Malabrigo for Kids!

Munecos, a brand-new Etsy shop, is open for business! The three-woman Uruguayan team, headed up by Monica Bacardaz, has set up an Etsy store to sell their high-quality stuffed animals. Each animal is made from Malabrigo yarns and stuffed with Corriedale, making them 100% natural wool materials. The animals are made in pieces using crochet, knitting, embroidery and sewing techniques, and assembled by hand too! Here's a picture of Monica working at home:



If you have a friend or know someone who really appreciates stuffed animals, you should certainly check out Munecos!

Chau, Hannah

Weekly Color Feature - Last Breath of Summer

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Feeling Inspired? Try these Malabrigo Colorways:

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Chau, Hannah

Pattern Roundup!

Wow! I did a pattern search and there is a HUGE new grouping of fall patterns designed for Malabrigo Yarns of all weights. I put together a mosaic to share them with you below -- it's a big one! Click on the links with the names of the patterns to find your favorites.

1. Petal Beret, 2. Blackberry Beret, 3. Henry, 4. A Slice of Autumn/Spring, 5. Twice Around Circular Scarf, 6. Bracken Shawlette, 7. The Orchid Thief Shawlette, 8. Fisherman's Net Cowl, 9. Wyatt, 10. Lenina, 11. Chillout, 12. Madeline Earflap Hat, 13. Indian Summer, 14. Lemniscates Cowl, 15. Whippoorwill, 16. Baby Heart Hat

Chau, Hannah

Antonio and Tobias at Needlemarket!

If you're going to the 2010 Northwest Needle Market this year, keep an eye out for Antonio and Tobias! Needlemarket is the "World's Premiere Wholesale-Only Market", and happens yearly just outside of Seattle, Washington. If you live in the area or you're a wholesaler stopping by (they say people come from over 200 different stores), don't forget to check out the new colors we have in several of the bases, or take a good look at Rios, our new superwash worsted base!

There will be a fashion show and tons of opportunities to interact with vendors and other store owners. For details on location and attending, check out the website.

The guys would love to see you and say hello, and I personally can't wait to hear all about what they've seen, and share some of it with you here on the blog.

Chau, Hannah

Designs for Malabrigo -- Lorraine Hearn

Lorraine alerted us that she has an entire page of Malabrigo Yarn patterns on her website! We thought it'd be great to link you to it, since she not only offers them on Ravelry on her design page, but you can get them through her website as well (just scroll down to the bottom of the page), if you aren't a Ravelry.com member! Most of her patterns are made by using Rasta in creative ways. If you've got a skein at home and aren't sure what to do with it, this might be a good place to start looking.

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Chau, Hannah

A Very Versatile Knit

If I could only knit one thing this fall, I know what it would be, after seeing the fabulous Bertrand Louis pattern that has recently popped up on Ravelry. Written by the brilliant katushika, who also wrote pattern favorite Wurm (a hat that has proven excellent on nearly any head shape, with nearly any yarn), this piece is a cowl, hat, headband, sweatband -- all in one. You could knit a whole parcel of them and give them as gifts! Written for our Merino Worsted, it's entirely possible to make them in any color you like, and have one to match every coat and outfit.

I gathered up a few of my Merino Worsted favorites on Ravelry - click the links to go to the individual Flickr/Ravelry Project pages for a closer look! There seem to be new ones popping up every day, too -- I plan to make one myself before too long.

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Chau, Hannah

Playa Color

This summer I was walking along the beach when this appeared

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I found this as a nice combination for a wool and Playa  (beach) has born. It comes in Sock and Rios

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Antonio