Hot on the heals of Mota by Wooldreamers, which we love so much, we couldn't resist this one!

Cautiva is the thinner version of Mota: is a Sport (heavy fingering) weight yarn that loves a 3-4mm needle.

Created in the heart of Castilla-La Mancha, and is named to honour the town of Mota del Cuervo, Mota is produced with one of the smallest carbon footprints on the market!

A gorgeous, and unique blend of wool from Spanish Merino and Manchega sheep, Mota is woollen-spun yarn, with a "Z"-twist using 3 plies, which makes it especially lofty.

This means that it's as good for your Heavy Fingering - Sport and Light DK weight projects, and it's amazing for colourwork, as it blooms to fill gaps. In knitted fabric, it behaves a bit like Lopi, and traps air in the same way, but is much, much softer!

It's next-to-skin-suitable (i.e. not itchy) and produces great stitch definition for texture too. Obviously, not as "soft" as a merino or a cashmere, but we think it's incredible. And incredible value!

If you're familiar with Manchelopi, which is like unspun candy floss, this is like spun candy floss. There's nothing else like it.

With Cautiva, we decided to go ahead and stock every single colour!

Looking for some pattern inspo for this yarn? Click here.

(Colourway codes ending in "G"  have been dyed on a grey base, and the others on a White base.)