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Manos del Uruguay Cabrito Yarn Review & Giveaway

June 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Yarn provided by Fairmount Fibers & ring provided by Knitter’s Pride.

New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors.

In knitting, the word halo refers to an angelic visual effect created by fuzzy yarns like mohair. Yarns with a halo have a central core of fiber and a radius of fuzz. The finished fabrics knit or crochet with this type of yarn appear to have a glow around them as thin fuzz fibers catch the light. The yarn we’re looking at today, Cabrito from Manos del Uruguay, is a mohair blend with a great halo effect. This yarn is great for a contemporary take on a vintage sweater pattern or for infusing a bit of airiness into a cowl.

Read on for more about this yarn, recommended patterns, and to enter to win a skein of Cabrito plus an iridescent row counter ring!

New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors. Take a closer look & enter to win a skein PLUS an iridescent row counter ring from Knitter's Pride.

“Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in beautiful space-dyed colors, from soft and subtle to bright and bold.  Use it by itself for a gossamer-light fabric, or pair it with any of our other yarns to add a soft halo and additional warmth.”

via Manos del Uruguay
New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors. Take a closer look & enter to win a skein PLUS an iridescent row counter ring from Knitter's Pride.

THE YARN: MANOS DEL URUGUAY’S Cabrito

Colorway pictured: Topsy-Turvy (held double with Fino, single ply / 70% extrafine merino wool, 30% silk, in the same colorway)
Skein details:
 approx. 230 yds / 210 m per 25g // 80% kid mohair, 20% polyamide // Lace Weight
Knitting needles: US 3-6 / 3.25-4mm // 20-26 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm)
Crochet hook: Pictured: US G / 4.25 mm // 20 sts = 4 inches (10 cm)
Cons: Mohair isn’t for everyone. Pro tip: When gifting, ensure the recipient isn’t allergic.
Pros: A mohair yarn like this is so much fun to hold double with other yarns (or even other colors of the same yarn). You can play with color and texture as a maker, no design experience required!
Pattern Ideas: For crochet, I’d give a nice sweater a go. But OBVS for knitting, I recommend one of my early independently-released knitting patterns, Howdy Ombré!

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.
Howdy Ombré by Heidi Gustad
New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors. Take a closer look & enter to win a skein PLUS an iridescent row counter ring from Knitter's Pride.
The giveaway prizes! An iridescent rainbow Row Counter Ring from Knitter’s Pride and a skein of Cabrito yarn.

THE GIVEAWAY

Enter to win a skein of Cabrito to try! Up for grabs: one skein of Cabrito in the Topsy-Turvy colorway, PLUS an iridescent rainbow Row Counter Ring from Knitter’s Pride (size 7). Giveaway is open to U.S. only. Enter in the box provided below or here.

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Yarn provided by Fairmount Fibers & ring provided by Knitter’s Pride.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn, you immediately think sweater, right? 
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My wardrobe could use another handmade sweater - I’m thinking something simple, seamed and with a decent amount of ease for potentially wearing tucked in with jeans or skirts. 🤔 
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Yarn: @universal_yarn Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Antarctica and Dragon’s Breath, wound in thick skeins of 100% superwash wool that’s a light DK weight.
How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
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Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on / a.k.a. crochet provisional cast on, scrap yarn cast on
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I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
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I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
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The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
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I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
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Working on a sample for some upcoming videos. It’s an overcast day with intermittent sunshine & I have a scruffy little sidecar. 🐶 Can’t complain! 
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What’s on your needles this week? 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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