Sierra

Two pillars in the woods above Sitges. Stone and terracotta, still standing. The arch between them long gone. The path remains. Forest behind, blue sky ahead.

A long, short-sleeved striped dress in white and light green. Reversible: one side opens into a deep plunging neckline or back line; flip it and it becomes a simple, clean collar. Two dresses in one. The yarn is Saona by Wooldreamers, a blend of 50% Spanish wool (Merino Entrefino and Manchega) and 50% cotton grown in Andalusia, dyed before spinning to give the yarn its characteristic heathered appearance. OEKO-TEX 100 certified.

Made as part of the #DesafioWooldreamer community challenge, launched June 2023, lasting a month.

413 grams. 20,972 stitches. One of a kind. Hand-crocheted by Mateo.

Composition

55% Merino & Manchega Wool (Wooldreamers Saona, Castilla-La Mancha) ·
45% Andalusian Cotton (Wooldreamers Saona, Andalusia)

Measurements

Bust: 86-88cm (circumference)
Length: 135cm (shoulder to hemline)
Hemline: 100cm (circumference)
Neckline width: around 20cm
Neckline depth (plunging side): 43cm from shoulder to middle point
EU size: 38-40 / M (fits S to L comfortably)

This piece has natural stretch due to the crochet construction.

Sierra is made from one yarn in two colours, totalling 413 grams.

250g — Saona, by Wooldreamers, white (5 skeins)

163g — Saona, by Wooldreamers, light green (4 skeins)

Saona is a 2-ply fingering weight yarn made entirely in Spain by Wooldreamers, a fourth-generation family mill in Castilla-La Mancha. It combines 50% Spanish wool, a blend of Merino Entrefino and Manchega sourced from small local ranching families, with 50% cotton grown in Andalusia, in the south of Spain. The wool is dyed before spinning, giving the yarn its distinctive heathered appearance. OEKO-TEX 100 certified, with full traceability from sheep to hands.

Sierra was made in response to Wooldreamers’ #DesafioWooldreamer community challenge, launched on June 15, 2023, with a deadline of August 7. The challenge invited the crafting community to make a piece using Saona and share their process along the way. Sierra was started on June 28 and completed on August 4, three days before the deadline. A 37 days project with around 140 hours of work in total.