Franca

Franca is a fun single-ply yarn of 100% incredibly soft superwash merino. It's super chunky yet light, perfect for accessories full of personality.

All of Manos del Uruguay yarns are hand dyed. The artisans use big kettles heated by wood-fueled boilers, dyeing in small batches creating wonderful colors. The colors of Manos yarns are bright and wild, full of nuances and variations. No two skeins are the same, each one is unique, a testimony of a particular moment.

Due to the small batch hand-dyed process, there may be differences in colors between skeins. Order enough yarn for your project for a better likelihood that skeins will match. Alternate skeins where needed.

All Manos del Uruguay yarns are mulesing-free.

Our notes

After making a few of our own projects with this yarn, here's what we've found:

Fun to work with: Especially with the multicolor colorways, it's decidedly fun when every stitch is a different color. The chunky weight also means it works up quickly, giving you noticeable progress in not a lot of time.

Not splitty: We didn't have any issues with splitting or untwisting while swatching with Franca.

Fuzzes and pills a bit: Since this is a single-ply and bulky, we noticed quite a bit of fuzzing, shedding, and even pilling just in the yarn ball. Franca is best for garments and accessories that aren't hard-wearing; use it for hats, scarves, and cowls.

Gets difficult to work with at tight gauges: When in doubt, size up your needles and hooks. This yarn doesn't have a whole lot of give, so it can be fatiguing to work with at tighter gauges than specified on the label.

Swatch details

All swatches were wet blocked before measuring.

Knit

• Colors: 
• Swatcher: Avery
• Needles: US 10 / 6mm
• Stitch: Stockinette with a garter stitch border
• Gauge: 
  

Crochet

• Colors: 
• Swatcher: Avery
• Hook: 6mm
• Stitch: Half double crochet
• Gauge: