I recently had the opportunity to knit with a new yarn from a new company: Yarn Citizen Harmony Fingering. This 3-ply yarn, composed of equal parts wool and alpaca, is ideal for knitting accessories, shawls, or garments, offering both strength, warmth, and lightness.
Harmony Fingering by Yarn Citizen is an eco-friendly and sturdy yarn, both soft and rustic, which will give your creations a beautiful drape and a light halo. Available at an affordable price in a wide range of rich colors, Harmony Fingering is an excellent choice for knitting garments and accessories.
But who is this new company, Yarn Citizen? It is the new project of Laura Zander, owner of the yarn shop Jimmy Beans Wool. During her visits to mills in Peru, she had the idea to valorize the leftover wool from sheep, usually discarded, to make high-quality skeins at an accessible price. Yarn Citizen embodies an ethical and environmentally friendly enterprise. When I learned that this company was looking for ambassadors, I immediately responded to the call. I enjoy presenting the yarns I knit with, but it is essential for me to believe in the quality of the product and the value of the company that offers it. In this particular case, the values of Yarn Citizen convinced me wholeheartedly.
Currently, Yarn Citizen offers six yarn options, divided into three lines: Unity, Trinity, and Harmony, which I will discuss today.
The Harmony yarns by Yarn Citizen are available in three weights: fingering, DK and Worsted. They are composed of equal parts wool and alpaca and are untreated to reduce their environmental impact.
Having a great sensitivity to wool, even a slight allergy, I always assume that yarns made of untreated animal wool will be scratchy. Untreated sheep and alpaca wools are usually too scratchy for me. So, I expected to receive very beautiful skeins that I couldn’t really wear, but I was pleasantly surprised. I performed the skein-scarf test for over an hour and only felt little itching. This confirms to me that these skeins are indeed made of high-quality wool. I wouldn’t use it for baby garments, but otherwise, it’s almost an all-purpose yarn!
After removing the yarn from my neck, I knitted a swatch that I then blocked. The result is remarkable: superb drape, great lightness, beautiful flexibility, and thanks to the high alpaca content, a light halo. My swatch measures 26 stitches by 36 rows, which is slightly looser than the suggested gauge, in line with my habits.
The color I chose, “Waves,” is a beautiful medium blue with rich shades. The two fibers (wool and alpaca) react differently to dyeing, offering a much more interesting heather effect than a solid color. Since this yarn is dyed in batches, I assume that it is not necessary to alternate skeins from the same batch.
I knitted a T-shirt with my Harmony yarn, which I combined with Yarn Citizen Trinity Cashmere (evaluation to come). Without going into details, Trinity is a particularly soft yarn, specially designed for people who, like me, have a certain sensitivity. The combination of Harmony and Trinity results in a fabric soft enough for me to consider wearing my T-shirt without a base layer (victory!). I didn’t have to alternate skeins of these two yarns, and I don’t notice any demarcation.
In conclusion, Harmony Fingering by Yarn Citizen is an excellent choice of yarn for a multitude of knitting projects: accessories, shawls or scarves, garments to be worn with a base layer, household items, etc. The beauty and strength of this yarn, combined with its very affordable price and the company’s admirable values, make it a feel-good yarn that one will want to knit with again and again.
⇢ You can find Yarn Citizen Harmony Fingering on Jimmy Beans Wool website.
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