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:
I am knitting the Oxbow Socks by Andrea Mowry and using the Mondim yarn. It is very soft and has a really nice feel to it. I may have to knit another pair with this yarn!