Malabrigo Silky Merino DK

Name: Malabrigo Silky Merino DK - YAK
Price: 9.25 GBP
Availability: InStock

Brand: Malabrigo

Weight:

double knit

Fibre:

51% silk 50% merino wool
non-superwash

Skein:

50g = 137m (150 yards)

Needle size:

3.5mm – 4.00mm

Gauge:

20-22 stitches = 10cm x 10cm square (4 inch x 4 inch)

Processed:

milled & hand dyed in Peru

Care:

hand wash in cold water

£9.25

Colour

Clear

Silky Soft

This beautiful yarn combines silk and merino into a singly-ply DK, making for a light yarn with incredible drape. The fibre combination is soft and smooth, making it a wonderful option for next-to-your-skin garments. The two fibres take dye a little differently, adding a richness and depth of colour in each skein, and the silk content gives the yarn a subtle sheen.

Malabrigo is a family-owned company started by two brothers in law in their kitchen and with their dye pots.

Based in Uruguay, Malabrigo specialise in hand-dyed yarns and they also produce their own unique bases. Some of the fleece used comes from their own flock of merino sheep who are grazed near their headquarters in Montevideo. The rest is sourced from Uruguayan farms where sheep are allowed to graze free-range through the hills and are herded by ranchers. Please also note that mulesing is not practiced in Uruguay.

In 2017 Malabrigo started using renewable wood pellets as their main source of energy.