Back in stock: Malabrigo Caprino!

Posted by Julia on October 18, 2022

It feels like we unpack at least one Malabrigo order each week – everyone loves their memorable colorways and soft fibers. This week’s Malabrigo box held a sizable restock of Caprino, a super soft merino/cashmere blend.

Malabrigo Caprino:

DK weight
hand-dyed, variegated, speckled, and semi-solid colorways
80% merino, 20% cashmere
159 yards/50 g
$18 each

I knit Andrea Mowry’s “Nightshift” shawl with Malabrigo Caprino a couple of years ago, and it now hangs at the shop, inspiring knitters to make their own. It was fun to combine semisolid, variegated, and speckled colorways in this slip stitch pattern and see how they worked together.

What else to make with Caprino? Here are some ideas!

“Sophie Scarf,” by PetiteKnit – small garter stitch neckwarmer
“Novemberist Hat,” by Vanessa Smith – colorwork hat and mitts
“Pātikitiki Hat,” by Francoise Danoy – colorwork hat and cowl
“Tincture,” by Andrea Mowry – mosaic hat
“Dissent Cowl (knit),” by Carissa Browning – slip-stitch cowl inspired by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s famous collar
“Ikigai Cowl,” by Breean Elyse Miller – openwork ribbed cowl

Look for Malabrigo Caprino in the DK weight section here at our shop, and pick up a free copy of Breean Elyse Miller’s “Ikigai Cowl” pattern with your purchase!

Silk Mohair + fingering weight.

Posted by Julia on November 17, 2021

We’ve seen so many patterns lately that call for a lace weight mohair paired with fingering weight wool – sometimes solid, sometimes variegated, always creating an enticing fuzzy fabric. Isager Silk Mohair is just the yarn for this, and we’ve got loads of options in the fingering weight section here at our shop – you’ll find a few ideas below, and keep scrolling for patterns!

Isager Silk Mohair: lace weight, 70% kid mohair, 30% silk, 233 yards/25 g; $16 each
Brooklyn Tweed Loft: fingering weight, 100% Targhee-Columbia wool, 275 yards/50 g; $18.75 each

Isager Highland Wool: light fingering weight, 100% Highland wool, 301 yards/50 g; $10 each

Kelbourne Woolens Camper: fingering weight, 100% wool, 200 yards/50 g; $9.50 each

Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock: fingering weight, hand-dyed, 100% machine-washable merino, 400 yards/100g; $34 each

Koigu KPPPM: fingering weight, hand dyed, 100% superwash merino wool, 175 yards/50 g; $15.50 each

What to knit with these yarn pairings? Here are some ideas:

Sweaters:

“Love Note,” by Tin Can Knits – lace yoke pullover
“Diaphanous Raglan,” by Jessie Maed – v-neck pullover with sheer sleeves
“Elton,” by Joji Locatelli – striped cardigan
“Girlfriends Cardigan Anke,” by Ankestrick – garter stitch cardigan
“Hali,” by Leeni Hoi – twisted stitch pullover
“Pink Fizz,” by Andrea Mowry – cabled pullover
“Balloon Sweater,” by Petiteknit – pullover with balloon sleeves

Accessories:

“Oslo Hat – mohair edition,” by PetiteKnit – ribbed hat
“Anker’s Hat,” by PetiteKnit – segmented ribbed hat
“Cloves Entwined Toque,” by Tif Neilan – slouchy hat with lateral braids
“Leni,” by Isabell Kraemer – textured hat
“Water Born,” by Jacqueline Cieslak – brioche headband
“Indira Cowl,” by Vanessa Smith – cabled cowl
“Venus,” by Marion Em Knits – garter and slip stitch shawl, from Laine’s 52 Weeks of Shawls

See you at the shop!

Back in stock: Malabrigo Caprino!

Posted by Julia on December 10, 2020

We were thrilled to unpack a long-awaited box of Malabrigo Caprino this week!

Malabrigo Caprino:

DK weight
hand-dyed, variegated, speckled, and semi-solid colorways
80% merino, 20% cashmere
159 yards/50 g
$18 each

Like many Malabrigo yarns, Caprino comes in a familiar selection of semi-solid, variegated, and speckled colorways.

Earlier this year, I used 6 skeins of Caprino to make a “Nightshift,” Andrea Mowry’s oh-so-popular slip-stitch shawl. Never mind that the pattern called for aran weight yarn and Caprino is DK – I liked the fabric I got on a US 7 needle and after blocking it was plenty big enough, if not an exact match of Mowry’s suggested dimensions.

If you’d like to make a “Nightshift” with Caprino, get in touch and we’ll help you put some colors together!

If “Nightshift” isn’t your thing, or you’ve already made one or two, here are some other patterns to consider:

“Novemberist Hat,” by Vanessa Smith – colorwork hat and mitts
“Pātikitiki Hat,” by Francoise Danoy – colorwork hat and cowl
“Tincture,” by Andrea Mowry – mosaic hat
“Ikigai Cowl,” by Breean Elyse Miller – openwork ribbed cowl
“Dissent Cowl (knit),” by Carissa Browning – slip-stitch cowl inspired by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s famous collar

Eager to get some Caprino into your hands and onto your needles? Order online for local pickup or shipping!

Shibui Haven + Malabrigo Caprino.

Posted by Julia on September 8, 2020

As soon as we saw Shibui Haven, another DK weight merino/cashmere blend came to mind – Malabrigo Caprino. Though these yarns have gauge, fiber content, yardage, and texture in common, they have such different looks simply because of how they’re dyed.

Malabrigo Caprino:

DK weight
hand-dyed, variegated, speckled, and semi-solid colorways
80% merino, 20% cashmere
159 yards/50 g
$18 each

I’m intrigued by the contrast between Shibui’s austere solids and Malabrigo’s wild hand-dyed shades, and I think they’d play beautifully together.

Here are a few pattern ideas for Haven and Caprino:

“Novemberist Hat,” by Vanessa Smith – colorwork hat and mitts
“Pātikitiki Hat,” by Francoise Danoy – colorwork hat and cowl
“Tincture,” by Andrea Mowry – mosaic hat
“OhBoy,” by Katrin Schubert – brioche hat
“Azula,” by Woolly Wormhead – short rows, garter stitch intarsia hat

Eager to get these squishy cashmere yarns into your hands and onto your needles? Order online for local pickup or shipping!