W2D4 Merino DK SW - 5 x 100g SINGLE KNIT SOCK BLANKS

This yarn is a glorious classic, here presented as a single-knitted sock blank. It has a highly-twisted 4ply construction, which creates a smooth and bouncy yarn. It sucks up the dye and speckles appear prominent. Once knitted, this is soft with a velvety texture and the fabric has a great bounce. Rib stitches pop and cables would too. Perfect for anything; accessories and sweaters alike.

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.