If you’ve got the winter blues or are just looking for a new hobby to get started with, go buy Malabrigo yarn in skeins of different colors and let your creative forces free. You can get some how-to books to learn how to knit all kinds of garments and clothes, or even enroll in a beginning knitting class (that’s how I got started years ago). After you buy your Malabrigo yarn and start learning how to knit with it, you’ll become a knit-wit like me (!) and have yourself the start of a creative and socially satisfying hobby. Heck, you may even be able to start a small business with your knitting craft and start earning a little money on the side as you sell your knitting creations. But it can all start simply and easily when you buy some Malabrigo yarn (or other yarn types or brands) and a few knitting needles.
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A lot of the Malabrigo silky yarn I like to use consists of a blend that has 51% being silk and the remaining 49% being Merino wool. If you like to make warm weather clothing like sweaters, mittens, gloves, hats, and socks, then this type of yarn will be perfect for you. It is an absolute joy to work with. Malabrigo yarn comes from the wool of sheep raised on the ranches of a rural cooperative in the north areas of Uruguay in South America. It’s hand spun so you get fine variations in texture and thickness along the yarn strands. It is scrumptiously soft and a pure dreamy pleasure to knit with and wear the resulting garment. You will often find it is a DK (double knit) weight so its slightly lighter than worsted, coming in at 50 grams per 150 yards. And like a dream in awesome color, you can get this natural hand dyed Malabrigo silk yarn in amazingly stunning colors too.
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If you’re looking for an excellent light weight yarn (but not medium or bulky weight like chunky or roving would fall under) for your next knitting project, then you should consider getting a few skeins of Malabrigo worsted yarn into your craft room. As a general guide, the knit gauge range in stockinette stitch to four inches is 21 – 24. To use this worsted yarn effectively, whether you go with Malabrigo or another (even though my personal preference is Malabrigo), the recommended needle size you should use in metric size is 3.75 – 4.5 mm. The equivalent range in U.S. needle sizes is 5 to 7. If you’re just getting started in knitting or have a few years under your belt, the Malabrigo worsted yarn is excellent for all skill classes and all kinds of projects.
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If you have just started knitting or have been at it for years, you should consider taking advantage of a Malabrigo yarn sale, especially if you’re on a budget and you don’t want your knitting hobby expenses to go through the roof. Finding and buying yarns on sale, at discount, will be especially beneficial from a monetary perspective because when you are first getting started with knitting, it is going to take you some time to perfect. You will go through skein after skein, yard after yard of yarn as you practice with your knitting needles, work on your various stitches, and make one sorry or silly-looking sock, glove, hat, sweater, or scarf after another. (more…)