There are many different types of yarn for knitwear. However, angora yarn knitwear and sweaters are some of the finest in the world. Angora yarn is not as widely known as other forms of wool such as sheep's wool but is a beautiful and elegant wool from a specific breed of rabbit. There are different strands to the breed, but the main rabbit is said to come from a town in Turkey.

The beautiful color, feel and fluffyness of the yarns made with the wool is what makes angora yarn knitwear and sweaters so elegant and heavily preferred by royalty everywhere. The wool is up to 8 times warmer than sheep's wool and is finer and more resistant to stains. Depending on how the wool is spun into yarn the knitwear may look very fluffy as if it was a fur, and without having killed any rabbit. This makes hand spun angora yarn great for angora knitwear, sweaters, jackets and hand knitted sweaters.

There are a few different types of rabbit breed that are prevalent today. There are rabbits breed in Turkey, England, France, Germany and Chile. These five main types of wool all have different attributes and characteristics that separate them from amongst themselves. The Chilean version is said to be the largest of them all and is a very widely sought after wool for hand spinning.

There is documentation extant that French royalty began a French royal angora wool collection to ensure that they had sufficient wool for their royal clothing. This collecting of wool was an integral part of what brought about the beginning of the French version of the breed of rabbit.

Angora rabbit yarn is a natural and humane way of creating beautiful, fluffy, furry, elegant, warn, and durable clothing. Contrary to the way fur of other animals are obtained, such as chinchilla fur where the animals are killed, angora yarn is removed in a way similar to how wool is sheered from sheep. Thus, your angora rabbit yarn scarves, mittens, hats, sweaters, booties, and even outerwear can be both beautiful and environment friendly.

Additionally there are also some companies that are offering custom made fluffy angora sweaters to those who are willing to pay the price of having yarn hand spun for making them. These hand made sweaters are so elegant and quite useful in northern climates due to the warmth that they offer combined with their lightness and weather resistant qualities and furry fluffy looks. An angora sweater custom made with angora fibers from Chilean rabbits, and handspun yarn, once in your family will be cherished for generations.