Good source for sock-weight yarn online?

Hey, knitters!

I need a good source for sock-weight yarn. I have been knitting socks for a while with regular old acrylic worsted weight yarn. They were just for myself and I'm cheap, so that was OK.

Then, over the holidays, someone saw socks that I was knitting and ordered a bunch as gifts for people. I went to the store to get a set of metal double pointed needles, as my bamboo ones keep breaking, and lo and behold, I discovered Lion Brand Yarn's Magic Stripes sock-weight yarn. I picked up a skein and started using it yesterday and now I don't want to make socks out of worsted weight yarn anymore. Now I want to make these gifts that have been ordered out of the good stuff.

The difference is remarkable. It looks nicer, it feels better, the texture and size is better.

The thing is, the sock-weight yarn in my dinky little town is all in this 'Magic Stripes' variegated style that comes with several colors already on each skein. It's very pretty, but the lady who ordered the socks has very specific ideas about what colors she wants the socks to be. I have been online today looking around, and I am having a really hard time finding a variety of sock-weight yarns in solid colors.

Are there any other sock knitters out there who know of a good online source?

Thanks.

 

Check your LYS. They always have great sock yarn...a much better selection than say A.C Moore or Michael's.

For online stuff, check Etsy for nice hand dyed products or even discount yarn.com.

 

Elann.com has a lot of different types or yarn and great prices. That's where I get quite a bit of my yarn

 

Thanks!


My local yarn store is super, super expensive. I mean, I have seen a single skein for $28! WTF? Yes, it was silk and it was pretty, but still. Even their cheapest stuff is expensive. I wish I could support them more, but their prices border on rediculous.

Maybe I'll go by there again, though. The difference between socks made with worsted weight and sport/sock weight is just really remarkable.

If I'm going to have people wearing my work, I want it to be as nice as it can, right? (That's how I'm going to rationalize spending more money on the yarn. )

Thanks for the info.

 

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