roke | sock is a blend of merino wool, mohair, and nylon that is perfect for socks! Hard-wearing with a subtle halo, it knits into a beautiful fabric, and we've featured it in our limited run collections a lot over the years without ever dyeing it regularly. This combination of rust, amber, chocolate brown, and all the bronze-toned overlaps in between is just perfect for socks or a one-skein shawl or cowl.

Archive edition OOAK shades are yarn bases and/or shades that might not have caught the imagination the first time around but we think deserve their moment in the sun! Re-worked and updated with pattern inspiration provided. They’re in the last chance saloon, so they include a discount or are sold as a bundle.

We dye our yarn in small batches using a combination of kettle dyeing for semi-solid and tonal shades and low-immersion and hand-painting for variegated shades that will 'pool' or 'flash' depending on gauge. Even within a dye batch, each skein is unique as a result of our dyeing techniques.

Although roke | sock is spun from superwash fibre, we recommend hand washing in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye and, as with all small-batch, hand-dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins.

We use professional acid dyes with good light and wash fastness and do our best to exhaust every dye bath and reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project.

Roke | Sock
weight: Sock or 4 Ply
fibre: 55% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Kid Mohair, 25% Nylon
needle size: 2.00-3.50mm
metres: 400m per 100gm  skein
care: Hand wash in cool water with gentle wool detergent