Stars & Stripes Forever
Stars & Stripes Forever – 250th Edition 🇺🇸
Perfect Sock Set:
Liberty Stripe- 100g Perfect Sock Must Match Set
Starfield- 50g Perfect Sock Tonal
Knit a tribute to 250 years in the making. Stars & Stripes Forever – 250th Edition celebrates America’s semiquincentennial with crisp, narrow red and white stripes—an homage to the flag that’s endured through generations—paired with rich blue toes, heels, and cuffs flecked with white like fireworks lighting up the night sky.
This colorway captures the spirit of celebration, resilience, and history in every stitch. Whether you’re casting on for the Fourth or creating a keepsake to mark this milestone year, these socks are designed to feel both timeless and commemorative—something to wear now and treasure long after the fireworks fade.
How to knit your very own Stars & Stripes Forever socks:
I really like Susan B Anderson’s Smooth Operator Socks! This pay-for top-down pattern is my go to for afterthought heel socks! It includes a wide range of sizes making it a good bang for your buck. It is also extremely detailed. If you are new to socks, this may be your go-to pattern to make you an expert!
Every skein is a "Must Match" skein meaning you will receive two perfectly matched half skeins twisted together. Each half skein starts and stops in the exact same place in the color sequence! All skeins are prewashed in Tuft Woolens exclusive scent Texas Sunshine!
Perfect Sock Fingering Weight
75/25 SW Merino/Nylon - 4 plies
Self-striping or Tonal: 460 yards/ 100 gram
Recommend U.S. #1 or 2.25mm for socks
Everyday DK
75/25 SW Merino/Nylon - 4 plies
Tonal: 245 yards/ 100 gram
Self-striping: 310 yards/ 125 gram
Recommend US 3 or 3.25mm for socks or US 6 for other knits
RETIRING
Ritz Sock Fingering Weight (sparkle)
75/20/5 SW Merino/Nylon/Stellina - 2 plies
Self-striping or Tonal: 435 yards/ 100 grams
Recommend US 0 - 1 or 2 - 2.75mm
RETIRING
Sport Sock
80/20 SW MerinoNylon - 3 plies
Self-striping or Tonal: 320 yards/ 100 gram
Recommend US 2 - 3 or 2.75-3.25mm for socks
RETIRING
Sweater Weather Worsted Merino
100% SW Merino - 4 plies
Tonal: 220 yards/ 100 gram
Self-striping:
Small: 275 yards/ 125 grams
Large: 550 yards/ 250 grams
Recommend US 7 - 9 or 4.5 - 5.5 mm
Unhappy with your new Stash? That's a bummer but we understand. Please read our Return Policy before creating your own return and if your skein is eligible, click the link at the bottom of this page to start your return.
Return Policy:
If you need to make a return, you must do so within 30 days of purchase for store credit/refund. The item must be unused, and in its original state. Any skeins which have been cut are excluded from being returned; this includes if you have added wind service.
Returned goods must be in saleable condition (i.e. not wound either by us or you), in original packaging and unaltered in any way from hank form.
Once I have received your skein back in house and if it is accepted, we will initiate your refund. We cannot refund the shipping cost and so you will receive the full skein cost minus shipping to you and back to us.
If you have any questions, please contact me first and I will get back to you quickly to help you resolve your issue.
If you believe your order is eligible, click the link below to request a return:
https://track.shipstation.com/f/r/c/GiWhVrXlJ8lzBW7Xa6yd8w%3D%3D
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Let customers speak for us
Love the representations of each color in the Sesame colorway!! Sesame Street was definitely a foundational part of my development! 😎 It will be so fun to have a visual reminder of all the Sesame Street gang on my feet. 🧦
So pretty...a great memory for my trip to Alaska
Lovely colorway, nice reminder of the times I hiked the Grand Canyon
Love knitting with this yarn, perfectly matched every time. My favorite!
I love all of these tonals. I know what I’m getting and I know the tonal quality will be the same as the striped quality. I hope that in the future y’all will consider more tonals on a regular basis and perhaps more sock sets. Thank you for making my sock knitting so much easier and fun.
Gosh, so many beautiful parks and so many beautiful perfectly matched striped socks. Great job with the Yosemite socks.
Is there anything not to love about the Smokies? And now, to have a beautiful pair of perfectly matched socks to wear and cherish. Thanks so much!
I really enjoy the National Park Series. Over the years, I’ve been able to visit many of the parks and this series brings back some great memories. Thank you, Must Stash yarns!
❤️ This is one of my all time favs from Must Stash yarns. I knitted up a skein and liked it so much, I ordered another skein. Beautiful! 🧶
I always know I’m going to get perfectly matched socks because Must Stash cares so much about their product and customers. I’ve ordered striped yarns from other makers and always have difficulty matching my stripes. With Must Stash yarn, I know exactly what I’m getting and I will easily be able to start a pair of striped socks that I will enjoy completing and wearing/gifting. Thank you so much.
I knitted lobster socks for my son. The mill ends looks like the sand and the sea. Such a fun project.
