Malabrigo - Caprino

Malabrigo - CaprinoCaprino is the perfect combination of luxury cashmere and super fine merino wool that will assure a special softness to your garments. Available in a wide range of bright and muted colors that you will always want to caress. Great for accessories and hand wash friendly garments, next to skin wear, lace, cables, colorwork, and textured stitches. Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each skein may vary from the next. To ensure

Caprino is the perfect combination of luxury cashmere and super fine merino wool that will assure a special softness to your garments. Available in a wide range of bright and muted colors that you will always want to caress.  Great for accessories and hand-wash-friendly garments, next-to-skin wear, lace, cables, colorwork, and textured stitches.

Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each skein may vary from the next. To ensure random color distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball.  For Ball Winding services click here.  

 Sport Weight

FIBER CONTENT: 80% Super Fine Merino Wool / 20% Cashmere
WEIGHT: 50g / 159 yds
NEEDLE SIZE: US 4-6 / 3.5-4mm
GAUGE: 6 sts per inch / 2.5cm
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Machine wash, gentle cycle in cold water.  Do not tumble.

Malabrigo is kettle dyed in small batches.  Please order enough yarn to complete you project because dye lots can vary greatly.  

Colors in Caprino:

Aguas - turquoise with hints of hunter green and blue

Aniversario - variegated with every vibrant color of the rainbow.  Each skein is unique.

Azul Profundo - lightly variegated royal blue & navy

Black - pure black

Cello - ecru base speckled heavily with violet, burgundy, teal, blue & pink

Cereza - blood red

Cirrus Gray - variegated dark gray

English Rose - Hot pink with shades of dusty rose 

Frank Ochre - mustard yellow with green & orange undertones

Gris - medium grey with undertones of slate blue

Lettuce -  vibrant lime green

Matisse Blue - vibrant royal blue

Natural - ecru / off-white

Neverland - variegated rosy peach/pink

Paris Night - dark navy blue

Pascal - variegated turquoise, pale greens & blues

Pearl - light grey/silver

Persia - dark, smokey variegations of turquoise & grey

Piedras - highly variegated brown, rust, burgundy, dark green, olive green & ochre

Pines - dark forest green

Pocion - highly variegated blue, yellow, brown, red, ruse, tan & teal

Poipu - turquoise speckled with navy

Sabiduria - variegated deep purple and plum

Sand Bank - light pearly grey with undertones of peach/pink; neutral 

Sunset - bright burnt orange

Teal Feather - bold turquoise, 1 shade darker than Persia

Valentina - ballet pink with a hint of lavender

Under the Sea - variegated dark teal and gray

Whales Road - variegated navy, dark blue & purple

Whole Grain - light beige with ecru peeking through

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