Description
Our Woollyback socks have arrived!
‘Woollyback’ historically referred to someone born in the countryside outside of Liverpool. It’s also another name for a sheep. And so it seems an appropriate label for these socks which are made from wool for walking in the country!
The socks are knitted from a ‘Shetland-type’ yarn (i.e. a yarn created from a mixture of wools that resemble a Shetland yarn in texture but which are not sourced from Shetland). This is a yarn I have ordered in from a Huddersfield spinning mill while we wait for our own 100% British wools to be spun, dyed and knitted (watch this space for some colourful Salted Wool socks arriving later in the year). The yarn we’ve chosen has a lovely quality and knits into fantastic socks which are warm and, of course, wonderfully woolly.
We have chosen four luscious landscape-inspired colours for our Woollyback socks:
- Bog — deepest peaty green almost brown
- Bramble — a lovely soft purple with a hint of grey
- Broom — a mustardy yellow with flecks of red and green
- Storm — a ‘metallic’ greyish-blue
Bog
Bramble
Broom
Storm
These calf-length, cushioned-soled socks are just as comfortable as our popular Salted Wool Socks, and are possibly even thicker and warmer!
Good to know:
- fibre: 90% wool plus 10% nylon for structure, stretch and stability
- made in the UK — knitted in Leicestershire, the historical heartland of England’s sock industry
- Two adult sizes (Note: these socks tend to run large, except Storm)
- Small (4-7 / 36-41)
- Medium (8-10 / 42-45)
- Small (4-7 / 36-41)
- Recommended care: Handwash or in a gentle wool cycle at 30C. Do NOT tumble dry. If you put them in a tumble dryer they will shrink and go hard…..so don’t do it!! Re-shape whilst damp.
