Yarns / Retrosaria / Brusca Worsted
Brusca Worsted
A worsted yarn, 50% Saloia and 50% Merino Branco and Merin, 136 yd (125 m) per 50 g ball.
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Retrosaria · Buy at The Woolly Thistle
| Weight | Worsted, 4 (Medium) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 136 yd · 125 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 272 yd · 249 m |
| Fiber | 50% Saloia and 50% Merino Branco and Merin |
| Colors | 24 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
A, B, C, BC, A568, A576, A582, A583, A586, B568, B570, B575, B577, B580, B581, C570, C571, C574, C579, C580, C582, C584, C586, C587
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Brusca Worsted.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,360 yd. The 12 closest of 49. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Sisa Mirasol | 60% Wool, 40% Alpaca | 10 balls of 137 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
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How these are chosen
- Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
- Length per 100 g within 10% of this yarn's, when both list a ball weight.
- Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
- Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
- Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.