A while back I bought two balls of Wendy Happy because I fancied trying out some bamboo yarn- I had heard it was meant to be good for temperature regulation and naturally antibacterial, figured thst would be excellent for socks.
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The yarn is 75% bamboo and 25% nylon, it has a suprisingly silky feel, coupled with a sort of cottoniness (yes, today I am making up words!).
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I was ready to give this a somewhat unenthusiastic review, having made two pairs of socks and not been blown away by them- in particular I found the ribbing did not hold up very well. However, I used the last ball up making some baby gift items in an attempt to destash and have had a definite change of heart. The items have knit up nicely, amd I am particularly pleased with the Pisces colourway I used.
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The yarn does tend to be somewhat splitty, especially if it has been untwisted a little, for example during the cast on, however this is not too bad it just needs to be watched while knitting.
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Pricewise it is pretty reasonable with a 100g ball for between five and six pounds, more affordable than a lot of sock yarns. Quite a few colourways are available, although they do all seem to have some degree of striping and/or varigation.
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The patterning shows up really well on this baby hat, knitted with the Pisces colourway:
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sHaving had a good experience the second time round I would be tempted to buy the yarn again but would not use it for socks, it makes nice baby gifts and might work on scarves and shawls depending on the arrangement of the varigation.
I agree with you about the yarn. I too found it very soft and a pleasure to knit with but the ribbing certainly hasn't held up too well on my son's socks. I have made a couple of pairs in various colours. I really like the colours but, like you, I don't think I would make more socks with them.
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