This is a fabulous yarn from Schoppel-Wolle: sock wool with hemp in a 100g ball. It's the first long-lasting sock yarn to be made with with environmentally-friendly, biodegradable nylon. We had to try it and it is absolutely gorgeous. Soft and silky with an amazing depth of colour in semi-solid and gently flecked colours. Forget socks with this! We want to knit tops!
Teri tried this for a 1940s two colour fair isle twin set and it came up beautifully. As it is semi-solid, it won't give you the vintage look but used with a hand-painted sock yarn (like LegEnds) as the pattern colour in a fair isle pattern, it gives a modern/classic twin set some oomph!
Fibre content: 67% new wool, 23% nylon, 10% hemp.
Ball size: 100g which gives a wonderful 420m approx.
Needle size: 2 mm - 3 mm
Tension: 30sts x 42rows = 10cm x 10cm
Guide: for a pair of large men's socks = 100g, Ladies jumper Size M = 450g
Care: Machine washable on wool cycle at 40 degrees.
