B-TEX MIDORI Lace is made from 45% mohair / 20% merino wool / 20% viscose / 15% polyamide and comes in 25 g / 0.88 oz skeins with approximately 215 m / 235 yd per skein. Its light halo and subtle sheen make it a versatile yarn to use on its own, held double or triple, or carried together with another yarn to transform its texture and color.
What should you know before choosing this yarn?
MIDORI is a Lace / CYC #0 Lace yarn with approximately 215 m / 235 yd per 25 g / 0.88 oz. You can work with one, two or three strands held together, or carry it alongside another yarn. Needle or hook size depends on that combination, your pattern and your gauge swatch: there is no single size that works for every use.
Fiber and construction of MIDORI Lace
Mohair, the fiber produced by Angora goats, makes up the largest proportion of MIDORI and creates its characteristic halo. Merino contributes warmth and elasticity, viscose adds sheen, and polyamide reinforces the strand. Together, these fibers create visual volume while keeping the fabric relatively light.
MIDORI has a single-ply construction. Ply describes how the strand itself is built and should not be confused with its Lace yarn-weight category.
Fiber content
45% mohair / 20% merino wool / 20% viscose / 15% polyamide
Yarn weight
Lace · CYC #0 Lace
Weight and length
25 g / 0.88 oz · approximately 215 m / 235 yd
Recommended tools
Choose according to the number of strands held together, your pattern and your gauge swatch.
How does it feel and behave?
Used as a single strand, MIDORI can create lightweight, open fabrics. Holding two or three strands together increases density and visual volume. When carried together with another yarn, it adds halo and changes the way the underlying color is perceived.
Its fuzzy surface visually softens stitch definition and can make unraveling slower than with a smooth yarn. Make a gauge swatch before beginning your project to evaluate the halo, transparency, density and interaction between colors.
The finished fabric will also depend significantly on whether MIDORI is used alone or together with another yarn.
What do its fibers bring to the finished fabric?
Halo with very little weight
Mohair creates an airy surface. In this Lace-weight construction, it can add visual volume and lightness to shawls and garments.
Natural sheen
Mohair's natural luster, together with the viscose content, reflects light and adds subtle variation and depth to the appearance of the color.
Warmth in lightweight layers
Mohair and merino wool contribute thermal qualities to the blend, making MIDORI useful for adding warmth to another yarn without necessarily moving to a much heavier strand.
A blend that supports the halo
Polyamide helps reinforce the strand while merino contributes elasticity. The finished result also depends on the yarn used alongside MIDORI and the density of the fabric.
The final result will also depend on stitch pattern, gauge, garment construction and care.
What to make with MIDORI Lace
- Shawls and airy garments: for lightweight fabrics where halo or transparency is part of the design.
- Sweaters and cardigans held double or triple: to create different levels of density and visual volume.
- Held together with merino or cotton: to add texture, halo and subtle color variation to another yarn.
BUDETEX RECOMMENDS
Choose MIDORI when you want to introduce halo, sheen and visual volume. When carrying it together with another yarn, decide first what effect you want to achieve and test the combination in a gauge swatch.
Explore designs made with MIDORI Lace
The Budetex Design Library connects our yarns with real projects from designers in the knitting and crochet community. MIDORI can be used in different ways: on its own with multiple strands held together, or combined with another B-TEX yarn to add halo, texture and color depth.
Saco VK
Knitted cardigan by Viviana Chaparro · VivianaKnits, worked with MIDORI Lace held double.
SQ Lazo
Knitted cardigan by Viviana Chaparro · VivianaKnits, combining SOKI Sock and MIDORI Lace.
Sweater Rueda Mágica
Knitted sweater by Marcela Aranda · Enredos del Pilar, combining SURA Worsted and MIDORI Lace.
Use these projects as inspiration and always check the original pattern for gauge, size, yardage and any specific material requirements before purchasing your yarn.
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How much yarn do I need?
Each 25 g / 0.88 oz skein contains approximately 215 m / 235 yd. If a project requires 600 m / 656 yd with one strand of MIDORI, you need 3 skeins; with two strands of MIDORI held together throughout, 6 skeins; and with three strands, 9 skeins.
This calculation refers to the same length of finished knitting or crochet. Your pattern and gauge swatch determine how much yarn you actually need. If you are combining colors, calculate each shade separately. When MIDORI is carried together with another yarn, calculate the requirements for each yarn separately.
Actual yarn requirements vary with size, gauge, stitch pattern and any modifications to the design. Your pattern yardage and gauge swatch should always take priority over a general estimate.
Budetex Yarn Calculator
Estimate your project requirements and convert the total length into 25 g skeins of MIDORI Lace. You can also calculate for projects using one, two or three strands held together.
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MIDORI Lace or another yarn?
Compare fiber content, construction and yardage as well as yarn weight. MIDORI is particularly distinctive because it can be used either as the main yarn or as a companion strand that changes the surface and appearance of another yarn.
ANOTHER OPTION TO COMPARE
If you prefer cleaner stitch definition, compare MIDORI with SURA Fingering, made from 100% 20-micron Patagonian merino wool. You can also use them together: SURA acts as the base yarn while MIDORI adds halo and surface texture. This combination requires its own gauge swatch and yarn calculation.
View SURA Fingering →
Technical specifications
| Brand |
B-TEX |
| Line / family |
MIDORI Lace |
| Fiber content |
45% mohair / 20% merino wool / 20% viscose / 15% polyamide |
| Yarn weight |
Lace · CYC #0 Lace |
| Package size |
1 skein · 25 g / 0.88 oz |
| Length / yardage |
Approximately 215 m / 235 yd per 25 g / 0.88 oz |
| Construction |
Single-ply |
| Recommended knitting needles |
According to the number of strands, pattern and gauge swatch |
| Recommended crochet hook |
According to the number of strands, pattern and gauge swatch |
| Ways to use it |
Single strand, held double or triple, or carried together with another yarn |
| Unit sold |
1 skein in the selected color |
The listed price corresponds to one 25 g / 0.88 oz skein of MIDORI Lace in the selected color.
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B-TEX is the yarn brand developed by Budetex from fibers sourced in Argentina and South America, combining local identity with international technical references. The collection brings together different fibers, blends, yarn weights and color palettes for a wide range of knitting and crochet projects. At Budetex, we develop and select each B-TEX yarn with the goal of providing clear technical information, collection continuity and a distinctive identity within contemporary Argentine textile culture.
