Ultimate Sock
Ultimate Sock takes Malabrigo's beautiful sock yarn and elevates it's durability a level by adding 25% nylon to the 75% superwash merino that everyone already knows and loves. It is perfect to knit your lovely socks and make sure they will be resistant and durable at the same time. Ultimate Sock is a 4-ply with 420 yards yarn and there are many of the classic colors available and some exclusive new colors such as: Patrick, Gloria and Zinnia.
Great for: Socks and garments with a lot of friction.
Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each bag is a different dye lot, and skeins may vary from bag to bag. Skeins may vary one from the other even within the same bag. To ensure random color distribution, work from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball.
When Malabrigo dye their yarns, the same formula is used each time but every batch of yarn is assigned a different dye lot number. The differences from one dye lot to another can be very subtle, or extremely noticeable, specially on variegated yarns.
When we assign a dye lot number the main use is to identify which skeins can be labeled and packed together. After our quality control team checks the skeins, they go to the labeling section and then are put in bags of five or ten (depending on the yarn).
Once the bags get to the yarn stores, most skeins go to different shelves where they can get mixed. The dye lot code is really helpful when you try to find skeins that match. The colors shown on photos are illustrated as reference, as mentioned above, they can differ on more or less of one tone, due to the hand-dyed process.
- Yarn Weight: Fingering
- Yarn Texture: 4 ply
- Yardage/Meters: 420 yards (385 meters)
- Skein Weight: 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
- Gauge: 30-32 sts = 4 inches
- Needle Size: US 1 - 3 or 2.25 - 3.25mm
- Hook Size: US B-1 to E-4 or 2.25-3.5 mm
- Content: 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
- Care: Machine washable, gentle cycle, cold water, do not tumble, dry flat