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The Unique Sheep's
Yarn Spotlight: Sushi Socks
60% Merino, 30% Bamboo, 10% Nylon
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Sneaky Sheep Reminder
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Have
you found a silly little plastic sheep charm in your package? Did you
wonder what he was doing there? Its a Sneaky Sheep! Every so often we
toss a Sneaky Sheep charm into a package and the lucky recipient gets a
gift certificate to our website! All you have to do is email us to let us know that you found a Sneaky Sheep in your package.
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Sushi Socks gets its special qualities from its Bamboo content. Bamboo is:
Sustainable--is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet and is even considered a weed in many places!
Eco Friendly to grow-- doesn't require pesticides or fertilizers, absorbs more green house gases and releases more oxygen than trees!
Absorbent
Hypo-allergenic
Breathable
Anti-bacterial and Anti-fungal
Soft
Easy-care
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Dear Customer,
As spring slowly creeps up,
it's time to start thinking about warm weather knits, but that doesn't mean that
you have to abandon wool altogether. For warmer weather, we love a fiber blend
that combines wool with a cool fiber like bamboo, spun up into a soft,
fingering weight yarn. Add just a bit of nyon, and this wonderful
combination gives you the perfect yarn for spring socks, light weight
shawls, airy scarves and so much more! That's why The Yarn Spotlight for March
is on Sushi Socks.
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Yarn Properties
Sushi Socks is a very "squooshy" yarn; there are approximately the same number of yards in a 100g skein as other fingering/heavy fingering weight yarns, but it looks a lot thicker in the skein. That is because when it doesn't have tension on it, it fluffs up! But as soon as you begin knitting with it, it compresses and knits up to the same gauge as any other sock yarn on size 1-2 needles. But, if you knit it on larger needles at a looser gauge it will fluff up more than your average sock yarn, giving Sushi Socks a versitility that you won't find in most yarns!
Color Quality
Because of the bamboo content, this yarn tends to dye up in softer, slightly more muted shades than our 100% superwash wool yarns. You can see examples of many of our colorways on Sushi Socks here, but, as with all of our yarns, it is available in any color listed on the website.
Fiber Content
60% Superwash Merino Wool, 30%Bamboo, 10% Nylon
Weight & Put Up
100g, 386yd (also available in Big Foot Skeins)
Wash & Care Instructions
You can machine wash and dry projects made with this yarn, but we always suggest hand washing and air drying any hand knit item.
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Pattern Recommendations
Sushi Sock is a very squooshy, bouncy yarn, so we suggest patterns where stitch definition is not of primary importance. Because it is so soft and easy to care for, its perfect for baby items and anything worn directly against your skin, like scarves or socks.
Socks:
Twisted: Sushi sock will "plump up" the simple  cables in this sock Twilled Rib:
This classic cabled pattern looks good in semi-solids or in a Gradiance colorway! Bombadil:
Inspired by a character from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, this colorful sock is simple enough for new sock knitters or as a quick spring sock for more experienced knitters!
Shawls and Wraps:
Almost all of our shawl and wrap patterns can be made with Sushi Socks. The resulting wrap will be soft against your skin, perfect for wrapping up with on a cool spring evening or draping over bare shoulders at chilly restaurants or the neighborhood barbecue (what, you don't wear hand knit wraps to barbecues? why not?)
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Sincerely,
Your Unique Sheep Dyers,
Laura & Kelly
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Save 10%
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For the month of March, Sushi Socks will be discounted by 10%. No special codes or
coupons are necessary, just order from the website as usual!
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Offer Expires: April 1, 2009
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