Ancient Arts Socknado | Knit-o-Matic Yarns

PREORDER Hug Shot Wrap Kits

This kit showed up in my in-box today after my morning meditation and the colours were so fun and so happy that I couldn’t resist. These days, I don’t know anybody who couldn’t use some colour in their lives – enjoy the sun & have some fun!

NOTE: this is a PREORDER, the kits are on order and will ship/can be picked up once they arrive.

The Pattern

The Hug Shot is a new, forthcoming pattern from Casapinka. It’s an asymmetric rectangle (or “boomerang”) shawl that begins at the small end and ends up with a wide border at the opposite end. There are slipped stitches, garter and stockinette making it a fairly easy project. The pattern is knit on 4mm/US6 needles. If you only want the pattern and aren’t into the kit, check in with Casapinka in about a week, when the pattern will be released.

NOTE: when you purchase your kit you’ll be provided with a code to download the pattern for free on Ravelry. The pattern can be downloaded from June 5th to 14th, so order your kit soon! (Don’t worry, if you aren’t computer savvy we will help get it to you.) If you want to make sure that the pattern resides in your Ravelry account be sure to purchase your kit before June 7th.

The Yarn

Ancient Arts Socknado is a beautiful fingering weight blend of super soft superwash merino wool and nylon (80/20). We don’t currently carry it in store, but I’ve swatched it and it meets my approval (it rated 2 out of 3 smiley faces, which is pretty good because three smiley faces is OMG, WTF, YES! YES! YES!). Socknado comes in 100g skeins of 350m each, so if you just like the colours and aren’t into this particular pattern you’ll have lots of yarn for another project (or two). It’s ideal for all kinds of knits & crochets, including socks (my mind is conjuring up some super funky baby garments). Socknado is Canadian made and hand dyed by extremely lovely people in Calgary Alberta.