Malabrigo names most of its Yarns in Spanish (Malabrigo's native language in Uruguay) and many of them with terms referring to their thickness. Finito, Mechita, Mecha, and Rasta are examples of this.
Rasta in Spanish means “dreadlock”, and is also how we refer 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. This premium Uruguayan merino is just as soft as ever, and Rasta comes in a range of our 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!)
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yarn Texture: Single ply slightly felted with a twist
Yardage/Meters: 90 yards (82 meters)
Gauge: 8.0 to 10.0 sts = 4 inches
Needle Size: US 13 - 19 or 9 - 15mm
Hook Size: US N/P/15 to P/Q or 10 - 15 mm
Content: 100% Merino Wool
Care: Hand Wash, cold water, dry flat
Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each bag is a different dye lot, and skeins may vary from bag to bag. Skeins may vary one from the other even within the same bag. To ensure random color distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball.
When Malabrigo dyes its yarns, the same formula is used each time but every batch of yarn is assigned a different dye lot number. The differences from one dye lot to another can be very subtle, or extremely noticeable, specially on variegated yarns.
When Malabrigo assigns a dye lot number the main use is to identify which skeins can be labeled and packed together. After Malabrio's quality control team checks the skeins, they go to the labeling section and then are put in bags of five or ten (depending on the yarn).
Any order greater than 5 skeins will be mixed dye lots. Some colorways do not have dye lots. We will do their best to choose the best matching skeins for your order.
Please contact us with any questions or concerns about working with hand-dyed yarns.
The colors shown on photos are illustrated as reference, as mentioned above, they can differ on more or less of one tone, due to the hand-dyed process.
