Category Archives: sock

New Madeline Tosh!

We just got a shipment of Madeline Tosh Meirno Light and Sock, and I can’t tell you how happy it made me! It was just a lovely feeling cracking open those boxes and tucking the yarn away on the shelf.

Madeline Tosh: Tosh Merino Light

100% Superwash Merino Wool
Single Ply, Fingering weight: 2.25mm to 2.75mm
Soft, lofty with a slight sheen and glazed colours
382m: 1 skein for a pair of socks, 2 for a lace project
Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry
Pattern Ideas
$19.97

Madeline Tosh: Tosh Sock

100% Superwash Merino Wool
Two ply, Fingering weight: 2.25mm to 2.75mm
Soft, unique colourways
361m: 1 skein for a pair of ladies socks, 2 for a lace project
Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry
Pattern Ideas
$27.97

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Summer Knit-Spiration: Creekbed Scarf

Creekbed Scarf

I think this little free pattern is a hidden gem and a great opportunity to play around with self striping yarns. It’s knit with light, sock weight yarn, which make for easygoing summer projects. It’s also light on the cerebral side, with just enough interest to keep you from nodding off in the heat. Add a colourful, self striping yarn like a Noro and it’ll be easy entertainment. It’s also a grab and go project, easy to travel with (even if you aren’t going any further than your porch).

I love kristenlynnea’s version (above) made with Noro Silk Garden Sock and other scraps. It also looks great in CompulsiveKnitter’s version made with Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball.

Suggested Yarns

I think I would make a few stylistic modifications to the pattern:

If using a striping yarn I’d drop the big centre band, I don’t think it would do anything for the design.
If I was making the 2 border bands in a contrast colour I would make it a neutral (grey or brown) with a low to medium contrast to the main colours. A high contrast is too much for my delicate sensibilities (ie. no likey black).
If using Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball I’d skip the border colour all together and let the yarn do all the work.
If using Noro Silk Garden Sock I’d choose 2 colourways and alternate every other row. Alternately, you can use 2 skeins of the same colourway and start the first from the inside and the second from the outside, and alternate every other row.

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Summer Knit-spiration: Color Affection

What to knit in the Heat?

Color Affection

I love this shawl. I’ve been eyeing it since it started making the rounds on Pinterest, and now that it’s taken off in the blogosphere I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about it (“Addictive” is my favourite). You can make it with sock or lace weight yarn, nothing heavy in the heat. It doesn’t involve too much thought, but it isn’t too boring either. Me likey!

Suggested Yarns

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A Slew of New Studioloo!

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We just got a SLEW of new Handspun Art Yarns from Studioloo! The following are a selection of some of my favourites …. (by the way, the colours aren’t entirely accurate, the light was a little strong during photography).

Camel of the Desert & Brunettes Have Fun Too

Bacon ‘n Eggs (we have 3 skeins!), Candy Twist, & Many Hands (yup, those are little barbie hands all over the skein)

Jackie O, Honey Blooms, & Candy Harvest (it’s sparkly!)

Spices and Treasure, Sunsweets (sparkly), & Sunlit Studio (those are plastic grapes and felted & embroidered balls)

Tea Party Charm, Pod Garden, Happy Fruits (skein has smiley fruits, some have googly eyes), David Attenborough’s Hideout (wins prize for best yarn name EVER, plus it is extra gorgeous)

Villains (covered in bits of GI Joes & etc), Little People Land (Fisher Price people), & Bloo (apparently Grover was shorn like a sheep and Cindy spun his fur)

Triumphant Bouquet, Mystic Rock Garden, & Berry Basket

Wonka-Vision & Crayon Box

We also have a pile of Hand Dyed Artisan Sock Yarns from Studioloo!

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

New Fleece Artist Trail Socks $18

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We just got a new shipment of Fleece Artist Trail Socks! Trail Socks provides the best of many worlds – it’s sock, pretty, affordable, and machine washable. It’s a super soft blend of wool with some nylon for wearability, which is hand dyed and served up at a great price – only $18.

1 skein make a full pair of socks
115g/325m
2.5mm needles (for socks): 27 sts = 4″

Here are some FREE, quick summer knits you can use with your Trail Socks!

Lavalette – 1 skein

Summit – 2 to 3 skeins

Pimpelliese – 1 skein

Slippers – 1 skein

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Regia Design Line by Erika Knight

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Regia 4ply Design Line by Erika Knight $8.50

Hot off the heels of Regia`s collaboration with knitwear designer Kaffe Fassett is another line of designer sock yarns from the mind of Erika Knight. Knight`s unwavering aesthetic is always simple, elegant, classic, and modern. The yarn is same classic high quality you have come to expect from Regia, with Knight`s flare for understated beauty. 50g-210m, 75% superwash wool, 25% polyamide. You can find this yarn on Ravelry as Regia Design Line Jazz Colours.

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Handmaiden Casbah Cashmere Sock $27

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We just got a new shipment of Handmaiden Casbah! Casbah is the loveliest sock yarn with a puffy loft. It’s a cashmere-merino blend with a smidge of nylon thrown in for wearability. Here are a few of my favourite, FREE, simple for summer projects your can use with Casbah. To see some previous suggestions, go HERE.

Skew – 1 skein

Garter Yoke Baby Cardie – 1 skein

The Age of Brass & Steam – 1 skein

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

NEW Handmaiden Casbah Cashmere Sock Yarn!

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Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don’t have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, ’cause you’re going to LOVE it!

Handmaiden Casbah ~ $27.50

Handmaiden’s Casbah cashmere sock yarn is an eternal pleasure. It is soft, squishy, and wears extremely well! It is made with 81% merino, 9% cashmere, 10% nylon, and 100% yummy. Each skein is 115g and measures 325m, which means one goes a long, long way! Suggested tension is 26 sts = 4″/10cm on 3mm needles. Each skein is hand dyed, and because it is machine washable, it’s great for every kind of project, including socks, baby & kids clothes, hats, mitts, scarves, and even sweaters!

FREE Mythos (2 to 3 skeins)

Milkweed Shawl (1 skeins)

FREE Multnomah (1 skein)

FREE Garter Stitch Baby Kimono (1 skein for 1-3mo size)

FREE Radius (1 skein)

FREE Sockhead Hat (1 skein)

As always, you can find us at knitomatic.com!

New Book – Sock Yarn One Skein Wonders

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Sock Yarn One Skein Wonders – $23.95

I’ve been anticipating this book’s arrival for awhile and I’m so glad it is here! I love the Once-Skein Wonders series (we have the whole series at the store), and using up sock yarn is such a no-brainer. You may know where I’m coming from, sock yarns can be so stunning and slip into a stash so easily – they’re sly little skeins, they are! This book is completely focused on projects made with sock yarns, all of which use only one skein (yardage depends on the particular brand and yarn). Projects include scarves, shawls, bags, kids & baby clothes, fingerless gloves & mitts, mitts, gloves, doll clothes, tea cozies, a dog coat, a netbook cover, and homey stuff.

My favourites …