  • 229yds, 25g
  • 22 st per 10 cm
  • US 3-8
You can't do better for a ilght tweed than Rowan's Summer Tweed, which has an almost oatmeal-like texture. We carry an assortment of the yarn's fine in 23 colors.

  • $11 a skein
  • 70% Silk 30% Cotton
  • 108m / 50g
  • 16 sts per 10 cm

We carry many colors and colorways of Cherry Tree Hill in both Thick and Thin...

  • $35.25 a skein$17.65
  • 69% Wool 28% Mohair 3% Nylon
  • 182 yrds / 8 oz.

 

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Treat your feet to Classic Elite's Alpaca Sox, the coziest figering weight yarn we can find, with one skein enough for two luxurious socks in dreamy shades.

  • 60% Alpaca, 20% Merino Wool, 20% Nylon
  • 450 yards, 100 gr
Cherry Tree Hill Jumbo Loop makes simple garter and stockinette stitch look like fancy designs.

  • $31 a skein
  • 100% Mohair Boucle
  • 202 yrds / 8 oz

Feel like kntting a cloud? We have many color schemes of Colinette Mohair for you to try.

  • $26.50 a skein
  • 78% Mohair, 13% Wool, 9% Nylon
  • 190 Yds / 100g
  • 3.5 sts per inch / #10.5
For simple, perfect luxury in a yarn that can work with almost any pattern (DK weight), we carry Karabella's Breeze in many fine colors.

Karabella's Lace Mohair has just the right blend of for lace knitting, with 540 yards a skein! Lovely colors, too.

  • $17.60 a skein
  • 61% Superkid Mohair, 31% Poly, 8% Wool
  • 540 yds
  • 4 sts per 1" / #10.5

Another top-shelf mohair we carry is Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair, in many colors.

  • $7.75 a skein
  • 80% Kid Mohair, 15% Nylon, 5% Wool
  • 95 yds / 25 g
  • 4.5 sts per 1" / #8

And we have Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair Infusion, which has wonderful shadings and shadows in its colors.

  • $7.75 a skein
  • 80% Kid Mohair, 15% Nylon, 5% Wool
  • 95 yds / 25 g
  • 4.5 sts per 1" / #8
  • Delicious to the max with this free frilly shawl pattern.

We carry the yummy Schaefer Yarn's Danya, in a variety of colors.

  • $34.25 a skein
  • 78% mohair, 13% wool, 9% nylon
  • One 20 oz. skein - 1200 yards (sweater quantity)
  • 3.5 St/in. Needle size: US #10.5

 

"The only place where housework comes before needlework is in the dictionary." - Mary Kurtz

For a chenille-like texture in viscose, we carry Colinette's Isis, in stormy shades.

  • $25.75 a skein
  • 100% Viscose
  • 108 yds / 100g
  • 2.5 sts per 1" / #10

It's hard to beat Jade Sapphire for luminous silks, and we carry Maju in many colors.

  • $22 a skein
  • 100% Silk
  • 85 yrds / 50g
  • 4 sts/inch / #8

Jade Sapphire takes that shine and adds texture for its Daisany, which we carry in many colors.

  • $24.25 a skein
  • 100% Silk Boucle
  • 105 yrds / 55g
  • 4 sts/inch / #7

Jade Sapphire next takes luxury about as far as it will go with its Mongolian Cashmere, which comes in solid colors and patterns.

  • $41 a skein
  • 100% Mongolian Cashmere
  • (yardage depends on ply) 55g

Alchemy's Synchronicity will jazz up anyone's stash, and we carry it in various jewel tones.

  • $20 a skein
  • 50% Silk 50% Merino Wool
  • 110 yrds / 50g
  • 5 stitches = 1" / #7

We carry Plymouth's Dreambaby in pink, blue, and gender-neutral shades (for when you don't know!).

  • $4.50 a skein
  • 50% Microfiber Acrylic 50% Nylon
  • 240 yds / 50g
  • 7 sts = 1"/ #3
  • Make this iCutie Baby Top

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Garden District Needlework
2011 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-558-0221