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Manos del Uruguay Alma Review & Giveaway

September 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Yarn provided by Fairmount Fibers, North American Distributor of Manos del Uruguay yarns. Opinions are my own.

Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

Would you look at that? It’s our first fall giveaway! Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay! A single ply fingering weight available in a range of colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project. Personally speaking, I love it when each of the swatches I make for these reviews turns out so cool looking in terms of color pooling and variation. Alma is very much a fun yarn to work with for color lovers, as is evident in this particularly bold colorway! :)

Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

THE YARN: Manos del Uruguay’s Alma

Colorway pictured: Passion
Skein details:
 546 yards/500 meters per skein // 3.5 ounces/100g per skein // 100% Superwash Merino // Light Fingering Weight
Knitting needles: US 1 – 4 / 2.25 – 3.5 mm // 25-30 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm)
Crochet hook: US F / 3.75 mm // 28 sts = 4 inches (10 cm)
Cons: A single-ply fingering weight yarn tends to stick to itself, so some makers might find its natural stickiness frustrating from time to time. On the upside, this is a superwash single ply, which helps with the stick factor.
Pros: Did you see all of the amazing colorways Alma comes in? Just imagine the sweaters!
Pattern Ideas: Knitters will love Alma for its rich colors, and as a single ply fingering weight yarn, it’s right at home knitting a shawl like the Outlander Chevron Shawl. Crocheters can enjoy some seriously fun color pooling in almost any project, but I’ll recommend the Scrap Scallops Scarf.

Get a free knitting pattern for an Outlander-inspired shawl, the Outlander Chevron Shawl from Hands Occupied
Outlander Chevron Shawl – free knitting pattern
Don't let your favorite scraps go to waste! Crochet the free Scrap Scallops Scarf to elegantly showcase your favorite yarns. Visit handsoccupied.com for the free pattern.
Scrap Scallops Scarf – free crochet pattern
Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

THE GIVEAWAY

Enter to win a skein of Alma to try! Up for grabs: one skein of Alma in the Passion colorway. Giveaway is open to U.S. only. Enter in the box provided below or here.

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Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.
Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

Yarn provided by Fairmount Fibers, North American Distributor of Manos del Uruguay yarns. Opinions are my own.

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is an artist, author and crafts designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame. In addition to running the Hands Occupied Blog and Pattern Shop, you can find her making videos & co-hosting the Very Serious Crafts podcast.

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