YouTube Video: CHOOSING YARN - Alegria

 In this series, Tal, Mrs Morris' daughter, will show you the yarns from Manos Del Uruguay. Manos Del Uruguay is a fantastic fairtrade company supporting women in rural Uruguay, for more details see our post of them here.

Alegría means "joy" in Spanish, and that's just what this hand-painted yarn is, a true colour celebration! 

Alegría is a 4ply/fingering weight yarn, with a blend of 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Polyamide. It is perfect for so many different projects from socks to shawls as well as being ideal for baby knits as it is able to be washed in the machine on a gentle cycle. With 405m per 100g skein you will need just 1 skein for a pair of socks, 1-2 for a baby/toddler jumper and 3-6 for an adult jumper (depending on the pattern and size).

The range of colours in this hand-dyed yarn is just delicious with a mix of semi-solid colours to space-dyed variegated and some speckles. There is something to suit most tastes. When knitting larger garments or blankets it is recommended you knit with 2 skeins at once and alternate rows from each one. This reduces any colour pooling and blends any differences with the dye. 

We hope you enjoy the video above. Please leave us a comment below or on YouTube if you have used this yarn, we always love to hear how its being used. Also remember to subscribe to the videos through YouTube to be notified whenever a new one goes live.