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

163 stashed

181 projects

5 C

228 stashed

262 projects

6 B

313 stashed

359 projects

8 C

149 stashed

146 projects

10

179 stashed

166 projects

13 C

154 stashed

153 projects

14

170 stashed

193 projects

15

122 stashed

80 projects

16

39 stashed

33 projects

18 C

6 stashed

6 projects

568

20 stashed

25 projects

569 A

9 stashed

8 projects

570 B

24 stashed

30 projects

571

22 stashed

32 projects

572 Key Lime A

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6 projects

573 A

12 stashed

12 projects

574 C

20 stashed

14 projects

575 A

32 stashed

40 projects

576

6 stashed

5 projects

577 B

5 stashed

10 projects

579 A

26 stashed

20 projects

580 C

25 stashed

15 projects

581 B

14 stashed

10 projects

582 C

18 stashed

26 projects

583 A

7 stashed

7 projects

584 C

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17 projects

586 A

20 stashed

11 projects

587 C

23 stashed

27 projects

A

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97 projects

B C

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103 projects