Description

The Woolly Thistle is pleased to offer Retrosaria Mondim Fingering Weight Yarn! Mondim is a non-superwash fingering weight yarn made from fine Portuguese wool. It is named after a Portuguese village once famous for its sock knitting cottage industry. Shades 100 and 300 are natural (not dyed).

• Breed:100% Portuguese wool
• Package: 100g
• LENGTH: ~421 yards (385 meters) / 100g ball
• Weight: 4 ply (fingering)
• Gauge: 24 – 32 sts = 4 inches

Mondim sock yarn works well with any fingering weight sock pattern. In addition there are many patterns that recommend Mondim as the suggested yarn. Some of our current favorite patterns are:

Amiata Pullover (crochet sweater)

Craspedia by Andrea Mowry

Azorby Orlane Sucche (a beautiful colorwork yoke sweater – yarn sets available here)

Grampa Socks by Alicia Plummer

Montemuro by Rosa Pomar – colorwork socks

Meias da Tia Barborita by Rosa Pomar – socks

Spur Hat by Hiromi Nagasawa

Curio Socks by Andrea Mowry

Thistlewood by Jennifer Steingass – pullover sweater

Cozy Season Socksby Hanna HERBGARDEN knitwear

Please note: variegated shades are made in a machine but in a very artisan manner. This results in variation between batches.