Australian sock yarn you'll never see sold out.
Fabulous Sock is 80% superwash Australian merino and 20% nylon – soft enough to live in, tough where socks wear through. Machine washable, 400m a skein, in over 140 hand-dyed colourways. And if your colour has run out? We'll dye it to order, just for you.
Four sock yarn worries we hear all the time
You just want a beautiful yarn that knits up a treat and survives being worn.
It shouldn't be this hard.
You find the perfect colour – and it's sold out
The one shade you had your heart set on, gone. Hand-dyed ranges run out fast, and the dye lot you loved never comes back.
They wear through at the heels and toes
Hours of knitting, and a few months later there's a hole. Soft merino on its own just can't take the friction.
Hand-washing socks? No thank you
If a yarn can't go through the machine, those socks quietly live at the bottom of the drawer, unworn.
Will the colour pool into stripes?
Buying hand-dyed online is a leap of faith – you can't squish it first, and you're never quite sure how it'll knit up.
One sock yarn that answers all four
We dye every skein ourselves, here in Dulwich Hill, Sydney – and we built it to solve the things sock knitters actually worry about.
Soft, but built to last
80% extra-fine superwash merino for next-to-skin softness, 20% nylon right where socks take a beating. Soft enough to live in, tough where it counts.
Straight in the wash
Superwash treated, so a finished pair goes through the machine on a delicate cycle. Socks you'll actually wear, not baby.
Never out of your colour
Over 140 hand-dyed shades – and if the one you want has sold out, we'll dye it to order. Your colour is never truly gone.
A full pair from one skein
A generous 400m in every 100g skein – plenty for a pair of adult socks, with a little spare for reinforcing heels and toes.
Australian, through and through
Australian merino, hand-dyed by us in small batches in our Sydney studio.
Colours that blend, not pool
Julia designs every variegated colourway using her own specially developed colour application technique, so the colours transform and blend beautifully in the finished fabric – without pooling.
Highlights
80% Merino20% Nylon
4plySock/Fingering
400m437yds
100gPer skein
MachineWashable
2.25–4mmNeedle
2.25–4mmHook
Hand DyedYarn
AustralianHand-Dyed
AustralianWool
Shawls, light jumpers and accessories too.
This is Colour Drift by Jacqui Verbeek, knitted in Fabulous Sock – colours drifting into one another in waves and lace.
Sock yarn that does much more than socks
A 4ply workhorse that's a joy to knit or crochet. Make socks, yes – but also airy shawls, light jumpers, cardigans and accessories that hold their colour and their shape.
Socks, of courseBookbinder Socks by Helen Stewart, in Barn Owl
Tees & topsDeb's Summer Sorrel Tee by Wool & Pine, in Blast Furnace
ShawlsMemento by Jacqui Verbeek, in Fruit Tingle
Over 140 hand-dyed shades
Solids, soft semi-solids and playful speckles – from gentle neutrals to colours that sing. Every one dyed by hand, so no two skeins are ever quite alike. Here are some of our knitters' favourites.
Sold out? We'll dye it just for you.
It's the most disheartening thing – falling for a colour, only to find it's gone. So here's what makes Fabulous Sock different: because we dye every skein ourselves, your colour is never truly out of reach.
If the shade you want has sold out, just choose 'Dyed to order' when you pick your colour. A little patience, and the exact colour you wanted is on its way. It's one of the joys of buying straight from the people who dye it.
Choose your colour →
"I've knitted a lot of socks and this is by far the softest, plumpest, prettiest 4-ply. Lovely to work with, looks beautiful knitted up."
"Absolutely stunning colours, I got 'Fruit Tingle' and 'Sorcery', I can't get over how beautiful they are."
"It had the softness and fineness with the little extra support that comes from the nylon. The texture and colour variations are ideal for crafting that uniquely handmade aesthetic."
"Always the most beautiful yarn, the colour is delicious and always stunning to knit with."
From colour to cast-on
Pick your colour
Browse over 140 hand-dyed shades and choose how many skeins your project needs – one skein makes a typical adult pair.
We pack it with care
We match your dye lots, wrap it beautifully and post it to you – wherever you are in Australia.
Cast on the good part
Put the kettle on, pick up your needles, and enjoy the make. Stuck? Our team is always happy to help.
Your questions, answered
That's exactly why Fabulous Sock is an 80/20 blend. The 20% nylon reinforces the high-friction spots – heels and toes – where pure merino tends to wear through. You get the softness of merino with the staying power socks need. For extra-long wear, many knitters also reinforce the heel and toe.
Yes. Fabulous Sock is superwash treated, so a finished pair can go through the machine on a delicate cycle. Dry them flat and skip the tumble dryer, and they'll keep their shape and colour beautifully.
It's a completely normal worry with hand-dyed yarn – and one Julia, our dyer, takes very seriously. She designs every variegated colourway using her own specially developed colour application technique, so the colours transform and blend beautifully in the finished fabric without pooling. And if you love a calmer look, there are plenty of solid and soft semi-solid shades too.
Because we dye every skein ourselves, we're not limited to what's on the shelf. If the colour you want has sold out, choose 'Dyed to order' on the product page and we'll dye it especially for you – the current dye date is shown right there when you choose. It means your colour is never truly gone.
One 100g skein (400m) is plenty for a typical pair of adult socks, with a little left over for reinforcing. For larger feet, longer cuffs or bigger projects like shawls and jumpers, see the pattern's yardage and we're happy to help you work out how much you'll need.
Yes – when you order more than one skein for a project, we make sure they're matching dye lots before we pack and post them. One less thing to think about, so you can get straight to the good part.
Your next pair starts with a colour
Australian superwash merino, hand-dyed in Sydney, machine washable and built to last – in over 140 shades, and never out of your colour. $41.90 a skein.
Shop Fabulous Sock →Fabulous Sock is hand-dyed in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, on the lands of the Bedigal, Wangal and Kameygal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.