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Purple DK Yarn options for the emPOWER People Cowl

Casapinka has recently released the emPOWER People Cowl as part of the emPOWER People Project, and asked that we list the purple yarns (DK weight is suggested) we have available to make it easier for people who want to knit or crochet this pattern.

According to Casapinka, "emPower People is a purple colored craftivism project aimed at uniting crafters to spark conversation, engagement, and action. Wear it when you vote, grocery shop, march, or knit in your socially isolated bedroom. We would love to see a sea of purple to represent unity so please tell your friends, family, knitting groups, or anyone who can knit, crochet, or sew a simple pattern." In this time of division, I want to promote unity and conversation, and I hope to find time to knit one of these myself. I like the idea of others seeing me wearing mine, asking me questions, sparking conversations and listening and learning from each other. It seems like a small step, but we knitters know that each stitch we knit eventually leads to a finish.... just like each conversation, every donation, every effort leads to our goal of equality. I want to show others that I care and that I want to be part of a solution of inclusion. I may not know what that exact solution is, and I often feel like what I do for others isn't enough. But I don't want to be a barrier to others feeling good about their place in our world. I want to be of service to others, and do so with grace.

Keep in mind that our selection of colors is constantly changing as things sell out and as we get more. Since we only list on our website the items we actually have in stock, if there's something you want that you don't see, you can always e-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com to get other suggestions or see when something you want will arrive back in stock.

In Tosh DK, there are some beautiful purples like Flashdance (above) and Iris. Also check out Tosh's Work Sock Sport.

Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK in Purple Reign

 

Less Traveled Yarn in Aubergine

 

Spun Right Round in Lunar Spell

Vrinda Yarn's Shakti DK in Targaryen or Twilight

 

In Queensland Rainbow Beach there are several purple gradients, if you want something other than a tonal solid. Try 122 or 125 or solid purple 210.

 

You could use Arroyo Sport or Rios Worsted from Malabrigo. Colors that would be nice would be 872 Purpuras (shown below on Rios), 030 Purple Mystery, 136 Sabiduria, 211 Syrah Grapes.

 

Cascade Yarns even has a few options. In their Wave line, color 111-Nightshade (above) definitely fits the bill. Or go heathered or completely solid with Cascade 220 Superwash. 1948-Mystic Purple (below), 1969-Heather, 257 Violet Indigo, 283 Plum Purple, 310 Dark Violet (below), 803 Royal Purple.... there's so many more too!

If you have fingering weight on hand at home, you could hold it doubled (and perhaps go up one needle size on the pattern) to knit this cowl as well. Heck, you could combine bits of all sorts of purples that you have leftover too.

I hope this gives you ideas for purples to use to knit or crochet this cowl across all types of yarn dyers/companies and price points. If you have questions, just e-mail me!

A weekend to exhale

If you're here in the US, you likely enjoyed this long holiday weekend. It certainly wasn't the 4th of July celebrations we are all used to, but it was nice to exhale for a few days. I actually took time off and didn't work, which is rare for me to do two days in a row. I spent time in the water with the kids, sitting outside in the horrid heat enjoying my gardens, and knitting.

Above is my Kline Shawl in action. I'd say i'm 75% done now. It's a fingering weight pattern, but like I've been doing, I went up to Sport/DK and increased two needle sizes. The colors are Wash House and Farm House. I love the round nature of Work Sock and I think it's going to hold up really well to wear this winter. Though it's hard to believe winter is coming when it's 95 degrees outside. As I ran out of Wash House, I decreased the first section pattern repeats by one and for the little garter stripes in the second part of the pattern I used a heathered grey fingering weight yarn doubled. I had it on hand and didn't want to wait to find a DK weight one in a few days when I was back in the shop, so I decided that this solution was great and make it even more mine. Why I can't just leave a good pattern alone as is, I don't know. But I always seem to change the weights used, run out of yarn, add a different color for some interest.... just something. Though this might be a pattern I would knit as is. I just bought it. I think I'll blog about color ideas tomorrow. So if you have a color or collection you'd like me to feature, let me know in the comments.

Photo used with permission of Joji Locatelli

I'm finally enjoying some success in my window boxes. We put them up last year and the flowers weren't loving life b/c one of them gets a lot of sun, one dappled sun and one shade. This combination of plants really works for all of them and they are flourishing and it makes me so happy to see them on our home. There's something about window boxes that seem so special to me.

Another thing making me smile is this little succulent that I planted that has taken off and is even flowering! Gah! These tiny, feathery flowers are adorable!

