It all started on a trip to Peru. While touring fair trade mills, Jimmy from Jimmy Beans, watched as sheep 'tops' would get sorted and the remnants pile up. Every year mills end up with thousands of pounds of leftover, high quality ends from the yarn they spin and dye for their various exporters around the world. These otherwise luxurious leftovers could easily get bundled together and thrown away. In an effort to save them from landfills, and to close the gap between high quality yarn and accessible pricing, Jimmy rescued the wool and alpaca pieces, giving them a second life and creating what we know today as Yarn Citizen.

Introducing Unity Worsted, a true embodiment of sustainability and softness! Unity Fingering is made from 100% wool, non superwash, and sourced from a fair trade mill in Peru. With sustainability at its core, these yarns are priced consciously too. Yarn Citizen believes that something good for the planet, doesn't have to be bad for your wallet!

Use in your favourite pattern calling for Worsted weight yarn, or check out these great in-house patterns curated by the Yarn Citizen team, many of which are pictured above. All of the knitting patterns on the "in-house patterns" link are free with purchase of Yarn Citizen Unity Worsted yarn from Urban Yarns; after viewing the patterns on the link, come back here and select your pattern of choice from the drop-menu when you order the yarn. We we will email you a PDF copy or let us know in your order notes if you need a printed copy instead or if you need your PDF copy emailed to a different email address than you placed your order from.

Content: 100% Wool
Weight: 100 grams / 3.5 oz
Length: 193 meters / 211 yards
Gauge: 18 stitches per 4"/10cm
Suggested Needle Size: 4.5-5.5 mm / US 7-9
Care: Hand wash in cold water. Lay flat to dry.