A lofty two-ply fingering-weight woolen-spun yarn made from California Variegated Mutant (CVM) wool. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy lists CVM as the most critically rare sheep breed in the United States, and this yarn is in very limited supply.

NOTE: Skein yardage varies by color.
Arborio 405 yards (370m)
Rye 410 yards (375m)
Lentil 425 yards (388m)
Black walnut 450 yards (411m)

CVM is a high-crimp, generous-staple fiber, giving a perfect balance of loft and durability to this yarn. Tug it and you’ll feel tremendous elasticity. While the yarn may appear airy and soft, it’s been spun with such skill that it can withstand multiple frogging before it breaks or begins to look shabby.

Because the fibers have been spun immediately after carding -- rather than being run through a pin-drafter or a comb to get the fibers perfectly uniform and aligned -- you have immense air, flex, and give in the finished results.

In knitting terms, this means a huge variation in the size of needle you can use and the kind of fabric it will produce. CVM 2.0 is a swatcher’s dream -- so much so, in fact, that if you aren’t yet a swatcher, this will make you one.