Attention sock knitters

[quatrefoil]

I was thinking about the ridiculous cost of sock wool the other day, and what a pity that Bendigo Woollen Mills didn't do a sock yarn, so I thought I'd write to them and ask whether they had any plans, stressing that sock knitting is a big thing and there's certainly a market in Australia for locally produced wool that doesn't cost $25+ for a ball.

Comments

[montjoye]

Good news, thanks. After I get through some of my current stash I might check this out. Am thinking I might knit some socks for Papa if I get that far. Fawn and dark grey I think. He is not much of a bright colours kind of guy.

[riona_caerleon]

thanks for letting us know!

[lostinarcadia]

Bendigo Knitting Mills are quite letter with a stamp on it types. I've noticed that phoning orders through is more appreciated than fax.

[staranise]

You would think they could at least make it in white so you could dye it yourself :) But yes this news should be passed along. Are you on ravelry? That would be the best place to get this info out to a large group of aussie knitters.

[mousicles]

I've just been using the regular wools or cotton from Bendigo. They work out even cheaper than the sock wool at $11 or so for 200g. I got sent a sample chart recently for a range called Harmony which looks to be a good mix for socks - 30%wool, 69.6%cotton,0.4%lycra. Rather subtle stone washed colours. It only comes in 8ply though but it is a thinnish 8ply.

It's annoying that the really cunning sock yarn is so expensive. Since I do all my ordering online I never would have found out about their sock yarn. You will have to tell us how it works out.

[quatrefoil]

The sockwool is more expensive in terms of grams, but cheaper in terms of yardage (meterage?) - which I guess is usually the case for fine yarns. I assume that you're paying for the processing as well as the wool.

I'll do an order and buy some of the fawn to see if it overdyes.