Designer Lavanya Patricella collaborated with Manos del Uruguay to create a collection of new patterns for fall 2025. We love how she pairs unexpected colors together and how her stitches show off the unique qualities of different fibres. And, we love her for her love of brioche–like in the Boxy Brioche Pullover and Two by Two Beanie below! The hat and socks patterns would knit up into cozy holiday gifts, if you’ve looking for a little inspiration.
Lavanya’s designs in this collection spotlights what makes Manos Del Uruguay’s yarn so special: this non-profit worker-owned cooperative spans 12 different villages in Uruguay, all of which care for the land, raise sheep, produce yarns, make garments, and ultimately give back to their communities with these hand-dyed yarns. All of the Manos del Uruguay yarns used in this collection (Cardo, Sami, Marla, and Ideal) are available in space and are some yarnista favs!
Lavanya is a fibre artist, knitting instructor and designer based in North Eastern Pennsylvania. (If you’ve taken the fibre space brioche class, you may have made her Beginners Brioche Cowl!) She’s been teaching knitting since 2010 across the United States, and has published more than 100 original patterns since 2014.
Lavanya Patricella x Manos del Uruguay 2025 Fall Collection
Thorny Slippers
Size
1 (2, 3)
Yarn
Sample 1 (top sock)
Main color: 2 (2, 2) skeins Manos del Uruguay Cardo (100% Corriedale wool, approx. 109 yards/100 meters per 100-gram skein) (shown in Citric)
Contrast color: 1 (2, 2) skeins Manos del Uruguay Cardo (shown in Cirrus)
Sample 2 (bottom sock)
Main color: 2 (2, 2) skeins Manos del Uruguay Cardo (shown in Brick)
Contrast color: 1 (2, 2) skeins Manos del Uruguay Cardo (shown in Cirrus)
Two by Two Beanie in Manos del Uruguay Sami
Sizes
1 (2): 19¾ (22½)” head circumference (unstretched) and 8” tall for both sizes
Yarn
Color A: 1 (1) skein of Manos del Uruguay Sami (100% superwash Merino, approx. 273 yards/250 meters per 100 gram skein) (shown in Lotus)
Color B: 1 (1) skein of Manos del Uruguay Sami (shown in Tomato)
Gauge
17 stitches and 26 rows = 4″ on US#4 (3.5mm) needles, in two by one brioche stitch
Boxy Brioche Pullover in Manos Del Uruguay Sami & Marla
Sizes
Sizes 1 (2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9): finished chest circumference of 34 (38½, 41½) (46, 50, 54½) (57½, 62, 66)”
Yarn
Color A: 3 (3, 3) (3, 3, 4) (4, 5, 5) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Marla (100% superwash Merino, approx. 273 yards/250 meters per 100-gram skein) (shown in Caramel)
Color B: 3 (3, 3) (3, 3, 4) (4, 5, 5) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Sami (100% superwash Merino, approx. 273 yards/250 meters per 100 gram skein) (shown in Bing Cherry)
Gauge & Suggested Needles
19 stitches x 50 rows = 4″ on US#4 (3.5 mm) needles, in two color brioche stitch
Duplicate Pullover in Manos del Uruguay Ideal
Sizes
Sizes 1 (2, 3) (4, 5, 6) (7, 8, 9): finished chest circumference of 32 (36, 40) (44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64)”
Yarn
Main color: 3 (3, 3) (4, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Ideal (100% Polwarth wool, approx. 219 yards / 200 meters per 100-gram skein) (shown in Citric)
Contrast color 1: 2 (2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 3, 3) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Ideal (shown in Butter Yellow)
Contrast color: 2: 1 (1, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) skeins of Manos del Uruguay Ideal (shown in Peach Blossom)
Gauge & Suggested Needles
16 stitches and 25.5 rows = 4” on US#8 (5.0 mm) needles, in K3, P1 striped rib
