Malabrigo - Silky Merino NEW COLORS!

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. Color Descriptions: Cereza - deep blood red Cian - bright teal Indiecita highly variegated with lime green, blue, teal & purple Sabiduria - Deep purple with streaks of black and plum ALTERNATE YARN: La Jolla by Baah Yarn (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 100g/400 yds): .5 (1) skein of each of 2 colors. 3 Color Option: .5 (1) Skein of Color A & C and (.5) 1 Skeins of Color B. For ball winding services click here.