I bought four balls of Sirius yarn during the summer, and I now have had time to knit it up into several pairs of socks. The wool feels lovely in my hands when I work with it. The socks felt wonderful on my feet. I have had no problem washing them, they even go through the dryer with no problem. The yarn itself was very easy to work with. There were no knots and ties in the yarn, the whole skein was in one piece. I would definitely use this yarn again. I really liked it.