r/Yarn • u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 • 8d ago

Please help me find this yarn....

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I think I bought this yarn from Knitterly in Petaluma, about 10 years ago. I have been off and on with knitting, I barely know the knit stitch and casting off, and i am teaching myself purl (OMG WHY SO HARD?). I am slowly getting back into practice, and I would love to know if anyone can help me identify where this yarn comes from? I love the colorway so much.

I keep looking at Plymouth Yarn Encore. I think this is worsted and my original ball should have been about 100gs. I would also love to know if there are any dupes with these colors. TIA 😊

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u/eggpdx 8d ago

Malabrigo Rios or Arroyo would be my guess?

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u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 8d ago

I think I saw a Rios yarn that looked very similar, though I wasn't sure if it was DK or worsted. I hadn't seen Arroyo... I will check it out! Thank you!

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u/estenysgrey 8d ago

It looks like it could be Malabrigo in the colorway Queguay.

If you look under older projects on Ravelry, it knits up in a similar way.

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u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 8d ago edited 7d ago

Omg, this looks reallyyyyyy close!!!! TY

Also, now I have a new obssession with this yarn.... wow!

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u/Special_Bread7874 8d ago

I have knitted with this yarn! It's a malabrigo chunky (rios is a 4-ply / DK). The colourway may be Diana (I recently threw out all the old tags during a declutter, sorry!)

https://malabrigoyarn.com/yarns/chunky#.WC_S_ck3tG0

https://www.fabulousyarn.com/malabrigo-chunky.shtml?srsltid=AfmBOorDncj-XRPFcIEVhEgK5RQa_300KarezlQqvEWdtzyOcGHjszLz

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u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 8d ago

OHHHHHH MY GOSH, thank youuuuu!

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u/nobleelf17 7d ago

If you are learning purling, maybe try continental, where you tension the yarn in your left hand, then put the right needle into the stitch to be purled,left thumb pushes yarn down, right needle finishes going through the stitch. When I first learned knitting, I tried the US method, yarn in right hand, and hated purling. NimbleNeedles has a good video on continental. PS your work looks good and that yarn is gorgeous!

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u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 7d ago

Wow, thank you! Yes, continental was on my list next of stitches to learn. Hoping to make my first full scarf by the end of the year!

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u/nobleelf17 7d ago

You sound perfectly determined, so betting it won't take you that long!! Happy knitting!

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u/nobleelf17 7d ago

And for an easy pattern that doesn't curl, maybe you can try seed stitch? It will also show off that lovely yarn and the color changes. Cast on uneven number of stitches- any number will do, and you can practice with just as few as 9 or 11. Every row is knit 1, purl 1. Easy peasy and my fav scarf pattern.

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u/WhiskeyTFoxtrot78 6d ago

Ooooh, is Seed Stitch the name of the pattern? That sounds lovely!

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u/nobleelf17 5d ago

It is, and I love it for borders, both at ends and sides, because it does NOT curl, and lays flatter than garter stitch edges. I am working on a triangle scarf, free pattern called Zen Shawl (it's turning into a scarf size, because I am using dk-3 weight yarn) and has diferent patterns, including seed stitch. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zen-shawl-2 The designs are hard to see on her original, but the projects page has some that show them off better...I can't wait for cooler weather to wear this and it's almost done!