Beautiful Sock Yarn & Wool for Your Next Project
Grafting or Kitchener Stitch is an excellent way of finishing the toe in a smooth neat way. But if you prefer, you can miss out the grafting stage and gather the remaining 8 stitches, pull them tight, and sew in the end firmly.
To graft you need to do a set up stage first.
The Sea Blues Leftover Sock Yarn Socks used the 4 yarns that were used in the Blue Fair Isle Leftovers Socks with the addition of a 5th yarn. One was a commercial sock yarn and the other four yarns were indie hand dyed yarns. As is often the case with remnants of sock yarn the tags and labels have been lost or mislaid or have ended up in my bag of labels from previous projects. If I’d been sensible, I’d have tied a piece of the yarn around the label or to the tag, but I wasn’t really thinking ahead.
I love knitting with the Lang Jawoll Magic Stripes sock yarn. The yarn has a slightly fuzzy feel when you’re knitting with it that turns into a beautiful halo to the finished sock. But on a cold morning walk, on the beach, the three pairs of socks I have knit for myself using this yarn are always the ones I reach for first. The socks are just so warm.
These gorgeous Lang Jawoll Magic Striped Socks are knit using the colour 840046 on 2.75mm Clover bamboo double-pointed needles. This yarn has such a long colour repeat that I really didn’t attempt to knit matching socks so they are a fraternal pair which I think adds to their beauty.[Read More]
When the WYS Holly Berry Christmas yarn and the delectable Cherry Drop arrived into Knitting Squirrel’s Yarnshop in December, it was accompanied by the free WYS Holly Berry Christmas Socks pattern designed by Emma Wright. My mum fell in love with these socks when she saw the pattern, so I decided to knit them for her for Christmas.
I was a little late casting on these socks and wasn’t at all sure that they would be finished in time! Which, is also the case with this post which I had intended to post in mid January!! It seems a little bizarre to be writing a post about Holly Berry Christmas Socks in February but better late than never?
Gosh, on a cold winters night is there anything as nice as toasting your toes in front of the fire with a mug of hot tea and a couple of biscuits… yes, this can be improved by adding a pair of warm hand knit socks onto those toes!
Some sock yarns are just perfect for a pair of men’s socks particularly if he prefers socks that are a little more subtle in their colour scheme. One of my favourite sock yarns is Shadow Stripe 3871 from the Regia Kaffe Fassett Design Line. The great thing about Regia sock yarn is that it feels nice to wear but is a machine washable tough hard-wearing sock yarn.[Read More]
I love the Kristin Nicholas Socks. The self-patterning yarn by Regia Design Line is absolutely gorgeous. The colours are very rich although the self-patterning yarn is a little bit busy! But I just love it. The finished socks are just so comfortable and cute.
I was careful to cast on the socks from the same point in the pattern on the yarn as I wanted a matching pair of socks. This also meant that the afterthought heels were started from the same point in the patterned yarn. [Read More]
I’d draped the newly finished Slip Stitch Socks on the picnic table while on holiday in the Cairngorms in September, as I wanted to take a few photos of them. We soon had a couple of interested visitors.
A few red squirrels were regular visitors, so we gave them nicknames. The two squirrels in this series of photos are Baby Girl and Tufty.
Baby Girl arrived for a snack. “Mmm… what’s this?”[Read More]
I love knitting with the Opal 6ply yarns. I used the lovely 8353 for the socks in Daydream of a Castle in the Air. This one is Daydream 8355 Inspiration. The DK weight 6ply yarn knits up very quickly on 3mm double-pointed needles. It is fun to cast on and have a pair of socks finished in a weekend.
It is wonderful walking down to the old boat house on a sunny morning. [Read More]
These beautiful chartreuse green socks knit using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran are a very quick project. The yarn and finished socks are very soft and gorgeous to wear. Cashmerino Aran socks are perfect for cosy bed socks in the cold weather or for wearing while curled up on the sofa reading a great book.
Have you ever wondered how Opal creates beautiful sock yarn that we have all come to love? There have been so many favourite collections over the years from Opal but one of my personal favourites is Fairies and Elves.
We have 4 of these lovely sock colours available in the Knitting Squirrel’s Yarn Shop but of course stocks, of this now hard to find range, are running low.
I love the colour combinations and most of all how these yarns look when knitted into socks.
If you’ve always wanted to knit yourself a pair of socks, treat yourself to a ball of this lovely yarn in our yarn shop today, and have fun following the 4 part tutorial that will help you to knit your first pair of socks.
Oh, and did I remember to mention that Opal Fairies and Elves is On Sale?[Read More]
Hello, I'm Nicolette Kernohan. I love sharing unique knitting projects, exploring colour & inspiring your creativity. Knitting Squirrel sells knitting wool & sock yarn in glorious colours & fibres.
