Yarns / Madelinetosh / Tosh Sock (395 yd ball)
Tosh Sock (395 yd ball)
A fingering yarn, 100% Superwash Merino Wool, 395 yd (361 m) per ball.
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| Weight | Fingering, 1 (Super Fine) |
|---|---|
| Length per ball | 395 yd · 361 m |
| Fiber | 100% Superwash Merino Wool |
| Gauge | 6.5–7.5 stitches per inch on 2.25–2.75 mm (US 1–2) needles |
| Care | Machine washable |
| Source | woolandcompany.com |
Use instead
Your pattern uses 10 balls of Tosh Sock (395 yd ball).
Same weight and fiber family. Closest first.
Same length: 3,950 yd. The 12 closest of 272. Buy one extra ball to be safe.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 220 Fingering Cascade Yarns | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 15 balls of 273 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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| Spindrift Jamieson's of Shetland | 100% Shetland wool, | 35 balls of 115 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) | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
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| Harvest Hues (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 33% Bluefaced Leicester, 33% Falklands Merino, 33% Zwartbles | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Knit by Numbers (Fingering weight) John Arbon | 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 50% Falklands Merino | 10 balls of 437 yd | Buy at John Arbon Textiles |
| Merino Blend King Cole | Wool | 21 balls of 197 yd | Buy at LoveCrafts |
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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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- Gauge within 10%, when both list one.
- 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.
- Among yarns that match just as closely, ones sold by our partner shops come first.
Knit a swatch before you start: a different fiber can change your gauge. To add a safety margin, use Skeins for a yarn swap.