This lovely lovely yarn is ‘signature sock’ yarn, hand dyed and spun by Everything Old, from Victoria, BC. I caught up with them at Fibers West and was instantly won over.
I’m so enjoying using this yarn that I almost don’t want to rush making them…but i know wearing them is going to be pretty good, too.
Stash-busting shawl. I call it the St Ives shawl because the colours remind me of that part of Cornwall (which I really love and miss). The frill is made from hand-dyed yarn – black bean and onion! It’s a simple pattern based on Abyssal: you can find it free online in French or English here.
Some stripy hand-dyed socks that can be knit toe-up or top-down. If you grew up in the ‘70s or ‘80s in the UK and watched Bagpuss as a child these might remind you of a certain lovable old cloth cat…Pattern coming soon!
I love these fingerless mitts so much I’ve decided to call them Smittens. So quick and easy to knit, really comforting to wear. Pattern coming soon!
I’ve just had that experience with these socks:
I’m still going to make some soon to test my idea – but it no longer feels ‘experimental’. I hadn’t seen that particular lace stitch on a sock before. Now I know it’s ‘out there’. And I think it looks great, by the way!
There are lots of other fabulous designs at the Twist Collective website, too - don’t forget to check out their archive.
A quick update on the completion theme – the socks are done. Here they are in all their glory:
The top is a ‘bracken’ lace pattern. The merged colourway was something I invented to use a small amount of Mini Mochi sock yarn that blended to green…
