Nordeste

In the 15th century, Henry the Navigator ordered the release of sheep in the recently discovered islands of the Azores. They were to provide food and clothing for the first settlers a few years later. For five hundred years, weaving and knitting of woolen goods played an important role in the life of the Azorean people. Nordeste is hand spun in the village of the same name (S. Miguel) by some of the few women who still know and practise the old ways of transforming fleece into yarn.

Weight: worsted
Unit weight: variable
Needle size: 4 / US 6
Fibers: 100% wool
Texture: 2 ply
Gauge: 19 stitches x 28 rows = 10cm | 4 in
100g = 250m = 273yd