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

159 stashed

175 projects

5 C

218 stashed

242 projects

6 B

300 stashed

338 projects

8 C

145 stashed

141 projects

10 C

174 stashed

163 projects

13

147 stashed

151 projects

14

163 stashed

183 projects

15 A

108 stashed

75 projects

16

31 stashed

30 projects

18 C

6 stashed

5 projects

568 A

12 stashed

14 projects

569 A

8 stashed

6 projects

570

16 stashed

18 projects

571 C

15 stashed

17 projects

573 A

7 stashed

6 projects

574 C

15 stashed

11 projects

575 A

20 stashed

24 projects

577 B

5 stashed

8 projects

579 C

14 stashed

10 projects

580

10 stashed

11 projects

581 B

13 stashed

5 projects

582 C

10 stashed

19 projects

584 C

5 stashed

11 projects

586 A

16 stashed

9 projects

587 C

12 stashed

15 projects

A

82 stashed

97 projects

B C

100 stashed

100 projects