Skein Sisters Fabulous Sock
80% Australian extra fine superwash merino, 20% nylon
Length: 400mWeight: 100g
The first yarn by Skein Sisters, Fabulous Sock is the best of all worlds. Coming in an amazing array of hand-dyed coIours, it's tough enough for socks and it's also perfect for any other 4ply/sockweight pattern. Try some today.
Welcome to Skein Sisters Fabulous Sock! After years of dreaming, it's the very first yarn being launched under the Skein Sisters brand and we couldn't be more excited. Everyone deserves fabulous yarn is our tagline so it made absolute sense that our first yarn range is totally fabulous!
Fabulous Sock is a blend of 80% Australian extra fine superwash merino and 20% nylon. It's a plump and squishy sock yarn that is beautiful to use with a soft and smooth handle that glides through your hands. The Australian wool is 19.5 microns, which gives it the title of ‘extra fine merino’. It's soft enough to wear against your skin but not so soft that it's going to pill terribly.
With added nylon, Fabulous Sock is the best of all worlds. It's tough enough to make socks but it's also perfect for any other pattern that requires 4ply / sock or fingering weight yarn. Knitting, crochet and weaving, shawls, cardigans, jumpers, sweaters, scarves and accessories... you name it, it's perfect for them all.
Fabulous Sock is available in a range of more than 60 hand-dyed colours. Being a superwashed yarn, it takes the dye beautifully and we can dye colours from the palest whites to moody darks, and intense brights and fluoros, in solid, semi-solid and speckled colourways. Sample shown is for Glacier Park Cowl by Caitlin Hunter using Emu Egg and Bubble Bath.
We take all care and quality control to ensure that our dyelots are as similar as possible, but remember that this is a hand-dyed yarn. We recommend alternating skeins when working with it.
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Techy yarn details! The yarn has an S-twist and is constructed of four plies, which gives it strength, durability and density. It creates a rounded yarn, giving great structure to cables, lace, textured stitches and is beautifully even and smooth in stocking stitch. There is less likelihood of producing a biased fabric, where it twists to one side.
- 4ply / sock weight
- 80% Australian extra fine superwash merino, 20% nylon
- 400m / 437yd per 100g skein
- Needle size: 2.25mm - 4mm or whatever is recommended on the pattern
- Hook size: 2.25mm - 4mm or whatever is recommended on the pattern
- Care: hand or machine wash on delicate cycle. Dry flat. Do not tumble dry.
- This is a hand dyed yarn and each skein is unique. We recommend alternating skeins when you work with it.
Colours that delight, gorgeous to use and soft to wear, we know that Fabulous Sock is going to become your go-to sock yarn. We love it and we're sure that you will too!
Although we do recommend that you handwash your woollen handknits, you can also wash Fabulous Sock in the washing machine on a gentle wool cycle without the worry of it felting.
"Hi guys, received my 1st order of Fabulous sock yarn today and OMG ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ . Well done and thank you so much for producing this amazing fabulous yarn." Angela, Batemans Bay
"Just a little note to thank you for your beautiful Fabulous Sock yarn which I had pre-ordered... I have already started swatching - I love it, it is so soft to knit and the colours blend in together delicately. After much deliberation I chose “As You Wish”, however I know I will be back to order more of your lovely colours in the future!" Margie, Hornsby
Our signature Fabulous Sock gradient (main image) uses colours Red Velvet Cake, Crushed Velvet, As You Wish, Cocoon and Olive You.
Project images (with links to Ravelry patterns):
- Janine wears Why Knot by Rachel Illsley in Romantic; Deb wears Summer Sorrel by Wool & Pine in Blast Furnace
- Dreaming of Spring by Leela Frankcombe in Sage Advice and Purly Pearl
- Woven Scarf in Watermelon Rind
- Momento Shawl by Jacqui Verbeek is specially designed to use only one skein of Fabulous Sock. This version is knitted in Fruit Tingle
- Jane wears Through the Leaves Wrap Top by PrairieFoxStudio in Oceanic
- Exploration Station by Stephen West in Antarctica, Waterglass, Titanic and Pout
- Nightbook Sweater by Rachel Illsley in Hollow Sky, Romantic
- Bloomington Morning by Lisa K Ross in Flamboyance, Jasper
Fabulous Sock is hand-dyed in Dulwich Hill in Sydney, Australia on the country of the Bedigal, Wangal and Kameygal people of the Eora Nation.
We're super excited that our Fabulous Sock in Curio was chosen by Helen Stewart for the 5th installment of her Handmade Sock Society!
Released on September 7th 2023, the Mermaid Shell Socks have the loveliest details and are so much fun to knit.
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