Malabrigo Rios Yarn

Soft, strong, and washable, this 4-ply yarn is our 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 super wash merino, it comes in an array of watercolour-multi, semi-solid, and variegated colourways.

Great for: Accessories, garments, baby and kids items, housewares, toys, cables, textured stitches, colour-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 colour distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball. 

When we dye our 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 our quality control team checks the skeins, they go to the labelling section and then are put in bags of five or ten (depending on the yarn). Once the bags get to the yarn stores, most skeins go to different shelves where they can get mixed.

The colours 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 (Suitable for DK use)

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