News — Manufacturing

People often call Mohair Socks goat socks. This is because manufacturers make them from the fleeces of Angora goats.

The hosiery industry in the UK has certainly been through some battles in the last hundred years. We look at how Capricorn Mohair Socks are knitted in the UK and some of the lessons we have learn over the years - what makes for a great UK-made Mohair Sock.

Back in 2007 when I bought Capricorn Mohair socks it was very ‘Green’. Our sock colours in those early days – Brown, Green, Navy, Cream, Red and Black So, our ‘brighter’ colours, Cream and Red, were very limiting, so how and why do we now have so many bright colours and even our packaging is the opposite end of the spectrum from those early days, the answer is JAPAN.

In this video, we look at some of the sock options we have for summer. With warmer weather upon us in Summer Mohair socks are ideal, mainly because they hold no moisture.