Brusca from Retrosaria

Brusca

from Retrosaria
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

145 stashed

236 projects

5 C

183 stashed

310 projects

6 B

266 stashed

443 projects

8 C

128 stashed

200 projects

10 C

155 stashed

235 projects

13 C

121 stashed

217 projects

14 A

142 stashed

232 projects

15 B

96 stashed

128 projects

16 B

24 stashed

42 projects

568 A

3 stashed

7 projects

569 A

5 stashed

6 projects

570 B

9 stashed

13 projects

571 C

7 stashed

10 projects

575 A

9 stashed

17 projects

577

4 stashed

9 projects

579

8 stashed

5 projects

580

5 stashed

10 projects

582 C

3 stashed

10 projects

587 C

5 stashed

6 projects

A

77 stashed

152 projects

B C

83 stashed

115 projects