Yarns / John Arbon / Exmoor Sock
Exmoor Sock
A fingering yarn, 60% Exmoor Blueface, 20% Falklands Corriedale, 10% Zwartbles, 10% nylon (superwash), 218 yd (200 m) per 50 g ball.
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| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 218 yd · 200 m |
| Ball weight | 50 g |
| Length per 100 g | 436 yd · 399 m |
| Fiber | 60% Exmoor Blueface, 20% Falklands Corriedale, 10% Zwartbles, 10% nylon (superwash) |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Colors | 22 listed |
| Source | thewoollythistle.com |
Colors
Aggy, Bell Heather, Bibble Bug, Blooth, Bulderin’ Clouds, Dimity, Drizzle, Drumble, Fairy Thimble, Fuzzpig, Heedy Peep, Hemel, Hurdy, Oddmedod, Oolypuggers, Peggles, Plashes, Pollywiggle, Mackerel-Sky, Quick Beam, Mizzle, Whortleberries
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Exmoor Sock.
Same weight and fiber family, and close in length per 100 g. Closest first.
Same length: 2,180 yd. The 12 closest of 200. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
| Yarn | Fiber | You need | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sock Hedgehog Fibres | 90% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Nylon | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Maiden Ritual Dyes | 90% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Nylon | 6 balls of 400 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Tosh Tweed Madelinetosh | 90% Superwash Merino Wool, 8% Viscose, 2% Nylon | 6 balls of 420 yd | Buy at Wool and Company |
| Signature 4 Ply West Yorkshire Spinners | 75% Wool (35% Bluefaced Leicester), 25% Nylon | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Woolstok Light Blue Sky Fibers | 100% Highland Wool | 10 balls of 218 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
| Echoes Gusto Wool | 80% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon | 6 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Devon Naturals (Fingering weight) John Arbon | Zwartbles, Exmoor Blueface or Grey Exmoor Blueface, Romney or Bluefaced Leicester (undyed; the blend changes by shade) | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Harvest Hues (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 33% Bluefaced Leicester, 33% Falklands Merino, 33% Zwartbles | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Knit by Numbers (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 50% Falklands Merino | 5 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Harvest Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 6 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Monokrom Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 6 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
| Uneek Fingering Urth Yarns | 100% Superwash Extrafine Merino Wool | 6 balls of 435 yd | Buy at Jimmy Beans Wool |
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How these are chosen
- Same weight: the weight number when the source gives one, or the brand's weight word (DK, Worsted) when it doesn't.
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- Same fiber family: animal fibers (wool, alpaca, silk…), plant fibers (cotton, linen, viscose…) or synthetics (acrylic, nylon…), whichever this yarn has most of.
- Closest first: still made before discontinued, then more fiber in common, then closer length per 100 g.
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