Since around 2011, maybe 2012, my primary yarn has been what I called\u00a0 Phydlbitz Sock, a solid sturdy sock yarn.\u00a0 It was labelled as 75\/25 Superwash Corriedale\/Nylon, because that’s how it came to me.<\/p>\n
Originally this yarn was spun in the U.K.\u00a0 \u00a0I found out just this week that the U.K. mill that created this yarn closed about 5 years ago, when I was still buying from my then-current supplier.\u00a0 My former supplier contacted my current supplier and had them create the same yarn, but it was 75% 25-micron superwash Merino and 25% nylon.\u00a0 And it is spun in Peru, well-known for excellent knitting yarns, so that’s not an issue for me.\u00a0 This change was done several years before my former supplier retired and my current supplier took over the former’s line of yarn offerings.<\/p>\n
But they kept the original mill’s yarn name on their label, and I have been buying, dyeing, and selling this yarn thinking it was the same yarn that I started with back then.<\/p>\n
Doing a little research, it seems most Superwash Merino sock yarns use 18-22 micron Merino, so it is definitely a finer wool yarn than my Phydlbitz, but now I need to change my labelling.<\/p>\n
Should I call it Phydlbitz II or Phydlbitz 2.0 or maybe some different name entirely?\u00a0 I mean, I really like the Phydlbitz name as it has special meaning for me.\u00a0 I could just keep calling it Phydlbitz Sock, much the same way other companies change the formulas for their product but keep the brand name.<\/p>\n
Obviously I will change my labelling for fiber content.\u00a0 I’m only disappointed that this change was made several years ago and I only just now discovered the change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since around 2011, maybe 2012, my primary yarn has been what I called\u00a0 Phydlbitz Sock, a solid sturdy sock yarn.\u00a0 It was labelled as 75\/25 Superwash Corriedale\/Nylon, because that’s how it came to me. Originally this yarn was spun in the U.K.\u00a0 \u00a0I found out just this week that the U.K. mill that created this … Continue reading Phydlbitz Past, Phydlbitz Future<\/span>