Malabrigo
6 lines
Malabrigo is a family-run dye house in Uruguay, and its kettle-dyed merino is the yarn people mean when they say "hand-dyed": every skein shifts through its colourway, no two exactly alike. Rios is the plied superwash worsted — machine-washable, crisp stitch definition, the Malabrigo for sweaters that get worn hard. Malabrigo Worsted is the original single-ply: softer, loftier, non-superwash, and the one to felt.
Below worsted, Arroyo is superwash merino at a sport-DK gauge for shawls and lighter garments, Caprino blends merino with cashmere, and Verano is hand-dyed pima cotton for summer. Rasta is the super-bulky single — a hat in an evening. We keep dye lots together on every Malabrigo order and stock the colour cards knitters ask for by name.
Malabrigo Yarn
Rios Yarn
Worsted Yarn
Caprino Yarn
Rasta Yarn
Arroyo Yarn
Verano Yarn
From the guides
- GuideMalabrigo: which one is which?Rios, Worsted, Arroyo, Caprino, Verano and Rasta — how the Malabrigo lines we stock differ in weight, fiber, ply, washability and yardage, which share colorways, and which to buy for a sweater, a hat, a shawl or a summer top.
- GuideYarn brands we stock, and what each is known forThe 24 yarn and needle brands on our shelves, grouped by what they do best — hand-dyed merino, self-striping and gradient yarns, American and British wool, alpaca, luxury fibers, summer cottons and linens, needles — with the line to start with from each.
- GuideMalabrigo Rios vs Malabrigo WorstedRios and Worsted are Malabrigo's two worsted-weight merinos, in largely the same colourways. One is superwash and plied, one is a non-superwash single. Which to choose, and for what.