Yarns of different varieties are available for making knitwear. Angora yarn is considered among the finest yarn available for knitwear and sweaters. Angora wool comes from the eponymous breed of rabbits. This breed has several strands. It is widely accepted that this breed of rabbits originated in some Turkish town. Sheep's wool is more popular than angora wool but angora wool is considered more elegant and beautiful.

Angora wool is actually preferred by royalty due to its rich color, feel and the fluffiness of the yarn that is made from the wool. It is also finer and more stain resistant in addition to being up to eight times warmer than sheep's wool. Also, if the yarn is spun in the right way it can appear very fluffy, just like a fur, but without the need of killing the rabbit. Thus handspun yarn from angora wool is great for sweaters, jackets, knitwear, and hand knit sweaters as well.

Today there are a few breeds of rabbit which are prevalent, there are breeds which are found in England, France, Germany, Turkey and Chile. These constitute the five main types and their wool have their several attributes which separate one from the other. It is said that the Chilean rabbit yields the largest fibers of them all and is therefore highly sought after for hand spinning and hand knitting fluffy sweaters.

Records indicate that French royalty began their own angora wool collection to ensure a sufficient supply of quality angora wool for the production of expensive royal clothing. The French breed of rabbit known today originated with this substantial angora wool collection started by the French royalty.

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.