Manos del Uruguay
The Manos Cooperatives were founded in 1968, begun by five women whose goal was to develop economic opportunities for women in a country where there were, and are still, few opportunities for work.
With each purchased skein of Manos del Uruguay yarn, you will be helping a woman to support her family. Each skein is signed, so you will know who made your yarn, and from which village it came. You will be supporting the hand-crafted rather than mass-produced, and contributing to an economy where the workers control of the means of production.
Manos Maxima
$24.00
Super-soft merino fiber and a light single-ply construction make Maxima a cuddly yarn. With its popular worsted-weight gauge, you'll find plenty of uses for Maxima Fiber Content 100% extrafine merino...
Manos Wool Clasica
$20.00
Wool Clásica is hand-spun from the fleece of Corriedale sheep grown in Uruguay. It is a hearty single-ply yarn that gives great rustic texture to chunky outerwear and accessories, and...
Manos Cabrito
$24.00
Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in beautiful space-dyed colors, from soft and subtle to bright and bold. Use it by itself for a gossamer-light fabric, or pair it...
Manos Silk Blend
$21.00
Soft and shiny, Silk Blend gives good stitch definition to cables and other texture patterns. Its jewel-like colors work beautifully in stranded colorwork designs. Fiber Content 70% extrafine merino wool, 30%...
Manos Alpaca Heather 50g Dyed
$16.50
The beauty of undyed, naturally-colored alpaca (and its softness) combines into a heathery sport-weight yarn. When those 3 undyed colors (H703, H704, and H705, all put up in 100g hanks)...
Manos Alpaca Heather 100g undyed
$29.00
The beauty of undyed, naturally-colored alpaca (and its softness) combines into a heathery sport-weight yarn. When those 3 undyed colors (H703, H704, and H705, all put up in 100g hanks)...
Manos Marina
$32.00
Marina's softness and drape feel wonderful next to the skin in scarves or shawls. It comes in tonal and space-dyed colorways and is made of 100% superwash merino, which gives the...
Manos Fino
$36.00
Elegant and refined, Fino combines the softness of merino wool with the luster of silk in a lightweight yarn that’s perfect for heirloom accessories or luxurious garments. Fino features a...
Manos Feliz
$15.00 $30.00
A happy blend of superwash merino wool and modal (a manufactured cellulose fiber), Feliz has lovely drape without sacrificing wool's "bounce". Manos del Uruguay's popular space-dyed colors take on a...
