Second pair is done! This yarn is z spun Perendale, Border Leicester and Polwarth, plied S. It might be a bit thicker than sock yarn #1, even though two of the singles were exactly the same. I used 107.1 g for the first pair of socks and my swatch, and 106.6 g for the same from the second yarn, using the same number of stitches for the socks, so the weight per yard must be similar. I think this yarn takes up more space though since it doesn’t have the one s spun ply. My swatch is 8 stitches per inch again.
My mom plans to wear these socks in mixed pairs, to compare how quickly they wear, so I used the same number of stitches on these as on the first pair. I did do a different toe (my standard) and a slightly different stitch on the heel flap, so that should help her identify which is which. I didn’t have to worry about this yarn twisting, like I did with sock yarn #1, so I could use my standard heel.
These socks are so much softer than pair #1, however they still aren’t really next-to-face soft. The yarn was much nicer to knit with though, and it still has some bounce to it, though nowhere near as much stretch as yarn #1 did. I think they’ll stand up well.