I love knitting socks. Socks are a great little project that I can carry with me. It’s also pretty cool to start knitting a tube in one direction and then make the heel so that the tube turns 90 degrees.
Socks can be knit in a variety of yarn fibers and yarn weights, but most people (including me) prefer a wool/nylon blend in sock or fingering weight. Wool is preferred because it is warm and keeps feet dry. However, nylon is often added to give some extra strength.
Which brings us to Cascade’s Heritage yarn. This is a 75% superwash merino/25% nylon blend sock weight yarn. What I like about it right now is how good it feels to knit. It also doesn’t split, which is very important when knitting socks on size 0 needles and trying to do “M1R” and “M1L”.
However, you aren’t limited to socks with this yarn. It works up very nicely for garments and is washable – great for kid’s clothes!
Heritage is available in solid colors, tweeds, and paints, giving you lots of variety from which to choose.
Next time you’re looking for a sock-weight yarn, stop by The Knitting Nest and check out our selection of Cascade Heritage yarn!
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