> I use BL, Romney, and crosses, with 15% mohair by weight (kid or adult, > doesn't seem to matter). The pairs of Shetland socks I made without > mohair wore out quickly though the one pair was worn by my husband > inside his rubber barn boots, which have no padding, and I find is not a > fair test of sock wearing :)
Holly, have you tried using the coarser (britch and side) wool off Shetland fleeces to see if they wear any better for socks? I"m having a small portion of my roving processed from mixed bag of heavily skirted britch/side wool from my Shetlands. It's an experiment. Hope it works.Otherwise maybe I'll add some mohair. Jennie Watkins Port Ludlow Wa To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
