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Malabrigo Rios
Soft, strong, and washable, this 4-ply yarn is Malabrigo's workhorse! The plies help resist pilling and washability makes it fantastic for frequently-worn garments, housewares, and children and baby clothes. And like all our yarns, it’s super soft and great for next-to-the-skin wear! Spun from our 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.
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. Skeins may vary one from the other even within the same bag. To ensure random color distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball.
When Malabrigo dyes their yarns, the same formula is used each time but every batch of yarn is assigned a different dye lot number. The differences from one dye lot to another can be very subtle, or extremely noticeable, especially on variegated yarns.
When they assign a dye lot number the main use is to identify which skeins can be labeled and packed together.
Unfortunately, we don't have a record of which yarn store receives a specific dye lot and it's impossible for us to find out where you can find the same dye lot skeins.
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, gente cycle, cold water, do not tumble, dry flat