Cookston Crafts is a dyeing studio based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Claire hand-dyes a glorious rainbow of colours and multi shades on her gorgeous bases.

I can absolutely assure you that this fingering 3/4 ply bases for socks is like knitting with the softest cotton, though its wool. It’s fine, soft, smooth, silky and a delight to use. Great for socks, ideal for shawls and accessories, soft as butter for baby heirloom garments - all this, and (gently) machine washable too!

Keep checking back as more colours will be added as they come in, Stock is limited as they are dyed in small batches, so make sure you either have enough for a whole project, or mix in new dye lots by striping the old and new dye lots for a few inches.

75% Superwash merino, 25% polyamide

425m per 100g skein.

Hand or gentle machine wash 30 deg C, dry flat. Do not tumble dry.

30 sts and 42 rows using 3 mm for 10 cm stocking stitch.

NB OOAK means One Of A Kind, an experimental dye run or a seasonal colourway