I finished the first sock of my second Summer of Socks pair last night. It's knit from Regia Silk, a blend of 55% merino, 20% silk, and 25% nylon. It makes wonderfully soft socks and is a dream to knit with. There's just one problem: the yardage.



This picture shows the finished sock and all of the yarn remaining from the first ball (I have another ball of yarn for the second sock). There's actually a bit more yarn left than I'd anticipated as I was rushing to get to the toe decreases (yes, friends, when faced with the possibility of running out of yarn, I did what every knitter does; I knit faster!). But, still, to the resolution of my kitchen scale, I have 2 grams left, and the finished sock weighs 44 grams. Out of a 50 gram ball of yarn.

Now I understand that the weight of a skein or ball of yarn can vary with ambient humidity. But, this is the second pair of socks I've knit from Regia silk, and all four balls of yarn have weighed 44-46 grams, not the 50 marked on the ballband. I've experienced comparable discrepancies with other brands of yarn. But with other brands, I've had as many 52 gram balls of yarn as 48 gram balls, which is pretty much what you'd expect from natural variation.

I have two more balls of this yarn in my stash. Whatever I decide to do with them, the socks will be knit toe-up. It's so much less stressful that way.