NEWSLETTER Temperance Shawl
Sock in Jasmine, Myths, Gingy
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Contents M E M O R I A L | 04 2020 RECAP W H A T H A V E W E B E E N U P T O ? | 06 N E W W E B S I T E | 09 B O O K 1 8 | 10 R A S T A P I N T A D A | 14 V E R A N O S P E C K L E D | 18 D O S T I E R R A S K A L | 20
B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S | 24 M E E T M A N U E L | 26
2 0 2 1 , W H A T ’ S N E W ? | 30 S O C K N E W C O L O R S | 33 S O C K K A L | 34 N E W R A S T A B O O K - W O R K I N G O N | 38
In memory of Miss Pearl Every year I awaited confirmation. It began with an email, either from me or from her. “Are we going to VKL this January?” The effervescence of a NYC winter was the perfect aftermath for the placid summer in Uruguay (from 80 to 25 in a few hours!), and a family member was always willing to come. Miss Pearl was one of the most energetic people I have ever met. She was there the entire show, always with a smile and always calm, even with the booth full of people requiring her attention.
She was also a sound businesswoman who knew her customers perfectly well and had a deep understanding of the knitting industry. She put up with all my endless questions, but she always took a minute to think about them and was very candid with her answers. I learned more about the knitting world in a five-minute conversation with Miss Pearl than I did anywhere else. Late on Sunday night, with the show being over, she was the last to leave the booth after checking that everything was loaded into the van. We would always say goodbye talking about next year’s show, all the while knowing we will see each other again. This year will be different.
I will miss her.
You can see her reflected in her staff, a motley crew of experienced knitters, designers and students who were at all times willing to help, answer questions, and give away free patterns, but also had an embarrassing inclination for saying, “He is the owner of Malabrigo.”
We will all miss her.
You can see a part of her in Zach, too, invariably solving problems and always with a smile.
RSVP for Pearl Chin’s Celebration of Life on March 21st
04 | Memorial - Miss Pearl
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Miss Pearl with Zach
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WHAT HA WE BE UP T 06 | 2020 Recap - What’s new?
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Looking back upon everything malabrigo did in 2020 is nothing short of amazing! Despite all the challenges and struggles we all faced in 2020, it was truly an honor to be able to bring you a little bit of light and hope, in the form of yarn. We had lots of new things launch last year and overall we cannot wait to share the exciting things we have planned for 2021.
07 | 2020 Recap - What’s new?
NEW WEBSITE 08 | 2020 Recap - New website
One of the biggest and most noticeable changes we made was a new website! If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to head over to https://malabrigoyarn.com and give it a look. It is much easier to navigate and full of all the information you need. Be sure to look at our blog where you can get to know the designers and designs that we feature every month in our Quickies program.
09 | 2020 Recap - New website
BOOK 18 Rios & Washted
Book 18 Rios and Washted is a collection of 14 patterns to pick from, all of which can be worked in Rios or Washted, two yarns you choose your favorite. From accessories to sweaters, there is definitely a project for everyone is the book. We like both yarns so much, we couldn’t pick just one. We hope we’ve tempted you to try the same pattern in both yarns to experience the differences yourself.
10 | 2020 Recap - Book 18
Sevilla - Washted in Fortaleza 11 | 2020 Recap - Book 18
12 | 2020 Recap - Book 18
13 | 2020 Recap - Book 18
RASTA PINT 14 | 2020 Recap - Rasta Pintada
TADA 15 | 2020 Recap - Rasta Pintada
16 | 2020 Recap - Rasta Pintada
We created these wonderful colors after considerable research and experimentation. Our new technique, Pintada, amalgamates several of our dyeing methods to arrive to colorful effects. When knitting with Pintada, you will discover an amazing and unique color motif with speckles of bright beautiful shades. Some of these shades are linked to our classic Rasta palette, such as Sunset, Paris Night, Azul Profundo, Frank Ochre, Ravelry Red, Fiesta, so that you can easily combine them for your designs.
Rasta in Campfire, Cherry Vainilla, Blueberry Cream, Tundra, Snake 17 | 2020 Recap - Rasta Pintada
VERANO Speckled
The colors in this palette are on trend and a classic take on the popular Speckled phase that everyone seems to love. These speckles truly stand out though, and over an array of colors that appeal to everyone, with a bit more subtle flavor.
18 | 2020 Recap - Verano Speckled
19 | 2020 Recap - Verano Speckled
DOS TI KAL 2
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IERRAS 2020
Odyssey Shawl by Joji Locatelli 21 | 2020 Recap - Dos Tierras KAL
2020 was also the year of our first KAL! We hope that you participated in the Dos Tierras KAL and that you had a wonderful time knitting the Odyssey shawl by Joji Locatei. We had so much fun knitting with you all that we decided to do another KAL this year and we’ve even designed our very own pattern (and some new yarn colors!) to celebrate. The Temperance KAL will kick off on April 1 and stay tuned so that you don’t miss out on the fun.
