Yarnmule

It would seem that I have accidentally become a sock pattern designer. I have a Ravelry pattern shop and everything!



Campfire Socks, a pattern designed especially for hand-painted yarns. It's got a slip-stitch sole and a garter stitch base, both of which make it extra warm and cozy. After a chilly, wet weekend at Rhinebeck, they seemed especially perfect.


This sock was truly a labor of love. I bought the yarn well over a year ago, and have spent the entire time searching for a pattern that would showcase it. I couldn't find one, despite starting at least a half dozen socks with it. Finally, I realized I was going to have to figure it out on my own. I swatched stitch patterns until I finally found a combination that made the colors pop instead of obscuring them.



A few rounds of thank yous, first to BBMM. He took the photos, as always. He assisted with some artful prose. And, I went to Sock Summit and Rhinebeck in the span of two months, and he didn't complain. Next, to my two test knitters, Ilona and Sandy. These women were amazing, and this pattern is ten times better because of them.

Labels: patterns, socks

Guess what arrived in the mail?



My complimentary copy of this book. Although the listed publish date is October 6, I believe it is available now, at Amazon or a LYS near you.

And why was I graced with a free copy?



Yep, those are mine. The first pattern I've had published in a real live book. It also happens to be the LAST pattern in the book. That'll teach me to start a pattern name with a Z.

Labels: patterns

So it would seem that I've taken a rather long break from the blog. Whoops. Life, you know, getting in the way.

I've been doing a lot of "secret" knitting for the last several months. Since I can't talk about that, and I haven't been doing much else, knitting blog fodder has been hard to come up with. Finally, though, I can tell you a bit about what I've been doing.



Treetop Socks, now in the latest issue of Knitty. I'd be thrilled if you checked them out, and even more thrilled if you knit them. You can see current projects at Ravelry.

Labels: FO's, patterns, socks

For your knitting pleasure...





Pattern free of charge at the always fabulous Knitty. Go. View. Knit. Enjoy!

Labels: FO's, patterns