Manos del Uruguay Alegria, meaning "joy" in Spanish, is a stunning hand dyed sock yarn blend of super soft merino and durable nylon. Available in a vibrant range of variegated and semi solid hand painted colourways, Alegria is created by artisans of fairly traded women's cooperatives in Uruguay. Easy-care with a rich, cushy hand, Alegria is perfect for socks, lightweight sweaters, baby garments and accessories.
H**N
Lovely, Gorgeous yarn, unfortunately the colour is not as shown
The Yarn quality from Manos Del Uruguay(Members of the World Fair Trade org.) is fabulous so there is absolutely Nothing wrong with the yarn quality. I have ordered a lot of the “Fino” (70% Merino/30%Silk) and LOVE it (avid knitter). This time I ordered Algeria to knit socks in what I thought was a gorgeous dark Teal blue colour. When I received it today the colour is a Yellowish Green with a slight brown hue (not easy to get correct in the picture. So sorry but this is neither the colour I thought I ordered, nor a colour for me…so unfortunately I will have to return it.This is the only of the many colours I have ordered that has not matched the pictures on Amazon and my expectations.
C**E
Great yarn
I usually buy all my better yarn at a local yarn store, or Michaels for projects that don't require top of the line yarn. I was browsing Amazon and saw that they carry Manos de Uruguay yarn which is a good brand, I have used this brand before; I love autumn colors and found Otono which means fall in Spanish. I received my yarn and the colors are beautiful, the picture on the site does not do it justice. I am glad that during these hard times I don't have to leave the house to buy yarn for my next project. Amazon has a great selection; lots of brand names and colors. The prices are compatible to those you would buy at the store, in some cases some are lower or even on sale. I recommend this brand of yarn, the weight is fingering which is perfect for the cowl I am going to make.Thank you Amazon for letting me buy yarn without leaving the house!
A**R
Lovely texture and color. Will buy again!
I'm fairly new to sock knitting, but so far this is my favorite yarn for socks. Really soft squishy texture, but it's knitting up into a nice dense fabric that should wear well. Not very splitty UNLESS I have to undo stitches to fix a mistake, and then it's a bit of a mess, especially ssk stitches where two stitches can get pretty mashed up together.
M**L
Beautiful yarn
I use this yarn to knit one of my favorite Ravelry patterns Close To You. The way the yarn is dyed makes the design rock.
T**.
More lovely sock yarn.
The touches of green and amber make this extremely nice.
C**T
A lovely yarn!
I love everything about it! So very soft! Plus, I like the cause it’s for!
S**L
Love this yarn
Great colors purchased 2 then reordered when it arrived
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