We LOVE this gorgeous DK-Worsted weight yarn by Wooldreamers for so many reasons!

Created in the heart of Castilla-La Mancha, and is named to honour the town of Mota del Cuervo, Mota is produced with one of the smallest carbon footprints on the market!

A gorgeous, and unique blend of wool from Spanish Merino and Manchega sheep, Mota is woollen-spun yarn, with a "Z"-twist using 3 plies, which makes it especially lofty.

This means that it's as good for your DK weight projects, as it is for your Worsted weight work, and it's amazing for colourwork, as it blooms to fill gaps. In knitted fabric, it behaves a bit like Lopi, and traps air in the same way, but is much, much softer!

It's next-to-skin-suitable (i.e. not itchy) and produces great stitch definition for texture too. Obviously, not as "soft" as a merino or a cashmere, but we think it's incredible. And incredible value!

If you're familiar with Manchelopi, which is like unspun candy floss, this is like spun candy floss. There's nothing else like it.

So, we picked it for our shelves for ALL these reasons, but also because of the colourways! We think it works wonderfully alongside yarns like SheepSoft DK, The Croft DK, Jensen - all of which are also great DKs, but with more muted palettes.

(Colourway codes ending in "G"  have been dyed on a grey base, and the others on a White base.)