100% Portuguese merino wool: Ensures softness, warmth, and natural duality for superior garment and accessory quality
Sport weight and single ply: Offers a lightweight, bouncy texture perfect for a wide range of projects
Naturally undyed and traceable: Provides a unique, eco-friendly option with guaranteed origin and quality
Available in multiple natural and designer shades: Enables creative flexibility for custom colorwork and blends
Hand-dyed and spun in Portugal: Guarantees artisanal craftsmanship and traceability
João yarn is made from the wool of Portuguese Merino sheep, a native breed found in the south of Portugal, mainly in the Alentejo.
The Portuguese Merino Breeders Association (ANCORME) verifies the origin and quality of the fleece used to produce this yarn.
Shades 400, 401 and Vega are natural undyed shades.
All our yarns are dyed with OEK
Fiber Content
100% Portuguese merino wool
Weight
Sport
Ply
Single ply
Yardage
149 yards (136 meters) per 50g skein
Recommended Needle Size
US 6 (4 mm)
Gauge
21 stitches x 31 rows in 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm)