Malabrigo - Rios

Soft, strong, and washable, this 4-ply yarn is a workhorse! The plies help resist pilling and washability makes it fantastic for frequently-worn garments, housewares, and children & baby clothes. And like all malabrigo yarns, it’s super soft and great for next-to-the-skin wear! Spun from premium superwash merino, it comes in an array of watercolor-multi, semi-solid, and variegated colorways.

Great for: Accessories, garments, baby and kids items, housewares, toys, cables, textured stitches, color-work.

When malabrigo dyes their yarns, the same formula is used each time but every batch of yarn may vary. The differences from one dye lot to another can be very subtle, or extremely noticeable, specially on variegated yarns. After their quality control team checks the skeins, they go to the labeling section and then are put in bags of five or ten (depending on the yarn). Once the bags get to yarn stores, most skeins go to different shelves where they can get mixed.

The colors shown on photos are illustrated as reference, as mentioned above, they can differ on more or less of one tone, due to the hand-dyed process.

• Yarn Weight: Worsted
• Yarn Texture: 4 ply
• Yardage/Meters: 210 yards (192 meters)
• Skein Weight: 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
• Gauge: 18.0 to 22.0 sts = 4 inches
• Needle Size: US 6 - 8 or 4 - 5mm
• Hook Size: US I-9 to K-10/12 or 5.5-6.5 mm
• Content: 100% Superwash Merino Wool
• Care:  Machine washable, gentle cycle, cold water, do not tumble, dry flat