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…)

If you have decided to make a comfy warm sweater for your lovable adorable dog, then by all means consider using discount Malabrigo yarns to knit beautiful garments for your pooch. You will find a lot of joy in making something you can be proud of and knowing that you’re making it for your beloved pet will make the process and end result even better. The sweaters you knit will be irreplaceable and they will have a personal touch added to them that you just can’t get from a store-bought sweater. Knitting dog and puppy sweaters is probably something you haven’t thought about, and it’s even more popular that you probablythought too. You can knock out these dog sweaters using discount Malabrigo yarns fairly quickly and easily once you get the hang of it. And as you clothe your dog or puppy in one of your own creations, you might decide you could make and sell pet sweaters to others. Before you know it, you’re in business making money from your knitting, if you want.
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Of all the different yarn weights that exist, Malabrigo lace yarn is categorized as one of the thinnest and lightest of yarns. It can be confusing to both new and veteran knitters to understand the meaning of yarn weights, but once you get it, it’s pretty straightforward. Contrast this lightweight yarn with the stronger, more robust and hearty yarn fiber weight known as worsted. But that heavier yarn won’t work if you are creating really delicate or web-like intricate items to wear like openwork scarves and pretty shawls. This is where something like Malabrigo lace yarn is perfect. To make these openwork lacy patterns in yarn, the lace yarn is often times knitted or crocheted on larger needles and hooks. As such, you might find it difficult to determine a gauge range, so your best bet is be sure you follow the gauge as specified in your pattern.
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One of my favorite things to knit is socks and I would really love to be able to use cheap Malabrigo sock yarn for each and every stitch. I have found that using many of the discount Malabrigo yarns can work wonders to create ever so soft and colorful pairs of socks for me and my friends (they make great gifts) and those in my knitting groups. Sometimes you can’t always find the cheap Malabrigo sock yarn you’re looking for so then you have to check out other types and brands of sock yarns to make those comfy foot-soft creations known as knitted socks. This is a great way to expand your knowledge of different knitting yarns out there and allow you to learn even more about knitting and sock yarn in particular. I think you will find it enjoyable, as I do, to discover cheap Malabrigo sock yarn and other type as well; it will give you something to look forward to.
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I really love knitting with discount Malabrigo merino yarn for a number of reasons. It helps remind me of why I got started in the relatively cheap or inexpensive hobby of knitting and crocheting to begin with. For one thing, it’s very relaxing, and when you’re working with something as incredibly soft as the hand-dyed discount Malabrigo merino yarn, it’s extremely therapeutic and helps to melt stress away. And it’s less expensive than you might think. I can typically get a 100 gram 215 yard skein for about ten dollars. This superfine fleece is an absolute dream to knit with. It comes from the northern section of Uruguay, spun from the best Merino sheep that have been bred by generation after generation of sheep ranchers. (more…)