Regarding Malabrigo Sock Yarn Rumors

[Chel]

I emailed Malabrigo and and inquired about sock yarn. I wanted to find out if it would be under full or limited distribution as well as if I could pre order a hank to review. The response was this:

Hi Michelle

The rumor is partially correct, we are going to introduce a super wash as soon as we finish working on it, I must tell you that is hard, as our super fine merino felts a lot, and we are trying to use only non chloride components on the process.
After we finish it comes the testing, so I don't think we will have it ready for at least a year.
You are most welcome to contact me again in let's say 6 month and we'll send you a skein if it's ready, so you can test it, but it would be a pre release test as we would be still working on it.

Best regards,
Tobias


:happydancing: I might get to test malabrigo sock yarn Ohhhh

[sara_jayne]

How exciting!!!!

[Chel]

My mind is NOT on work at the moment. I'm TOO excited!!!!

[Stiney]

You could always make handwash socks with the laceweight in the meantime.

[Angelia]

Oooh, you lucky thing!


But the rest of us have to wait a year? (I first typed "a yearn" )

[Dilly]

Maybe we should all write Tobias with questions about the new sock yarn so we can be test knitters too!

I met Tobias last year at Stitches East. He's a very nice guy.

[marykz]

Chel- that is awesome!!! you totally deserve it!

Dilly- are you going to Stitches East this year? I just got my confirmation (yay!) Mom and I are going Thurs-Fri. We hope to listen in to Kaffe Fasset's class.

anyone else going? I'm going to wear my KH button.... (it is on my purse right now...)
mkz

[mwedzi]

Dilly, your signature is scaring/scarring me. There is no "scared" smiley to show my fear.

[Braden]

Great! Maybe I should write him. I want to test Mmmmmmmalabrigo sock yarn, too!

[Dilly]

I won't be going to Stitches East this year. I went last year as a knitting get-together with some of the KH bloggers, and I stayed in Virginia with Vendie. Since Vendie is no longer in Virginia, I have nobody to stay with in the area, so I won't be going. Instead, I'm going to FiberFest in Illinois this summer.

Sorry my signature is scaring/scarring you, Nikki. There are many days in real life that I feel like throwing my hands up in the air and screaming and making faces like the little dude in my sig.