Time for another new-to-me sock yarn:  Walky-Socky!

Yeah, I know, it’s a silly name, but a good yarn just the same:  it is 75% Superwash Merino/ 15% Nylon/10% Tencel — all good fibers to make your socks strong for wearing, strong for walking — and comes in at 440 yards for a 4oz hank, and $25.00 apiece.

I’ve not used this particular base (for dyeing OR for knitting) so I tried to use as many different colors to see how it came up; it seem to take up the dye a little differently than my other yarns, probably because of the Tencel content.   There are five Twinsets this time, no singles, but you do not have to take both hanks of a Twinset.  With so many people using various sock yarns as their go-to fingering weight for light summer shawls, I wanted to be sure there is enough matching yarn for a project calling for 800+ yards.  Since I have not knit with this base, I would be interested in your feedback for how it feels to work with.

#412 & 413 have a unique “feature” — some of the blue that I used didn’t dissolve entirely in the solution, and some tiny speckles of dye molecules migrated into the other colors before dissolving completely in the steamer.  I happen to like the effect, but some might not.

Each of the Twinsets were dyed side by side in their pouches, and are shown slightly skewed from their partners, so that you can see the full range of colors  within each Twinset.

These will be ready for shipping on Friday, and will go to the Blog Reader Specials page tomorrow afternoon.  You may claim the ones you want  by emailing me your numbered selections; be sure to let me know your destination state or country so I can calculate the correct shipping and handling.  PayPal will collect your full shipping address.

All are now posted to the Blog Reader Specials page — check there to see which are still available.

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