Brusca from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar

Brusca

from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
137 yards
(125 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
19.0 to 21.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 6 - 8 or 4 - 5mm
50% Wool
50% Wool - Merino
plied
Care: Dry Flat, Hand Wash Cold
Color: Heathered, Solid color
Drafting method: Woolen spun
Dye: Machine dyed, Undyed
Ply: 2-ply
Source of fiber: Portugal
Scoured: Portugal
Milled: Portugal
Dyed: Portugal

Brusca is a breed and flock specific yarn. It is made of 50% Saloia and 50% Merino Branco and Merino Preto wool (native breeds from Portugal).

Saloia is the native sheep breed to the region of Lisbon and Setúbal. It is well documented since the 19th century as its wool was one of the finest available in the country. Saloia sheep have also become famous for their milk, from which the famous Azeitão cheese was traditionally made.

Brusca is made from the wool of free range sheep. Mulesing is not practised in Portugal.

Grown, scoured, milled and dyed in Portugal.

Shades A, B, C and BC are natural (not dyed). Like all our yarns, Brusca is non-superwash and not bleached.

popular colorways

3 C

160 stashed

176 projects

5 C

221 stashed

253 projects

6 B

305 stashed

347 projects

8 C

147 stashed

141 projects

10

175 stashed

166 projects

13 C

148 stashed

152 projects

14 A

165 stashed

189 projects

15

109 stashed

75 projects

16 B

37 stashed

31 projects

18 C

6 stashed

5 projects

568 B

16 stashed

20 projects

569 A

8 stashed

8 projects

570 B

20 stashed

24 projects

571 C

19 stashed

24 projects

573 A

11 stashed

8 projects

574 C

19 stashed

13 projects

575 A

26 stashed

34 projects

577 B

5 stashed

8 projects

579

19 stashed

16 projects

580 A

17 stashed

12 projects

581

13 stashed

7 projects

582

13 stashed

24 projects

583 A

6 stashed

7 projects

584 C

6 stashed

14 projects

586 A

19 stashed

9 projects

587 C

19 stashed

23 projects

A

82 stashed

97 projects

B C

105 stashed

102 projects