Guacamayo Socks
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| Guacamayo socks April 2019 |
This yarn is a delight to knit - soft and springy, and the colors are fun, too. The brand is "new to me," and if it passes two more tests (in the laundry), I will look for it again in a yarn shop.
In my opinion, sock-worthy yarn must:
• be fun to knit
• not pill when worn or laundered
• not bloom when laundered
Yarn: Araucania Yarn - Huasco Sock (Color # 1006 Guacamayo)
75% superwah wool, 25% polyamide
Needles: US size 2
Stitch count: 64 stitches
What is your criteria for "sock-worthy" yarn?
Can't be itchy and can't be splitty. Love the colors in the yarn you are using - that will be a FUN pair of socks.
ReplyDeleteThat yarn looks so cool! What exactly do you mean y bloom? Is it a wool yarn or a cotton or blend of??? I lik it.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much go for your criteria, but it must also wear well - nothing worse than getting a hole, one month in!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I have used that brand yarn but not their sock line!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a fun knit! You could get them done in a few days if nothing else was required of you! lol
Oh, How I love the color of these socks! The colors look just like the name: Guacamayo = Macaw.
ReplyDeleteI like the socks AND your criteria. I also like to have nylon in my socks to make them hard-wearing.
ReplyDeleteBLessings,
Betsy
Fun color! I, too, want to have some nylon in sock yarn for wearability.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of your sock non-negotiables. I hate the ones that get "crispy" after you wash them.
ReplyDeleteI usually cast on 64 as well. It has to has some bounce as you say to it! My sock criteria: I almost always insist my socks are one long continuous strand of yarn. It is more magical that way. I get upset with any breakage in the yarn or knots along the way. Lorna's Laces does bloom so you wouldn't like it, but I do anyhow. I would not use Noro for socks. I know some do. But Im not a big Noro fan. And I wouldn't use gradients because they wouldn't match at all. I love : Wonderland yarns, Malabrigo Rios, but it is pricey. and Lost City knits made a great yarn in Oklahoma. I'll have to look for it again.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever you recommend is great! :) My socks are by the wayside for a bit, I am crocheting those wildlife nests. :)
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