Berroco Fall/Winter 2026: A Guide to Stratto, Nuvola, Biella, Brina & Merino 401 Chunky

Berroco's Fall/Winter 2026 line is here — and it's an unusually well-spread collection. Five new yarns from $12 to $29, ranging from a fluffy cotton bulky to a sequinned alpaca aran to a 100% extra-fine merino chunky. Here's what each one is actually for.

Berroco often releases seasonal lines that lean heavily in one direction, such as featuring all lightweight yarns or focusing on novelty textures. Their Fall/Winter 2026 breaks that mold! You'll find a fantastic spread of weights, fibers, and price points, making it easy to plan several different projects in a single order. Plus, every new yarn launches alongside a five-pattern collection, so you won't have to go hunting for inspiration.

Below, we break down what makes each yarn special, the projects it suits best, and how to choose between two similar options.   

The collection at a glance

Berroco Stratto — the cotton bulky that isn't heavy

Stratto is the real surprise of the season! A bulky-weight blend of 74% cotton and 26% extra fine merino sounds like it might turn out heavy and stiff—bulky cotton usually is! Fortunately, it isn't, thanks to an airy construction that lets the merino add incredible loft while the cotton keeps the finish matte and cool. Berroco calls it a 'fluff factor,' which is surprisingly accurate.

In practice: at $12 a ball across 6 wearable shades (Flax, Granola, Dusk, Denim, Heather, and Pistachio), this is the most affordable entry point into the collection. It's the ideal pick for transition-season garments when you want cozy volume without deep-winter heat.

Make: a boxy summer-into-fall pullover, market bags that hold shape, textured cushion covers, baby blankets that survive a hot wash.

Berroco Nuvola — Falkland wool, and a real sustainability story

Nuvola blends 90% Falkland wool with 10% nylon for lasting strength, available in 8 thoughtfully curated shades: Ivory, Butter, Sand, Silver, Spice, Royal, Ruby, and Ocean. It's a remarkably wearable palette—four classic neutrals paired with four rich jewel tones, providing the ideal foundation for colorwork projects.

Falkland wool is what makes this yarn worth every bit of its $15 price point. Sourced from the pristine Falkland Islands, where healthy conditions eliminate the need for harsh chemical dips, the fleece arrives far cleaner. This gentle processing preserves the fiber's natural softness and lively spring, far outperforming standard commodity wools—and it's 100% non-mulesed. When a maker asks for a soft, natural wool that isn't superwash treated or exorbitantly priced, Nuvola is your new go-to answer.

Make: quick-turn winter hats and mittens, a colorwork yoke, a chunky cabled cardigan, anything you want warm without weight. Browse other bulky weight yarns if you want to compare.

Berroco Biella — the one to knit a shawl in

60% extra fine merino, 30% silk, and 10% kid mohair at a sport-to-DK weight, available in 10 gorgeous shades for $15.50 a ball. Berroco positions this as an homage to Northern Italian textile heritage, and that story holds up: it's a classic Italian mill blend combining merino for springy structure, silk for fluid drape and shine, and just a whisper of mohair for a subtle halo.

That third ingredient makes all the difference! Keeping the kid mohair at 10% means the yarn preserves crisp stitch definition—letting lace and intricate cables pop—while providing enough bloom after blocking to keep the fabric from looking flat. Once you pass 20% mohair, stitch detail tends to blur, so this sits right in the sweet spot.

Make: a lightweight sweater you can wear indoors, a lace or textured shawl, a fine-gauge cardigan. Silk content means it will grow lengthwise under its own weight, so favor patterns with structure rather than long, unshaped drapes. See also our silk yarn and mohair yarn collections.

Berroco Brina — sequins, done with restraint

Brina is an aran-weight blend of fine alpaca, wool, and polyamide with tiny sequins spun right into the fiber ($18 a ball across 6 quiet shades: Ivory, Ecru, Graphite, Cocoa, Sky, and Smoke). Sequin yarns usually fail in one of two ways: either the sequins are too large and snag on everything, or the synthetic base yarn looks overly flashy. Brina avoids both traps by micro-spinning small sequins into a soft, brushed alpaca base in muted tones. From a few feet away, the fabric simply catches the light with a gentle glow rather than screaming for attention!

Make: a holiday-season shell or tee, a cowl, cuffs and collar trim on an otherwise plain sweater. Alpaca content means it's warmer than its weight suggests and will drape more than wool — size accordingly. Compare against our other alpaca yarns.

Berroco Merino 401 Chunky — the fast one

100% extra fine merino in a chunky weight (156 yards per 150g ball, 12 shades, $29). This is a heavy-gauge extension of a proven Berroco bestseller, and it's the official 'finish it this weekend' yarn of the season! The 12-shade palette is the richest in the collection—featuring options like Gingerbread, Downpour, Garnish, and Merlot—which matters tremendously at a chunky gauge. Big, bold stitches create large planes of solid color, leaving nowhere for a dull shade to hide.

An honest note on price: while $29 a ball sits at the higher end of this collection, those generous 150g put-ups mean you need fewer balls to finish a garment, making the total project cost much more approachable. It's pure, untreated extra-fine merino with zero synthetic filler—which also means it will felt if it encounters a hot machine wash. Keep that care detail in mind if you're planning gift knits!

Make: a weekend hat, a chunky cabled scarf, a statement cardigan, a throw. Pattern support launched alongside it — five patterns in the Berroco patterns and kits collection.

Which one should you buy?

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