Introducing Cestari Yarn!

Cestari yarn is now available at My Sister Knits!  We recently added two lines of Cestari Sheep and Wool Company yarns to our thoughtfully curated collection of yarns grown and processed in the United States.Francis Chester, founder of the small family run company, always wanted to be a farmer.  He was finally able to realize his dream in 1968 when he bought a sheep farm.  He didn't know it at the time but his family had been shepherds for centuries in Italy!  His passion for growing the wool sheep population in the U.S. is apparent in the programs he initiated to help other sheep farmers and in the love he puts into his own flocks.In the 1980s Francis built the first wool processing mill in the US for generations.  The American mills were closing and he didn't want to send his wool to China to be made into yarn.  All of the Cestari yarn is grown in the U.S. and processed, spun, and dyed at their mill in Augusta Springs, Virginia.You may possibly find a few specks of hay or straw in your Cestari yarn and that's a good thing!  It indicates that the natural bounce and texture of the wool was preserved during scouring!

Cestari Sheep and Wool Company Vermont Collection

This fingering weight yarn is 100% Merino wool which makes the softest and finest yarn possible and is available in solid colorways.  Among other things, it would make a luxurious shawl with incredible drape!

Cestari Sheep and Wool Company Traditional Collection

Columbia and Targhee sheep give us this yarn. Columbia sheep give us a wool that is still soft but hardier than Merino and can withstand rougher treatment.  The addition of Targhee wool gives it loftiness, elasticity, and extra softness.  This worsted weight Cestari yarn is available in tweedy, heathered, solid, and natural colorways.  It is ideal for hats, mitts, and sweaters!We invite you into the shop to oohh and aahh over our new Cestari yarn!  As always, we'll gladly help you with ideas for your next project!