Over in our Irish Girlie Knits Group on Ravelry, we are having an
unofficial IGK Summer of Socks knitalong. And believe it or not, I finally have a finished pair of socks!! My BFF is going to be so happy to be getting her birthday socks....even if it is a few weeks late!
My Cotty socks, in The Plucky Knitter 80/20 Superwash Merino Nylon sock yarn.
It seems like forever since I have finished a pair of socks, but actually, I did finish a new sock design back in June for
Knitted Wit's and
Sincere Sheep's Among Friends Yarn Club. And I can now release it for sale!
Here is
Candy Necklace 
When you have fun, sassy variegated yarns, you need
a design that allows those colors to shine.
This pattern does just that. Plus,
the easy-to-memorize lace that travels the length of the sock almost reminds me
a bit of those fun Candy Necklaces that we wore with our friends as
children. I know Knitted Wit’s sweet,
candy-colored yarn sure does too!
Notes: Instructions are
written for a cuff-down sock. Charts are provided on the last page.
Suggested
Yarns:
340-400 yards of light fingering weight yarn such as Knitted Wit Superwash BFL,
Sincere Sheep Keen
Materials:
Size
US 1.0 (2.25mm) or size to obtain gauge, either DPNs or circular needles
Stitch markers
Tapesty needle
Gauge: 38 stitches and 54
rows = 4” over st st
Size: adult women’s Small
(Medium, Large)
Finished
measurements:
6 ¾ (7 ¾, 8 ¾)" foot circumference; 6” leg length
Since the summer is a perfect time to knit socks, I'm offering a special introductory price of $4.00 on the pattern until July 16, 2012! No coupon needed!
At TNNA last month, my other new sock design,
Alpine Lake Socks, was released by Kollage Yarns.
I designed these back in December when I designed the Alpine Lake Cowl- I loved the pattern so much I knit the cowl too!
The stitch pattern is perfect for solid or variegated yarns, and is also a great unisex pattern! I actually knit dad a pair out of STR heavyweight (using the small size of the pattern with the heavier yarn) back in December as well. I'll have to get a picture of those soon!
Size: Adult Small (Medium, Large)
Finished measurements: 6 ¼ (7 ½, 8 ¾)" foot circumference; 5 ¾ (5 ¾, 5 ¼)” approximate
leg length
Materials:
·
1 (1, 2) skein(s) Kolláge Yarns Sock-a-licious,
70% merino, 20% nylon, 10% silk, 354 yds/100 g skein; Shown in color Sangria
·
Size US 2 (2.75 mm) or size to obtain gauge,
either DPNs or circular needles
·
Stitch Markers
·
Tapestry needle
Gauge: 32 sts and 40 rows=
4” over st st
Pattern
Notes:
Instructions are written for a cuff-down sock. Charts are provided on the last
page. Written
for Small size with instructions for (Medium, Large) sizes given in parentheses
if different.
The lovely photos were taken by my awesome photographer, Tricia Soto (aka
Cheekyattitude), and
cupcakefaerie makes a great model too!
Both the
Alpine Lake Socks and the
Alpine Lake Cowl are available now either online or through your
LYS that carries
Kollage Yarns!
Now that my sock needles are free, I need to figure out what I want to cast on next. I even have new sock yarn tempting me.
Studio June Yarn Eight Bells, colorway Crocus
The colorway is just perfect! I love it, but to be honest, I can't decide if it wants to be socks or a shawlette of some sort. I've been thinking of
Blackberry Brambles Shawl for quite some time...hmmmmm
While most of the country has been having record heat waves, we've had a nice warm summer so far. The beach was 75 degrees last week! Although it is supposed to get into the 90s in the next few days...eek! I do know that the doggies love their morning sun spot.
Happy Summer!!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
