My top 10 favourite sock yarns - tried & tested!

Sock yarn is amazing, but with so many colours, brands and types out there, it can be hard to choose just one! I share my 10 favourite sock yarn brands, and explain why I love to knit with them. I've knitted with all these yarns many times, and am happy to recommend them!

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00:00 Intro
03:34 British yarn brands, budget-friendly options
13:00 European yarn brands
18:13 Indie dyers for artisanal hand-dyed yarns

What's your favourite brand or type of sock yarn? Let me know in the comments! I always love a personal recommendation :)

My favourite sock yarns come from low and high budgets, from affordable mass-produced commercial yarns; to small-batch, hand-dyed yarns by independent artisanal companies. I mostly prefer very durable wool/polyamide (nylon) blended yarns, but I have a few options with plant-based reinforcing fibres too!

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Purple vintage-style lace sweater pattern is from A Stitch in Time vol.I by Susan Crawford & Jane Waller

Fyberspates
Coop Knits Socks Yeah!
75% wool, 25% Nylon
4-ply & DK weights available

WYS (West Yorkshire Spinners)
Signature 4-ply
75% wool (includes approx 35% Blue Faced Leicester fibre), 25% Nylon

Cygnet
Truly Wool Rich 4-ply
75% wool, 25% polyamide

Schachenmayr
Regia 4-fädig (4-ply)
75% wool, 25% polyamide

Opal yarns
4-ply sock
75% wool, 25% polyamide

Schoppel Wolle
Crazy Zauberball
75% wool, 25% polyamide

Lang Yarns
Jawoll
75% wool, 25% polyamide

Travelknitter
Supersock
75% Bluefaced Leicester wool,
25% Nylon

The Wool Kitchen
4-ply sock
80% Bluefaced Leicester wool,
20% bamboo

Onion
Nettle Sock Yarn
70% wool, 30% nettle fibre

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[blacksunshine]

My husband paid $16 for beer in Las Vegas in February. It’s only getting worse! I love Patsons, Reggia & Opal plus any of the super wash merinos with rayon, nylon or polymide . All great stuff. And I found a few 100 gram self stripe sock yarns called Siberia in beautiful colors. My husbands socks are wearing/washing well which worked out well considering they were only $4 on Etsy. They really balance out some of the other expensive stuff I’ve splurged on. I just picked up Ice sock yarns for $8 each in 100 gram. I can’t wait to try those out soon.

[mesheela]

This was a warm and wonderful reminder of my last visit to London, where I picked up some Socks Yeah, Travel Knitter and Wool Kitchen yarns - have knit with the first two, have not knit with the last as they are minis and happily hanging out in my minis vase for decoration. They hope to be socks at some point. Love your energy!

[cradock]

Lang Jawoll was the first sock yarn I used. I now know it is slightly finer than some other yarns and I don't think it wore particularly well (gifted to daughter/granddaughters). However was mystified by the bobbin in the middle so results might have been different. But I still remember the lovely colours and would love to try again! Other yarns I've enjoyed are from Sandnesgarn tho slightly rougher and bamboo blend- tho not sure now who made it? But v nice to knit up with. I did NOT enjoy knitting with the WYS Zndra Rhodes but loved WYS vintage self striping yarn with metal threads. Surprisingly pleasant to knit with. Gifted - that were delighted! Thanks for thus episode and I think you are inspiring me to try lacy sock again. Best wishes from Málaga Spain (where we rarely need woolly

[birgittavikstrom]

Arwetta from the danish company Filcolana is great for sock knitting and comes in a wonderful range of colours. Also great for knitting sweaters in a combination with silk mohair. Thanks for a great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[MsLogan]

How have I missed this video? Very strange! Amazing video as always x

[seleneyue]

😮 I've never heard of most of these brands.... Regia, Drops and Schoppel Wolle I know are big brands but have never used their sock yarns, and for some reason I though Lang Yarns was obscure. I do live across the pond in the middle of the US, though.
My go-to budget sock yarn is Knitpicks Hawthorne Fingering; it's a Peruvian Highland wool/nylon blend (the breed is a cross between Corriedale and Merino). It has gorgeous tonal colors and wears very well, as it has a tight twist. It is not a very soft yarn, but the socks I knit for my husband almost 10 years ago look almost new. He takes good care of his hand-knits but still, it's really impressive. It's $12.99/100g skein, but the yarn is on the heavy side, so it might not be enough for taller socks. Knitpicks also has a few other sock yarns, but I have not used them yet.

[TheNikkie]

I'm a big WYS fan, that's my treat yarn, the brands I've tried wear well but WYS also feels good to knit with. Holly Berry is a fav! I'll have to try cygnet as I mostly go to drops for budget options

[Woeschhuesli]

Lang and a couple of other Swiss companies like Sommer or Jakob still do sock yarns that include a separate spool of thinner reinforcing yarn for the heel and toe (and darning!) included inside the ball… Regia and maybe some other companies sell the reinforcing yarn separately on a card in a limited range of coloirs.

[faye]

You're the best! Thank you, I've subscribed to your channel and ravelry pages.

[intheyellowcorner]

Sidar country classic 4ply is another great cheap sock yarn. So many colours and its so soft on your feet while being hard wearing

[yarnandcorgi]

What a great video with so many new brands to check out! Hope you're after to stay safe and (somewhat) cool over in the UK right now

[lankakaaos]

I would also add Austerman Step on my list

[muskettbliss]

To me it's weird when it's a bamboo fiber that's added to a SOCK yarn. Like, yes it's hard wearing and absorbent and all that, but it stretches like crazy when you start wearing it and it's known for being a fiber that has a good grape to it, and it means doesn't help in holding the socks shape. I knitted and wore a few pairs of socks with the wool bamboo blend and every time it ended up being unwearable even though I knitted smaller size, they just became shapeless mess slipping down my feet all the time. Would be interesting to try wool nettle blend though

[Plantsandmusicandyarn]

Super helpful video!! I’ve been searching for a good sock yarn that was a little more hard wearing than merino and budget friendly for gift knitting. The WYS seems to fit the bill. 🙂 I’ve been curious about the onion nettle too.

[theresefleming]

how about the adorable clogs! I’m always looking for shoes that showcase my socks. Where can I find a pair?

[artie.makes]

Unfortunately, bamboo is not very eco-friendly to turn into a useable fiber. Most bamboo we see being sold in fabrics or yarns is bamboo rayon which is chemically intensive to produce and utilizes chemicals which are dangerous to humans and hard to dispose of. It’s soo soft but it’s not the eco-friendly material many businesses claim. It is super renewable, so hopefully some people find a better way to turn it into a fabric!

[RedKimmy]

Can sock yarn be used to make a scarf? I ordered a roll of hand dyed sock yarn. I think I want to make a scarf out of it.

[tsoonklah]

Do you think 55% bfl & 45% silk 4-ply yarn would be good for socks?

[heidicameron]

Do u know anything about Hautferbin German wool??? Is it a sock wool???❤️❤️❤️