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Malabrigo Mohair

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Malabrigo · at Jimmy Beans Wool

Mohair

Lace · 229 yds / 25 g

$15.50 per ball

Kid mohair and silk, dyed in the same palette as Rios, so pairing them is easy.

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Weight
Lace
Fiber
72% Mohair, 28% Silkmohair yarnsilk yarn
Length
229 yds (209 m) per 25 g
Yards per 100 g
916 compare weights
Needle
US 3-8
Gauge
5.5-7

From Jimmy Beans Wool

Malabrigo Mohair is over 200 yards of lace-weight elegance! Whether you're adding a beautiful halo to your knits or looking for that perfect, drapey accessory, Malabrigo's latest addition is sure to meet your needs!

Colors

Malabrigo Mohair comes in 17 colorways at Jimmy Beans Wool, including pink shades like 115 Old Rose and 057 English Rose, blue shades like 027 Bobby Blue and 362 Under the Sea, yellow shades like 035 Frank Ochre and purple shades like 866 Arco Iris.

How much to buy

Rough balls of Mohair (229 yds each) for an adult size
ProjectYardageballs
Hat~350 yds2
Cowl or scarf~500 yds3
Shawl~800 yds4
Adult sweater~1,700 yds8

Typical Lace yardage; your pattern's number always wins. Plug it into the Yarn Estimator for an exact count.

About Malabrigo Mohair

Malabrigo Mohair is a laceweight blend of 72% kid mohair and 28% silk, with 229 yards in each 25 g skein. It's dyed in the same palette as Rios, so it's easy to pair the two.

It has a soft, light halo over a silk core with a gentle sheen. On its own, it makes a drapey, see-through fabric. Held with another yarn, it adds softness and blurs the color underneath.

It's for knitters who want to add a halo to their projects without hunting for a matching color, and for anyone making light, drapey accessories.

Best for

  • Held with Rios or another worsted for a fuzzy sweater
  • Airy, drapey shawls and scarves
  • Lightweight lace accessories
  • Softening a colorwork or striped piece

Working with it

The listed needles are US 3–8, at 5.5–7 stitches per inch, depending on the fabric you want. Larger needles give an open, gauzy fabric, and smaller ones a denser halo. Held with another yarn, swatch both strands together. Mohair grips when you rip back, so add lifelines in lace and frog slowly. Bamboo or wooden needles help stop the slippery silk core from sliding off the tips, and a stitch marker every repeat makes it easier to spot mistakes in the fuzz.

Care

The catalog doesn't list care instructions. For mohair and silk, hand wash is safest: soak in cool water with a gentle wool wash, press out water in a towel, and dry flat. See our mohair guide for more.

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