We are so excited to announce that we now carry yarn from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar, a yarn company and haberdashery known for its heritage Portuguese wool. We have Mondim and Vovó on our shelves now – let’s take a look at Mondim!
- fingering weight
- 3 ply
- 100% fine Portuguese non-superwash wool – most batches of Mondim are made exclusively from the wool of native Campaniça sheep
- 421 yards/100 grams
- gauge: 24-32 sts x 30-48 rows = 4 x 4 inches
- needle size: 2-4mm | US 1-6
- hand wash, lay flat to dry
Mondim is a non-superwash fingering weight yarn made from fine Portuguese wool, and named after a Portuguese village once famous for its sock knitting cottage industry. Tightly plied and sturdy, Mondim is a great choice for making socks, hats, and sweaters alike.
Mondim comes in a huge range of colors, the most of any Retrosaria Rosa Pomar yarn. We have a mix of variegated, speckled and solid shades in stock, carefully selected to play well together. Think Andrea Mowry’s “Curio Socks,” Amy Christoffers’ “Pressed Flowers Socks,” and Hanna Leväniemi’s “Broken Seed Stitch Socks.”
If single color socks are more your speed, try Andrea Mowry’s “DRK Everyday Socks,” Stephen West’s “Dustland Socks,” or Tin Can Knits “Rye Light.” Anne will be teaching “Rye Light” in her upcoming Learn to Knit Socks class – she added it to the schedule just to have an excuse to work with Mondim!
Look for Mondim in the fingering weight section here at HYS!