Malabrigo Rios Solidos (your dependable best friend)

Soft, squishy, washable, and somehow still classically glamorous. Unlike wildly variegated yarns that wake up every morning choosing chaos, Rios Solidos brings rich, solid color with all the same glorious merino softness people hoard Malabrigo for in the first place.

This is the yarn for sweaters you’ll wear until strangers become concerned. Hats that multiply mysteriously. Blankets that accidentally become family heirlooms. It’s smooth, springy, and deeply satisfying to knit, like the yarn equivalent of fresh bread and good gossip.

Yarn Specs

• Fiber: 100% Superwash Merino Wool
• Weight: Worsted
• Yardage: Approximately 210 yards (192 meters)
• Skein Weight: 100 grams
• Suggested Needle Size: US 6–8 (4–5 mm)
• Gauge: 18–22 stitches = 4 inches
• Care: Machine washable cold, lay flat to dry
• Made In: Uruguay
• Best For: Sweaters, hats, scarves, blankets, cables, colorwork, comfort knitting during questionable life decisions

FAQ

• What does “Solidos” mean? Solid colors. Beautiful, rich, saturated solids that let texture stitches and cables strut around like they own the place.
• Is Rios soft? Extremely. This yarn has converted many “I can’t wear wool” people into suspiciously emotional merino enthusiasts.
• Is it good for sweaters? Rios was basically born for sweaters. It’s soft, durable, washable, and has enough bounce to keep garments looking lovely instead of sad and droopy.
• Does it pill? A little, because merino likes to be cozy and dramatic. A quick sweater shave now and then keeps everything looking fresh.
• Why is everyone obsessed with Rios? Because it behaves beautifully, feels luxurious, and comes in colors that make knitters suddenly develop sixteen new project ideas at 2:14 AM.

More in the Rios Family:

• Rios (hand dyed) (click here)
• Rios Solidos (solids) (this page)