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Somerset Shortie

£15.00

A comfortable, everyday, unisex sock with a low-profile ribbed cuff.  The Somerset Shortie has a plain knit toe, sole and heel with a 3 x 1 ribbed instep and short, 1 x 1 ribbed cuff.

The Somerset Shortie is available in a small range of autumnal colours by knitting a strand of two different colours together to create a marled effect.  Most of the colourways also have a single colour toe and heel.

These socks are knitted to our specifications by a traditional family run textile business in Yorkshire.

I make these in three unisex sizes, small (shoe size 4-7), medium (8-10) and large (11-13).

Composition: 46% British Alpaca / 46% British Blue Faced Leicester Wool/ 8% Nylon.

 

 

 

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Somerset Shortie – Low Profile, Marled Socks

British Wool and Alpaca Everyday Socks

A comfortable, everyday, unisex sock with a low-profile ribbed cuff.

I’m not calling these trainer socks (which are typically made from cotton and lycra) as these socks aren’t designed for wearing when you undertake sports.  The Somerset Shortie is a warm, comfortable choice for when you don’t want a lot of sock showing above your footwear.  By mixing alpaca and wool, the sock has excellent insulation and wicking properties. By adding nylon, the sock has enough stretch to give a good fit over a range of sizes.

The Somerset Shortie has a plain knit toe, sole and heel with a 3 x 1 ribbed instep and short, 1 x 1 ribbed cuff.

The Somerset Shortie sock is knitted from the same yarn as the Somerset Sock yarn which is available for hand-knitting from our Town End yarns website.  This yarn is a blend of British Alpaca and Blue Faced Leicester wool which I collected from local farms and sorted at Town End in the Lake District.  The yarn was spun and organically dyed here in the UK for us.

The Somerset Shortie is available in a small range of autumnal colours by knitting a strand of two different colours together to create a marled effect.  Most of the colourways have a single colour toe and heel.

These socks are knitted to our specifications by a traditional family run textile business in Yorkshire.

I make these in three unisex sizes, small (shoe size 4-7), medium (8-10) and large (11-13).

Composition: 46% British Alpaca / 46% British Blue Faced Leicester Wool/ 8% Nylon.  This yarn has not been Superwash or shrink resist treated, so please wash and dry gently.

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If you wish to return unwanted items, please post them back to us, unworn, and with their original packaging within 28 days.  Please include details of your original order or where you purchased the item.  We can only refund or exchange items purchased directly from us.  

We will refund the cost of your original purchase (excluding delivery charges) once we have received the goods.  You may want to send the items by tracked and/or Signed-for service as we can not be responsible for items lost in transit. 

 

For more information, view our full Delivery and Returns information page.

Care Information
Our natural fibre, unisex socks are kinder to your feet than synthetic alternatives, but this means they need a gentle wash. We recommend our alpaca and wool socks are gently hand washed and rinsed in tepid water, squeezing gently rather than wringing.  A vigorous machine wash (whatever the temperature) with too much detergent or long spin, may result in shrinkage.

Leave to dry naturally and do not put in a tumble dryer.

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