Sheila's Sparkle - 5 x 100g SINGLE KNIT SOCK BLANKS

This is a high-twist yarn with a subtle, silver sparkle running through it. The twist makes it a perfect sock yarn, giving the yarn robustness and spring. It sucks up the dye, and speckles really well. It also works nicely for glazing techniques. Colors appear bright and clear. The knitted fabric is bouncy and soft, amazing for socks and whatever you fancy!

Stellina can sometimes be damaged or dulled at high acidity. We have found that using less acid and a longer fixing time helps. Vinegar tends to cause less damage as it’s a weaker acid.

Please note the reason this yarn is not OEKO-TEX® certified is because of the stellina content.

Sock blanks should be soaked in very warm water to loosen the knitted fabric prior to dyeing. This is the key to ensuring that the dye saturates the yarn.

Sock blanks can be dyed or painted in a variety of ways. Making horizontal dye patterns will yield wider sections of color in the final knitted fabric, where vertical or diagonal applications of color will give a more varied appearance in the final kniit fabric. Blanks can be used to create self-striping yarns.

The blank can be unravelled easily from one end (there is a right end and a wrong end – the wrong end has a lock stitch at both edges and won't unravel smoothly). The knitter can knit directly from the dyed blank, or the blank can be wound into a ball for a more traditional approach.