"168n carded cotton" is a specification for a type of cotton thread/cotton fabric.
"Carded cotton" means that the cotton fibers have undergone a carding process. It is a basic method where the fibers are cleaned, straightened and parallelized – but not as worked as in combed cotton, for example.
- Carded cotton is slightly more lightly worked and slightly coarser in structure and is often used in simpler socks,
This part is less clear but can mean different things depending on the context:
- 168 needles: refers to knitting machines for socks, meaning that the machine has 168 needles.
- Thread thickness or yarn number: "168n" is a code for the fineness or density of a yarn.
"168n Carded cotton" means that this machine that makes these types of socks uses "168" needles when it sews/weaves the socks, not as tightly as the other options such as 200N which is also available at Swedish Husman, however, 168N is the most common knitting on socks.
