Malabrigo Rasta Super Bulky Yarn
Malabrigo Rasta Super Bulky Yarn
SKU: SKU: RAS005
Soft & Gentle on Skin
Strong & Stays That Way
Vibrant Colorways
🧶 We'll wind your yarn into neat cakes for easy knitting/crocheting!
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Lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip out a super-cozy accessory in just hours with this super-sized delight of a yarn, with 90 yards in each Super-Bulky hefty hank. Rasta is made from the incredibly soft Uruguayan merino, and it comes in a range of unique “watercolor multi” colorways as well as a rainbow of semi-solid basics.
Unbelievably squishy, this is the yarn to turn to when you want the ultimate in warmth (or the ultimate in speed!) Try experimenting with this unique yarn in your woven tapestries for a truly one of a kind piece of art.
Rasta in Spanish means “dreadlock”, and is also how Malabrigo refers in Spanish to a very thick cord like our yarn. A lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip out a super-cozy accessory in just hours with this super-sized delight of a yarn.
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See projects featuring this yarn HERE.
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Yarn Details
Weight: Super Bulky
Texture: Single ply, slightly felted with a twist
Yardage/Meters: 90 yards (82 meters)
Skein weight: 150 grams (5.29 ounces)
Gauge: 8.0 to 10.0 sts = 4 inches
Recommended needle size: US 13 - 19 or 9 - 15mm
Recommended hook size: US N/P/15 to P/Q or 10 - 15 mm
Content: 100% Merino Wool.
Care: Hand Wash Cold, Air Dry Flat
Check out our cold weather kits in Rasta!
Twindom Kit Designed by Taiga Hilliard Designs
Why Wait? Cowl Kit by Susan Ashcroft
*Pictured in colorway Arco Iris.
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