STR Mediumweight

This week, I'd like to tell you about another favorite sock yarn of mine: Socks that Rock, meidumweight from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. This is probably the sock yarn I've bought and used the most of since it first became available nationally. This yarn base is pure squooshy scrumptious quality.

STR Mediumweight is 100% superwash merino wool and tightly spun. It retains incredible softness and warmth wash after wash. They are the socks I reach for first... my warmest, softest socks.

The mediumweight is quite a bit heavier than fingering weight sock yarn. I knit it up anywhere from size 2-4 needles with 3 being the most common... and I usually knit fingering weight on size US 0-1. The yardage is fantastic for this yarn for the price especially when compared to other heavier weight sock yarns. You get 380 yds. for $22.50. That's a lot of sock for your buck if you ask me.

Socks that Rock comes in the large variety of colorways. I love them all, however, I tend to lean more towards the watercolor and shaded solids. The multi-colored yarns are beautiful, and I warn you they are irresistable in the hank but I always have a hard time getting the yarn to behave and not pool its colors as I knit it up.

With all the choices on the market for sock yarn, Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight stands out among the crowd. I've never found another yarn similar to it. It's pure quality and definitely special yarn. I highly recommend it, if you haven't tried it already.

Creatively Dyed luxury sock

Tonight I thought I'd start a new sort of regular post on my blog. Each week I'm going to tell you about one of my tried and true, favorite knitting related things ... a good yarn, a certain book, pattern designer, whatever strikes my fancy. Tonight I thought I'd lead off with one of my favorite sock yarns... what else??

I've bought a lot of sock yarn over the years. I've knit up a lot of sock yarn. I tend to be a little more careful when making my selections nowadays. My not-so-strict rules are:

... something I haven't tried yet and I think might be different than all the rest.
...if it is a yarn I've bought before, I have to have used it up and loved it.
...souvenir yarn bought from a LYS where I'm traveling, and hopefully a product from that state.

Creatively Dyed luxury sock (80% Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon) is now one of my favorite sock yarns. I knit up these socks to the left (rav link) last June in the Hot Salsa colorway. I loved how the yarn didn't pool but had brilliant color variations. The base yarn is special and different because it has a smidge of cashmere in it. This is the first time I've knit socks with cashmere. I was skeptical that just 10% cashmere would make this yarn feel that different.. but it certainly does. These socks are softer than my other socks but so far have held up beautifully. I machine wash these with the rest of the family laundry (on cold) and lay flat to dry. I used the Monkey sock pattern on size US1/2.25mm needles.

So if you've 'tried it all' when it comes to sock yarn and are looking for something different, try Creatively Dyed luxury sock. You'll love it.