Vero Tweed Brights
This Vero Tweed, made in Italy for Naturally isn't a light-weight knit. No, this 12 ply (90% wool, 6% acrylic, 4% viscose) blend of colours is strong and sturdy, and quick to knit - at least with 36 stitches a round!
The foot is nice and snug, worked with 4 mm needles, and the leg a little roomier on 4.5 mm. I did buy three balls of yarn, but after contemplating splitting the third ball so as to end up with two matching socks, I decided to just stick with one ball per sock. This has given me a relatively short sock (for someone who generally prefers longer pairs), but one still with enough length to keep my ankles warm and toasty as I pad around the house.
I'm really pleased with the yarn - with my firmer gauge on the foot it feels nice and solid, and hopefully durable. And I think the woven stitch (almost like basket weave) works well with the weight and tweediness of the yarn. One foot done!
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Thanks! I'm glad I perservered with them - I almost unravelled them when working the foot, thinking they would be too tight (but not really wanting to add another twelve stitches to the round for the pattern), so the bigger needles for the ankle was a good save.
Every now and then (OK, quite frequently), wool shop assistants look at my purchases and give me an odd look when I tell them I'm knitting socks with it (like socks should only ever be 2 ply yarn). This yarn was definitely one of those that triggered that response - which makes me ever happier that they turned out better than even I expected! :-D