Yarn requirements: Knitted in handspun blend of 70% Rambouillet wool and 30% angora, spun into a 2-ply yarn of about 16 wraps per inch. Test knitted in Pingouin Corrida 3, a sportweight blend of cotton (60%) and acrylic (40%).

Note: This book was published by Interweave Press as the outcome of a sock design contest in Spin Off magazine, using handspun yarns. Commercial yarns equivalents are given for most patterns.