by Kathleen Cubley April 14, 2017 1 min read

We love our new yarn, Malabrigo dos Tierras so much, we wanted to share it with you! We're giving away a skein of the Anniversario colorway, along with a set of Knitter's Pride Dreamz 32" size 6 circular needles!

To enter, just leave a comment below, telling us what you want to make with this beautiful yarn.

Win this fabulous prize—just leave a comment
below, sharing what you'll knit with this yarn!

"Dos Tierras" means two lands, which represents the source of each of the fibers in this wonderful yarn: 50% of Uruguayan Merino wool with 50% Peruvian baby alpaca.

A DK weight yarn, Dos Tierras is beautiful and versatile. Its great stitch definition and drape make it perfect for accessories, cable work, lace knitting, and all kinds of stitch patterns.

Dos Tierras is kettle dyed, resulting in semi-solid and variegated colors in a wide array of stunning shade options.

Here are the details: 

Weight: DK
Texture: 4 ply, plied
Yardage/Meters:210 (193m)
Skein weight: 100 grams
Gauge: 20-22 sts = 4 inches
Recommended needle size: 5-6 / 3.75-4.0 mm
Recommended hook size: US I-9 to K-10/12 or 5.5-6.5 mm
Content: 50% Merino wool, 50% baby alpaca
Care: Hand wash, cold water, dry flat

Check out the beautiful colors of Dos Tierras!

To enter to win the prize, simply leave a comment below, sharing what you would make with Dos Tierras. We'll choose a random comment, and post the winner on April 28.

Good luck!

Kathleen Cubley
Kathleen Cubley


100 Responses

Mary A Grace
Mary A Grace

April 17, 2017

Oh how I love Malabrigo.

Leslie
Leslie

April 17, 2017

I see a beautiful pair of lacy fingerless gloves and a matching feather and fan scarf.

catherine
catherine

April 17, 2017

oooooh the colors!

Myra Miller
Myra Miller

April 17, 2017

So pretty! Seems like a shawlette would be lovely if made from this.

Louise
Louise

April 17, 2017

Beautiful yarn! I’d make some pretty mitts with it!

Kathy
Kathy

April 17, 2017

Great colors.

Kristi
Kristi

April 17, 2017

I’m completely in love with the fingerless gloves featured in the top picture, so I’d love to make those!

Maggie
Maggie

April 17, 2017

Oh definitely a cowl, it would be so soft & light with the alpaca. Probably pair it with a solid color and do something in stranded colorwork.

Susan
Susan

April 17, 2017

The color is gorgeous! I’d make a shawlette with it.

Marla
Marla

April 17, 2017

What beautiful yarn – would make a great cowl – like the Reyna cowl on Ravelry

Brenda Schoen
Brenda Schoen

April 17, 2017

Those arm warmers are cute!

Jan
Jan

April 17, 2017

I would make a cowl or infinity scarf, or oder more for a shawl. It is lovely.

Theresa Pacek
Theresa Pacek

April 17, 2017

Ohhh, really want to try this yarn!

Roxana Taylor
Roxana Taylor

April 17, 2017

A beautiful baby hat just lovely!

Claude Salomon
Claude Salomon

April 17, 2017

Can’t decide. Would love make a scarf for my daughter in law – or perhaps a shawl for me!

Martha
Martha

April 17, 2017

Would make a top for myself. I used Malabrigo for my very first sweater and fell in love with it. Want to make another sweater tee.

P.J.
P.J.

April 17, 2017

I would SO make my BFF a pair of socks – she’s had a rough time of it the last few months and this would make her day! And mine, for being able to work with such wonderful yarn. Thanks for the possibility.

Karen S Rogers
Karen S Rogers

April 17, 2017

My ears will be happy to be covered with a new 1898 hat made of Dos Tierras while I road trip around this beautiful land.

Jo
Jo

April 17, 2017

Oh to be so lucky!

Naomi Taylor
Naomi Taylor

April 17, 2017

Would love to win this yarn to make a scarf or shall.

Krista
Krista

April 17, 2017

Love this yarn!! The color is beautiful. I would make a slouchy hat with it!

Susan
Susan

April 17, 2017

Socks, definitely socks—or wristers—or socks and wristers! Would be beautiful!

Amy
Amy

April 17, 2017

That would make a pretty cowl.

Dana Lori
Dana Lori

April 17, 2017

I would love to knit up some cabled mittens with this beautiful yarn <3 !!

Tres
Tres

April 17, 2017

I would use it to knit a lacy scarf/cowl.

bradley ann
bradley ann

April 17, 2017

This yarn is a delight to work with- I like the combination of fibers. The colors are beautiful and I would love to win a skein to make a cowl for myself!

Nancy
Nancy

April 17, 2017

I would make a slouch hat and fingerless gloves …the yarn looks beautiful

Beverly
Beverly

April 17, 2017

I’d love a pair of long fingerless gloves!

Jane
Jane

April 17, 2017

I would love to make Enchanted Mesa….can’t wait to play with color combinations!

Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins

April 17, 2017

I would love to make a messy bun hat for a Christmas gift….yes I start early?

Peggy Cope
Peggy Cope

April 17, 2017

This yarn is crying out to be made into a luscious lace shawl!

Sue
Sue

April 17, 2017

Would love to make a scarf

Doren
Doren

April 17, 2017

Mittens!

Jane
Jane

April 17, 2017

Beautiful! I’d use it in one of my double kniting design scarves or by itself in a shawlette. Thanks for the giveaway!

Peggy Appleman
Peggy Appleman

April 17, 2017

Love Malabrigo and am anxious to see the new yarn. I would make a nice drapey shawl.l

Bonnie
Bonnie

April 17, 2017

A “library shawl” – to cozy up with while reading …

Lisa Porria
Lisa Porria

April 17, 2017

I’d love my first cowel to be made with this beautiful yarn!

Melissa H.
Melissa H.

April 17, 2017

How beautiful! I would love to make a pair of mitts, or if I had a sweater quantity – Dragonflies pullover by Joji, or a Loulou by Amy Miller!

Donna L Dale
Donna L Dale

April 17, 2017

Malabrigo has such a silky soft feel and beautiful colors, I’d use for an infinity scarf. I frequently use several complementary colorways.

Katharine Karyszyn
Katharine Karyszyn

April 17, 2017

This yarn would be perfect for a fluffy cable/lace cowl – cozy!

Elisabeth
Elisabeth

April 17, 2017

This would make a lovely shawl. Gorgeous colors.

Heather B.
Heather B.

April 17, 2017

Wow – this yarn and needles look AMAZING! I think I would have to knit a scarf for myself (I rarely make anything for me) and then I would NEVER take it off! I would just turn the air up in the summer to make it cold enough for my lovely new scarf… Thanks for the opportunity to win this! :-)

Kate
Kate

April 17, 2017

I would crochet a dragonfly bandana!

Elena pike
Elena pike

April 17, 2017

I love the colors and would love to use it to make a cowl, copilot. Gorgeous!!

Amy
Amy

April 17, 2017

I’d make a prayer shawl for a local women’s shelter that helps single moms escape from drugs and supports them back to health.

Claudia C
Claudia C

April 17, 2017

I’d use it to make a really fun, colorful hat!

Krisann Firth
Krisann Firth

April 17, 2017

I woul knit a scarf with beautiful colors

Diana Pierini
Diana Pierini

April 17, 2017

I might try this DK on some lacy fingerless gloves. We always get cold sitting at our desks typing in the office, even in summer!

Jeri
Jeri

April 17, 2017

Shawlette that may also be used as a scarf as well.

Linda Ogren
Linda Ogren

April 17, 2017

Beautiful yarn! It would make a wonderful Christmas present for my daughter.

Jude
Jude

April 17, 2017

Lovely yarn- 1 skein enough for a pair of fingerless mitts!

Virginia S
Virginia S

April 17, 2017

A cowl, definitely a long, smooshy cowl!

Jacqueline DiMauro
Jacqueline DiMauro

April 17, 2017

I would love to make an infinity cowl or hat and matching mitts. Alpaca and merino would be so soft and warm.

Rita Goshorn
Rita Goshorn

April 17, 2017

a very nice yarn! am making cowls for this year’s gift giving … this would make a lovely cowl!

Patty Flanagan
Patty Flanagan

April 17, 2017

I would like to purchase 1 skein of black and 1 skein of orange to make a hat and scarf for my daughter. They are her school’s colors.

mandy whalen
mandy whalen

April 17, 2017

I would make a scarf for one of my beautiful granddaughters

Anne Westbrook
Anne Westbrook

April 17, 2017

I love to make cowls!

Rebecca
Rebecca

April 17, 2017

I would make a pillow. That way I’d see this beautiful yarn and the beautiful colors every day, year round.
My scarves have to take turns being worn (they are all special) and get put away when the weather is warm.

Luise Lichtenberg
Luise Lichtenberg

April 17, 2017

Oh no…….another malbrigio yarn to become addicted too. Perfect weight to do lace work in. Beautiful rectangular, long lace shawl. Bonus picking the winner on my birthday.

Desiree Kelly
Desiree Kelly

April 17, 2017

perfect for a bunny doorstop!

Annis
Annis

April 17, 2017

sigh! this yarn is lovely. i would make a lovely keyhole scarf!

Caroline M Gardner
Caroline M Gardner

April 17, 2017

Those gloves in the photo are just gorgeous! I would have to make those with the Dos Tierras – barring that, a sweet lace slouch.

Nanci Mora
Nanci Mora

April 17, 2017

Oh my I think the Hitchiker shawl would be lovely ?

Debbie P
Debbie P

April 17, 2017

This beautiful creation of color & touchable softness begs to be made for someone special

Linka
Linka

April 17, 2017

Any of the variegated colours desperately want to be a Leethal Knits Omnia hat!

