Malabrigo - Silky Merino

This delightfully drapey favorite combines silk and merino wool into a single-ply DK yarn that is absolutely a treat to knit and a joy to wear. The combination is soft, smooth, and itch-free even on the most sensitive skin and is absolutely wonderful for garments, scarves, and other next-to-your-skin items. The silk content gives the yarn a bit more weight and drape than a pure merino yarn, and of course, the satiny sheen is absolutely gorgeous. The fibers take dye a little differently, adding extra depth to the wide selection of semi-solid, variegated, and watercolor-multi colorways available.

  DK weight

Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each bag is a different dye lot, and skeins may vary from bag to bag. In the highly variegated colors, the skeins may vary one from the other even within the same dye lot. To ensure random color distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball. Please swatch to make sure your pattern gauge is accurate.  Always remember to wash your swatch and allow it to dry before measuring.  Please treat your swatch as you would the finished garment.

FIBER CONTENT: 49% Merino Wool from Uruguay / 51% Silk. Milled & dyed in Peru.
WEIGHT: 50g / 150yds / 137m
NEEDLE SIZE: US 4-6 / 3-5-4mm
GAUGE: 5.5-6 sts per inch / 2.5cm

CARE INSTRUCTIONS -  Hand wash in cold water.  Dry flat. 

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COLOR DESCRIPTIONS:  Yarn Loop has an in house photography studio so that every batch of yarn can be photographed.  We find this especially helpful with Malabrigo's kettle dyeing process so that we have accurate representation of the yarn on hand.

Aguas- turquoise with hints of hunter green and blue

Aniversario - variegated with every vibrant color of the rainbow.  Each skein is unique.

Azules - bold, variegated yarn with light & medium blues, creams & lavenders

Black - solid black

Candombe- multi-colored vibrant purple base with streaks of lime green, pink, blue, aqua, and forrest green.

Cereza-vibrant cherry red

Cian - vibrant turquoise 

English Rose-Hot pink with bits of undyed ecru poking through 

Matisse Blue - vibrant royale blue

Natural- off white or ecru

Piedras - highly variegated mix of lavender, rust, orange, yellow, ochre, dark green, lime green

Sunset -  Bright burnt orange

A note on Special Order Colors: You may select any current color from the Malabrigo catalog.  Yarn Loop will verify its availability (in-stock or backordered) and the estimated arrival date via email.  If an item is backordered, you will have the option to receive a full refund or to wait for the item.  There is no upcharge on Special Order colors. It may take 10-14 business days to arrive at your address.  Minimum Number of Special Order Skeins per color: 5 Please place colors and quantities of each color in an email to yarnloop@gmail.com after confirmation of payment.  If you would rather find out lead times before placing your order, please Contact Us now.  Malabrigo is kettle dyed in small batches.  Please order enough yarn to complete you project because dye lots can vary greatly.