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Description
Low-maintenance, washable, sock yarn! This durable blend of nylon and wool is perfect for making socks, hats, and much more. With a wide variety of solid and variegated colorways, you can knit up a beautifully unique pair of socks for every day of the month! Available in 50-gram skeins with some colors available as 1/2lb cones. Wildfoote is a resilient and cozy yarn that will hold up to numerous rounds of wearing and washing while maintaining its strength and vibrant color.
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Product Details:
Weight: Fingering / 1
Put up: Center-pull skein or cone
Fiber Content: 75% Superwash Wool and 25% Nylon/Polyamide
Unit Weight: 50g (1.76oz) skein or 1/2lb cone
Yardage: the skein is 215 yards (197 meters) and the cone is 968 yards (885 meters)
Recommended needle size: US 1 - 2 (2.25-2.75mm)
Knitting gauge: 7.0 stitches per 1-inch square
Care: Machine wash gently
Country of Origin: United States
Brown Sheep Yarns are permanently moth-proofed using a non-insecticide; from their FAQ: "We use a non-insecticide chemical called Ecolan CEA to moth-proof our wool. It is added to the dye bath at the same time as the dyes and is “permanent” in the sense that it will not wash, rub, or dry clean off the wool. The treatment works as an insect resist agent by making the wool protein unpalatable to the wool moth larvae."
Free Patterns Using Brown Sheep Wildfoote Sock:
Hermione’s Everyday Socks
by Erica Lueder
Craft: Knit
Skill Level: Intermediate
Cost: Free
Practical and cozy, these socks are perfect for lounging around the house or keeping you toasty on a cold day. Keep your feet comfortable and stylish all year round!
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The World’s Simplest Mittens
by tincanknits
Craft: Knit
Skill Level: Easy
Cost: Free
When winter sneaks up on you and you need a quick pair of mittens, this pattern is perfect for you. Easy and quick while still looking great, give these mittens a try.
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Sockhead Slouch Hat
by Kelly McClure
Craft: Knit
Skill Level: Easy
Cost: Free
For that special skein of yarn, knit a special slouchy hat. Reach knitting zen while working up this fun, cozy hat.
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Click here to view more free patterns on Ravelry featuring Brown Sheep Wildfoote Sock.
PLEASE NOTE:
Large and/or out-of-stock orders will be either ordered into our warehouse and then shipped to you or drop-shipped from Brown Sheep’s mill in Nebraska, USA. Please allow up to 3-5 days for your order to be processed and shipped out. We will contact you with any shipping and tracking information for your order.
If you have questions regarding the current stock of specific colorways please call/e-mail us at (509) 536-7746 or [email protected].
About Brown Sheep
100 years ago the Brown Sheep Company began as a family farm in the North Platte River Valley. E.W. Brown raised a small flock of sheep on this farm and passed the tradition down to his son, Harlan Brown. Harlan continued to raise sheep until the mid-1970's when he decided to switch gears from farming and raising sheep to processing wool into yarn. January of 1980 saw the arrival of the first truckloads of spinning equipment and by July 4th, Farmer Brown had spun his first ball of yarn!
What started out as supplying traditional Navajo weavers in the Southwestern US grew into a nationwide expansion as yarn shops all over the U.S. began carrying Brown Sheep Yarn. By the late 1990s, Harlan's daughter Peggy Jo and her husband Robert Wells joined the growing company. This new generation took the mill to the next level, advancing the technology used and updating the equipment. By the early 2000s, they developed an environmentally-friendly system for recycling the mill's dye water, putting Brown Sheep Company on the map in a whole new way.
Although Brown Sheep Company no longer raises sheep on the family farm, they are proud to support U.S. wool growers and purchase the majority of their wool from Colorado and Wyoming. Looking to the future, Brown Sheep Company will continue to innovate, adapt, and develop new products that resonate with the next generation of knitters and handcrafted.
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