Ginger Hammachi
Ginger Hammachi

April 17, 2017

A cardigan or scarf is what I’d make with it!

MARIA
MARIA

April 17, 2017

A lovely cowl for my daughter

Sandra Lamb
Sandra Lamb

April 17, 2017

Ideal for so many things! Love the colors. I would make a scarf or cowl.

Danielle
Danielle

April 17, 2017

I would love to make a hat out of this! Ah, so pretty!

Denise
Denise

April 17, 2017

I like the fingerless gloves in the picture! Something like that.

Pat
Pat

April 17, 2017

The yarrn is richly dyed so I would make an earwarmer to brighten up the winter landscape.

Linda
Linda

April 17, 2017

Gorgeous colors! I’ve been a fan of Malabrigo for years because of the colors and softness and would knit a hat and hand warmers and later maybe a scarf in a different colorway for contrast.

Bonnie
Bonnie

April 17, 2017

Love the color ways! Maybe a scarf with a lace and cable pattern. Or a hat, or whatever the yarn decides it wants to be!

June Schwierjohn
June Schwierjohn

April 17, 2017

If I were to win this beautiful yarn I would knit a cowl for one of my best friends for her birthday in September. Purple is her favorite color and there is just the right amount of it in the gorgeous mix of this colorway.

Deborah smith
Deborah smith

April 17, 2017

A beautiful scarf❤!

Suzanne Edwards
Suzanne Edwards

April 17, 2017

Beautiful yarn, love it so. Would love a cowl for our cold weather.

Sharon
Sharon

April 17, 2017

I want to make these arm
Warmers!

CJ
CJ

April 17, 2017

My group has been making knitted “boobs” for women who have had mastectomies. A woman who has lived through such a tragedy deserves something pretty.

Karin
Karin

April 17, 2017

Ooh, I would use this gorgeous yarn to make a hat! Maybe something with cables…or lace!

Sharon McGee
Sharon McGee

April 17, 2017

Malabrigo has such beautiful colorways and softness and these look to be the same. I would make a narrow scarf in a lace pattern such as Lamina – that would be beautiful with my new shawl pin!

Valerie
Valerie

April 17, 2017

The Dianna colorway would look and feel wonderful as a cabled fingerless gloves. My hands freeze in the winter and this would be perfect to keep me warm as well as being so soft! I LOVE Malabrigo!

Lynn
Lynn

April 17, 2017

These lovely colors would make great wristers and matching cowl.

Linda Hensens
Linda Hensens

April 17, 2017

I would make a beautiful hat with it but I would have to look at all of my patterns to see which one would showcase this gorgeous yarn! I LOVE Malabrigo anything! The purple yarn in the swatches above would also make gorgeous fingerless gloves for my hands as well. So many choices!

Stefanie
Stefanie

April 17, 2017

I would make the Lily cowl (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lily-47) — it’s written for sport weight but would look lovely just slightly thicker.

Ruth
Ruth

April 17, 2017

Beautiful yarn!

Karen
Karen

April 17, 2017

I’d make a hat.

Debbie Hallamek
Debbie Hallamek

April 17, 2017

I would make a beautiful hat. Thanks

Elizabeth Eaton
Elizabeth Eaton

April 17, 2017

Infinity scarf

Kim
Kim

April 17, 2017

I have not yet tried this particular yarn but I LOVE Malabrigo and would love to try this one. The yarn I’ve used is right at the top of my favorites with Tosh. Maybe even slightly above! Thank you!

Laura
Laura

April 17, 2017

I would make either an entrelac infinity scarf or a pair of fingerless mittens. Thank you for the opportunity!

Cookie
Cookie

April 17, 2017

Ooooo….lovely! I’m thinking a scarf for my recently widowed sister to brighten her days!

Kellie Young
Kellie Young

April 17, 2017

Love this yarn! So soft, easy to work with, beautiful drape and Awesome colors!

Jen
Jen

April 17, 2017

Arm warmers!!

Marla Varner
Marla Varner

April 17, 2017

I would make a beautiful cowl.

Sheryl Williams
Sheryl Williams

April 17, 2017

Gorgeous colors! I would love to make the featured fingerless gloves you have pictured with the yarn, and have enough to make a scarf to match!

Genaj
Genaj

April 17, 2017

Beautiful yarn for cowl…

Vendetta Goodman
Vendetta Goodman

April 17, 2017

My mother would so love this. I recently had to admit her into an assisted living facility. She isn’t fond of it, and I think this would help to make her day. She is a “lady of fashion” and loves to be dressed each and every day as a true southern woman “should”. This makes me cry, it would be perfect for her. Even if I don’t win it. She will get one. Just in time for Mother’s Day

Anne Titus
Anne Titus

April 17, 2017

Have introduced my granddaughter to this yarn. We both love it!

SuzanneBart
SuzanneBart

April 17, 2017

I would love to make a little baby sweater or dress. The yarn is beautiful!

Karyn
Karyn

April 17, 2017

A quick project like a hat or cowl that I can send to my mom before the weather warms up.
Thanks!

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