I knit a good swatch from 3-ply, 1,680 ypp yarn on 1.3 mm needles at 12spi & 20 rpi, fulled it, napped it, oiled it, put it on the counter, and poured water on it.
The water stood in a pool on the swatch.
The fabric passed the test.
- The Sheringham ganseys are weatherproof.
- Knit Tudor hats were likely weatherproof.
- We can knit all kinds of stuff out of "sock yarn" to produce light, elastic, and weatherproof objects. We can knit socks that will really help our feet stay dry.
- Joyous Rapture! 240 stitches of knitting joy per square inch! We can get more knitting pleasure per gram of wool.
- I believe the yarn is flock run Cheviot, spun worsted, with a soft twist.
I expect traditional hosiery yarns to perform better.
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