4 Ply Sock / Fingering Weight Yarn

4ply, also called fingering or sock weight, is the yarn weight we reach for most. It's light enough for socks, shawls and colourwork, and warm enough for jumpers and cardigans that don't feel bulky. Our range runs from hand-dyed merino and sock yarns with nylon to cotton, alpaca and silk blends.

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Skein Sisters Yarns

Fabulous Sock

$41.90

80% Merino

20% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

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Bellissimo

Bellissimo 4

$18.95

100% Merino

4ply

Sock/Fingering

170m

186yds

50g

Per ball

Fiddlesticks

Peppin 4

$11.60

100% Merino

4ply

Sock/Fingering

180m

197yds

50g

Per ball

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Bellissimo

Airlie

$10.15

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

170m

186yds

50g

Per ball

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Skein Sisters Yarns

Romance

$47.90

80% Merino

20% Silk

4ply

Sock/Fingering

360m

394yds

100g

Per skein

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Fiddlesticks

Posie

$9.60

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

170m

186yds

50g

Per ball

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Skein Sisters Yarns

Fabulous Sock Minis 20g/80m

From $12.45

80% Merino

20% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

80m

87yds

20g

Per skein

Prestige Yarns

Fiori Sock

$33.00

80% Merino

20% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

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Alpaca Yarns NZ

Indiecita Baby Suri Silk Brushed

$16.50

74% Alpaca

26% Silk

4ply

Sock/Fingering

150m

164yds

25g

Per ball

Alpaca Yarns NZ

Sox Easy Wash

$38.25

70% Alpaca

30% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

387m

423yds

100g

Per ball

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Spinning Yarns Weaving Tales

Darnie

$28.90 $34.00

100% Wool

4ply

Sock/Fingering

410m

448yds

100g

Per skein

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Sesia

Mistral

$19.30

100% Wool

4ply

Sock/Fingering

175m

191yds

50g

Per ball

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Urth Yarns

Uneek Fingering

$47.95

100% Merino

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

Urth Yarns

Uneek Sock Kit

$47.95

75% Merino

25% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per ball

Julie Asselin

Leizu Fingering

From $49.50

90% Merino

10% Silk

4ply

Sock/Fingering

385m

421yds

115g

Per skein

Urth Yarns

Harvest Fingering

$41.95

100% Merino

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

Fiddlesticks

Harlequin

$11.80

75% Wool

25% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

210m

230yds

50g

Per ball

Sesia

Jeans

$16.99

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

178m

195yds

50g

Per ball

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CaMaRose

Tynd Lamauld

$11.95

50% Llama

50% Wool

4ply

Sock/Fingering

220m

241yds

50g

Per ball

Fiddlesticks

Eddy

$42.95

60% Cotton

40% Acrylic

4ply

Sock/Fingering

990m

1083yds

220g

Per ball

Alpaca Yarns NZ

Tweedie Sox Easy Wash

$38.25

65% Alpaca

25% Nylon, 10% Wool

4ply

Sock/Fingering

387m

423yds

100g

Per ball

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Amano

Duna

$17.95

60% Cotton

40% Alpaca

4ply

Sock/Fingering

200m

219yds

50g

Per skein

Opal

Aquarell 4ply

$29.20

75% Wool

25% Polyamide, Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

425m

465yds

100g

Per ball

Skein Sisters Yarns

Romance Gradient Sets

From $137.70

80% Merino

20% Silk

4ply

Sock/Fingering

360m

394yds

100g

Per skein

Great Ocean Road Woollen Mill

Great Ocean Road La Bella Fingering

$33.90

80% Merino

20% Alpaca

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

Skein Sisters Yarns

Fabulous Sock Gradient Sets

From $167.60

80% Merino

20% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

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Amano

Chaski

$39.95

60% Merino

30% Cotton, 10% Linen

4ply

Sock/Fingering

350m

383yds

100g

Per skein

Sesia

Iride 4ply

$46.80

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

450m

492yds

125g

Per ball

Naturally Yarns

New Zealand Possum Fusion 4ply

$21.95

65% Merino

25% Viscose, 10% Possum

4ply

Sock/Fingering

155m

170yds

50g

Per skein

Skein Sisters Yarns

Fabulous Sock Three Colour Sets

$125.70

80% Merino

20% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

Urth Yarns

Trill

$36.50

80% Merino

20% Linen

4ply

Sock/Fingering

400m

437yds

100g

Per skein

Sesia

Bio Bimbo

$18.40

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

180m

197yds

50g

Per ball

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Malabrigo

Sock

$34.11 $37.90

100% Merino

4ply

Sock/Fingering

402m

440yds

100g

Per skein

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Malabrigo

Ultimate Sock

$34.11 $37.90

75% Merino

25% Nylon

4ply

Sock/Fingering

420m

459yds

100g

Per skein

Life in Loops

Gradient Yarn Box 4ply

$108.95

100% Cotton

4ply

Sock/Fingering

2400m

2625yds

100g

Per ball

4 Ply Sock / Fingering Weight Yarn– your questions answered

What is 4ply yarn?

In Australia we name yarn weights by ply, and 4ply is the same weight that's called fingering in the US. Sock yarn is a 4ply too, usually with a little nylon blended in for strength. Most 4ply yarns give you somewhere between 340 and 400 metres per 100 grams.

What needle size do I use for 4ply?

Most of our 4ply yarns suggest needles between 2.25mm and 3.5mm. Socks are usually knitted at the smaller end for a firm, hard-wearing fabric, while shawls and lacy knits look lovely on a larger needle. Always knit a tension square first – matching the pattern's tension matters more than the needle size on the ball band.

What can I make with 4ply yarn?

Socks, shawls, lightweight jumpers and cardigans, baby knits, colourwork and lace are all perfect in 4ply, and it's lovely for crochet when you want a finer fabric. For ideas, browse our sock patterns and shawl patterns.

Which 4ply yarn is best for socks?

Choose a sock yarn with nylon added for strength at the heels and toes, and a superwash merino so your socks can go in the washing machine. Our hand-dyed Fabulous Sock is a favourite, with 400 metres in every 100 gram skein.

Can I swap one 4ply yarn for another?

Usually, yes. Look for a similar fibre and a similar number of metres per 100 grams, then knit a tension square to check. Swapping a merino sock yarn for a cotton 4ply will change the stretch and weight of the fabric, so stay close to the fibre the pattern was written for.