Drover Sock

Drover is constructed from 3 plies of high-twist, worsted spun wool with a pinch of nylon to create a hardy sock yarn also suited to accessory and garment knitting.

Yarn details
90% British Wool + 10% Nylon
4ply (fingering) weight
166 metres per 50g skein (182 yards per 1.75 ounce skein)
2.5mm (US 1.5) needle
30 sts and 42 rows to 10cm (4") on 2.5mm needles
Cool hand wash only — lay flat to dry naturally
Sourced, scoured and spun in the UK

Available in six un-dyed fleece shades from Hebridean, Zwartbles + Exmoor Blueface sheep:
Whernside; dark
Ingleborough; mid grey
Pen-y-Ghent; light grey
Buckden; palest grey
Drumaldrace; neutral
Roseberry Topping; tri-coloured marl

For environmental reasons and to preserve the natural lustre of the fibre we do not scour after spinning so it is important to wash swatches to achieve an acurate gauge measurement prior to starting your project.