New and Lurvly, Manos Maxima has landed! Maxima is worsted weight (18 sts on 4.5mm needles), very soft and lofty single ply, 100% merino, in several hand-painted colours! It’s also a deal, only $13.50 for 100g/200m ($4 less than Malabrigo Merino Worsted)!
Take a peek and see what people are making with Maxima on Ravelry!
Manos del Uruguay Serena $14.50/$15.50
Manos Serena is also a newbie, but just a lovely as it’s colleagues. Summer yarns aren’t usually petting yarns, but Serena’s alpaca/cotton blend is as soft and pretty as a kitten. It comes in both kettle dyed semi-solids and hand dyed multi-colours. Additionally, Manos is a World Fair Trade Organization, which means that it is a non-profit organization that assembles artisans to bring them economic and social opportunities. The name of the artisan and her location are even written on the tags of the hand painted yarns! The yarn is versatile, I’m queing it up to make a little spring cardie, but it also has the drape for lace/shawl knititng. It’s a sport/Dk weight, so you can use it for just about any pattern that calls for either of those weight of yarns.
To see the colous click HERE, there are some pretty ones suitable for babies.
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