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Friday, June 21, 2024

June 2024 Sock Club

Hey there! While I have been staying on track with my 2024 Solo Sock Club, I have not been the greatest at writing my posts about it. We are only a brief 3 weeks into June, and I am finally revealing the socks and pattern for my June bag. The yarn for June did not have a label when I rescued it from its deep stash prison. Generally, I feel rather confident that I can sleuth it out, as I tend to know where I shopped and then can poke around on Ravelry and explore which yarns have how many plies and match up fiber content with what I have in hand. Unfortuantely, this one will remain a mystery yarn, because I simply couldn't sort it out. It's quite lovely, though...

A skein of sock yarn in grayish purple shades


Once again, I dove right in to knitting the socks before taking a photo of the yarn in the hank. I believe this is a wool blend, and I think it also contains silk. It is smooth with a bit of shine. It is somewhat dense, and not bouncy or stretchy at all. The colors are shades of a dusky purple and gray. It looks amazing. I just knew a yarn this fancy needed a pattern to match.

A skein of sock yarn in grayish purple shades


The pattern I chose is one that has been in my Ravelry queue since December 26, 2012. That's over 11 years! Finally, Cecilia has been paroled from the pattern purgatory that is my Ravelry queue. Chalk it up to another perk of the self-curated sock club.

A lace-patterned sock, knit with a peachy-orange colored yarn
I am happily underway on the Celcilia socks, even though I am posting quite late in the month. Be sure to come back to see what they look like once they're finished.

Thursday, June 6, 2024

May Solo Sock Club Reveal

Ah, I finally got to knit my Hedwig socks. This one was a vanilla sock pattern, as I didn't want it to look too busy with the speckles. Let's be honest, shall we? These gray and golden brown speckles deserve all the glory.

Hand-knit socks with a speckle pattern

The Lilt sock yarn base from Black Trillium Fibre Studio was an absolute delight to knit. The 85% superwash merino and 15% mulberry silk not only was pleasant to handle, but it also resulted in gorgeous stitches.

Close up of stitches on a hand-knit sock


For a yarn dyed with neutral colors in a speckle pattern, I have to say that I think this dye job is impressive. There's a depth to the finished yarn that I find enchanting. If you're also smitten with it, you're in luck - both the base and the colorway are available from Black Trillium Fibre Studio. You can find it here.

Behold my finished socks!

A pair of hand-knit socks with a speckled dye pattern


Leave a comment if you would like me to share my vanilla sock pattern!