22 | 2020 Recap - Dos Tierras KAL
Dos Tierras in Alice, Fairytale and Neverland 23 | 2020 Recap - Dos Tierras KAL
BEHIN
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MEET MANUE 24 | Behind the scenes
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Manuel is the Warehouse Manager for the Miami warehouse. We are so thankful for all his hard work. Manuel is originally from Venezuela and his family moved to the USA when he was a small child. He oversees the packing of your yarn that ships from our US warehouse, so he’s a very important person! The Malabrigo Team is excited to bring this Behind the Scenes feature to our Newsletters so that we can start to foster an even closer relationship between the makers and our Team here at Malabrigo. We are looking forward to helping you get to know us better.
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26 | Behind the scenes - Meet Manuel
Manuel Prieto WAREHOUSE MANAGER
How long have you been working at malabrigo? I’ve been working at Malabrigo for about 3 years and a half.
What are your duties and responsibilities? To oversee day to day activities, ship out orders as well quality and inventory control.
What does a typical work day look like? A normal day of work for me consists mostly on passing on orders to my colleagues at the packing phase, overseeing how the orders are being packed, taking care of missing items that need to be found or adjusted and then shipping them out. Overseeing how the orders are being packed or if there are some yarn missing that need to be found or adjusted.
Which part of your job do you enjoy the most? I enjoy just coming in to work with the people that I’ve had the blessing of knowing through the years and the joy of a good day’s work with everything going smoothly throughout the day.
27 | Behind the scenes - Meet Manuel
Which part of the job is a challenge for you? The most challenging part of my job is when containers arrive. Receiving the container is one thing, then we have to sort it out by the type of yarn and then restock each shelf that needs to be refilled with the yarn that came in as well as send out the pending orders.
What’s your favorite color and favorite yarn? My Favorite yarn would have to be Mecha either in Cereza #033 or Lotus #120. I feel like the tone that they use in Mecha is the most vibrant of all the ones we have. Do you knit or crochet? Sadly no, that art form is lost in me.
Manuel
had said yeah, since it was during our working hours and then they said thank you and hung up the phone. A few minutes later they call again saying that they were outside to buy some yarn. It was funny because we had never received customers at the warehouse before. I ended up calling the headquarters to ask what we should do
Could you tell us a warehouse anecdote?
and we ended up giving them some com-
One time we received a call from two ladies asking if we were open, to what I
plimentary skeins, bags and stickers since they had made the trip all the way to the warehouse.
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Armando, David, Maida and Eduardo
Manuel and Armando
29 | Behind the scenes - Meet Manuel
2021
WHAT’ NEW 30 | 2021 What’s new
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2021 is off to a great start and we have so many amazing things planned for this year! We’ve already showcased some fabulous Quickies patterns (even a crochet one in January) and we have even more planned to release over the rest of the year. Our first MFPP of the year, Emma Knits, is a lovely collection of Jane Austen inspired knits all designed by the very talented Joanna Johnson. Looking for new colorways for our popular Malabrigo Sock? Hang on tight to your socks then, because we have something amazing planned! Did you miss out of the Dos Tierras KAL or are you missing your knitting friends? Hang on tight and wait for April 1 when we kick off our very own Temperance Shawl KAL. 2021 is going to be a blast and we are so thankful that you are joining us in the crafting fun.
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ENCANTADOS
32 | 2021 What’s new - Sock Encantados
SOCK NEW COLLECTION PREVIEW Inspired by magical tales and child stories, we started to work on a new color development. When creating a collection, we usually start by testing quite a lot of colors to be able to choose and come down with a few of them. This time we liked them all so much that we decided to keep them all. These three colors are the exclusive preview of this collection and were launched specially for the upcoming TEMPERANCE KAL.
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34 | 2021 What’s new - Sock KAL
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KAL 2021
We have designed a beautiful shawl “Temperance” in three new exclusive colors of Sock: Jasmine #347, Myths #344, Gingy #358. You can download a free copy of the pattern here: Temperance Shawl on Ravelry and our Website. To be eligible for the prizes, projects must be knit using Malabrigo Sock, Mechita or a combination of both. Please note that we will consider only pictures posted on the KAL dates for the giveaways. KAL participants are invited to share their progress and photos on Ravelry and Instagram during April 2021 for the chance to win weekly prizes. Please, use #malabrigokal in all social media channels. 35 | 2021 What’s new - Sock KAL
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TEMPERANCE KAL TEMPERANCE KAL TEMPERANCE KAL TEMPERANCE
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38 | 2021 What’s new - Rasta Pintada
Rasta in Galzed Carrot 39 | 2021 What’s new - Rasta Pintada
Rasta in Tundra
Rasta in Fluo 40 | 2021 What’s new - Rasta Pintada
Rasta Studio came up as alternative to the exterior shots we always include in our books, due to the current situation. It was a difficult year for us all and we thought this was a nice way to finish it: with a book on Rasta, one of our most popular yarns, introducing several new colors
41 | 2021 What’s new - Rasta Pintada
We are so grateful to our wonderful community here at Malabrigo. It is our hope that even amongst the challenges of the last year, that we were able to bring you just a bit of joy in your day as you were able to find a moment of peace and stillness. Thank you always for being on this journey and sharing your love of making with us.
Always,
Team Malabrigo