Yarns / Retrosaria / Vovó Sport
Vovó Sport
A sport yarn, 100% fine Portuguese wool Te, 156 yd (143 m) per 50 g ball.
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Retrosaria · Buy at The Woolly Thistle
| Weight | Sport, 2 (Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 156 yd · 143 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 312 yd · 285 m |
| Fiber | 100% fine Portuguese wool Te |
| Colors | 16 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
01 Natural Tan, 02 Gray, 03 Navy, 04 Olive, 05 Pine, 06 Purple Rose, 08 Dark Rose, 09 Red, 10 Rust Brown, 11 Rust, 20 Natural, 22 Pale Pink, 24 Minty Green, 27, 28, 29
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Vovó Sport.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 1,560 yd. The 12 closest of 44. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superwash Sport Valley Yarns | 100% Merino Wool | 11 balls of 153 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Mad Hatter Wonderland Yarns | 100% Merino Wool | 5 balls of 344 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Cobblestone Fibra Natura | 100% superwash merino wool | 3 balls of 612 yd | |
| Torzal Malabrigo | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 160 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Galway Sport Plymouth Yarn | 100% Wool | 11 balls of 151 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Misi Embroidery Wool Wooldreamers | 100% Spanish Wool WEIGHT | 52 balls of 30 yd | Buy at The Woolly Thistle |
| 220 Sport Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Fjallalopi Ístex | 100% Icelandic Wool | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Woolcycle Sport Madelinetosh | 100% Upcycled Superwash Wool | 5 balls of 329 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Sport Nouveau La Bien Aimee | 100% Non-Superwash Fine Merino Wool | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Merino 150 Degrade Lang Yarns | 100% Superwash Merino Wool | 10 balls of 164 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tibetan Cloud mYak | 100% Tibetan Sheep Wool | 5 balls of 328 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
See all 44 in the yarn substitutes tool
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.