I recently found out my daughter is allergic to wool, which explains why all the wool items I have made her over the years just did not get worn, but that is another story.
I purchased some On Your Toes Sock Yarn made by Kertzer, the fiber content is 75% bamboo and 25% nylon. I was hesitant since socks have to stretch and then hug, and I would normally use wool which has memory, or in other words after stretching over your heel it still fits nicely over the thinner part of your ankle.
To knit the socks I used a pattern stitch that zigzagged and was on U.S. size 1 or 2.25 mm. needles and the gauge was 8 stitches per inch or 2.5 cm. For each sock I used different needles, one with a blunt tip and one with a very pointy or sharp tip. The sharp tipped needles worked very well with this yarn since it was not as elastic as the normal wool sock yarn I am used to using. In addition, I recommend a loose bind off to make up for the not super elastic yarn.
The pros and cons of this yarn:
Pros, the yarn is soft, and the color is a muted steel blue with peach tones, there is more than enough yarn in one skein to make two socks, if you get the gauge the manufacturer suggests. The yarn was elastic enough to easily use a blunt needle with, but the sharp needle suited my knitting style better.
Cons, the yarn did split when knitting, the strands were not tightly wound, but I did not have any problem with it if I paid closer attention to it when I used either the blunt or sharp needles, but it is something to be aware of when knitting.
The socks just came off the needles so I am not sure how they will hold up after washing and wearing, but I have high hopes.
