Shetland wool blog

Ah..... Soft wool socks.....Thank you little Shetlands ! My 1st giveaway. 100% shetalnd wool sock yarn in natural oatmeal-ish grey. its a 4ply 100 grams with about 440 yards so plenty to knit a pair of ladies adult socks...guy type work socks will require 2 skeins. The yarn retails at $22.00 each. Here's a pair of socks i knit with this yarn.... The socks are ribbed and very comfortable to wear all day long ! Pattern can be found here, designed by Kate Atherley and its free....  www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-ribbed-socks so you can knit your own pair of socks just like mine....  the pattern is super easy and works really well with this yarn ! I just dyed a small batch of the natural sock yarn in this colour It's raven black and Purple ......love it. defo making a pair of socks with this colour ! I have more so if you enter and win you can have the choice of natural or handpainted ! To enter: In comments section tell us if you have ever knit with s