The boys celebrated an early birthday this weekend at my mom's. I'm unsure how to celebrate their birthdays later this week (8 and 13!), as we can't have a party (I mean, we can, but that's not something we are comfortably doing with the current COVID situation). So if you've celebrated kid birthdays the past few months or have suggestions on a nice way to commemorate their days, I'd love your ideas. I don't go shopping (other than grocery), so I let them pick their birthday presents online this year. I really didn't want to give them something that they decided they didn't want, or got from someone else, b/c that would require another trip to a shop to return said item. So I gave myself an out and just let them choose their own gifts.

Urth Yarn Contest!

We have all the gradient sets in stock from Urth Yarn and to celebrate we are giving away one set of your color choice in today's contest! 

What do you have to do to win one of these 200g sets? It's a really cool idea- four 50g skeins that go from saturated to pale with speckles. Just answer the following in the comments below before noon EST this Monday, July 6: What are your plans for this holiday weekend (if you are entering after the 4th tell us what you did)? Is your city doing fireworks? Are you doing some at your own house? Are you grilling out a special steak dinner or awesome burgers? Are you outside the US so just hanging out this weekend? Do tell!

I'm unsure exactly what we are doing. I had family in town and was able to see some of the people I love that we haven't been able to for the past several months. We ate BBQ, played cards, had an ice cream cake for the kids and early bday presents for them. We've been invited to do fireworks at a few friends homes (as the local big display canceled as of yesterday), but I'm unsure about attending these since I don't know how many people are there, if those people are playing it safe like we are, or how I feel about group activities in general. I mean, I know I feel uncomfortable about the idea of group activities, but everyone seems to be operating somewhat normally (but also using masks/hand washing, etc), and even the schools here start in a month, so I just am so confused about all this and how I am to operate. Our family has been playing it quite safe (we've been seeing more people- friends/family and mostly outdoors, but still don't shop in stores other than the grocery and don't attend big events or indoor things) but we do want to celebrate the 4th somehow. All this is so confusing! We've been sequestering ourselves for months now, everything is pretty much open, Indiana as a state isn't growing in COVID numbers, but I still feel that the right choice is to not be a point of contact for this. To protect others. I'm torn and confused about how I feel. What about you?

We also have a restock of the Tiger Sock Kits, also from Urth Yarn, should you want to grab one of those! These are super popular. We also have restocks of the other striping colors. I have color 59 on the needles, and finished color 57 a few months ago. These stripes are super addictive.

 

Fiber Festival Find - Mid Coast Targheeling Twist

I have some something really special to share today. Kayanna at Stitch Together Studio has developed a new hand-spun-look yarn called Mid Coast Targheeling Twist, and it's just like a microbatch yarn that you'd expect to discover at a fiber fair or festival. You know, like when you've been browsing all day and haven't found that thing that you were hoping to find, even though you didn't even know what that thing was. But when you see it you can't help yourself and grab one.... then another, and then just one more just in case. This is that yarn.

Targheeling Twist is a blend of US Targhee wool, bamboo and silk and the fiber is dyed by Kayanna in Iowa BEFORE it's sent to a mill in Illinois to be spun into this lofty, gorgeous yarn. That's what gives it the look of hand spun- it's dyed before it's turned into yarn, not after. It's not the typical yarn we sell- It's not to be used for socks, as it's not machine washable and really not one that would hold up to hard wear. But it's wonderful for eye catching mitts, a cool hat, or an even more awesome scarf. I'm considering starting this scarf with two colors as soon as I can tonight. I reserve the right to change my mind to make a hat and mitts or leg warmers. Much like that perfect skein of hand spun yarn you find, I want to find the right project that I'll wear a lot. .... And of course I just fell down the rabbit hole and looked through many patterns and now think I'll do this with maybe going down to  a US 5 or 6 needle instead of an 8 and add a repeat to use up the yarn. Has anyone made this pattern with fingering weight? I see lots of projects on Ravelry that used fingering weight like this yarn.

I have all 12 colors that she's offering and I do hope that this does well enough that she'll make more. These kind of small run projects are hard to put together. There's a lot of up front cost and work and you don't know if it's going to pan out. Like you might be the only one who thinks this is an amazing idea, and then when it comes to fruition you have to hope that others are into it too. And oh, I AM.

To get you in the fiber festival mood, I thought I'd share some of my photos of my trip four years ago to Maryland Sheep and Wool. This may give you a taste of what I think of when I hold this yarn. This was the first real road trip I took with the kids- Henry wasn't even four yet! Gosh, this seems like yesterday, but FOUR YEARS.

I believe it was Mother's Day weekend of 2016. We filled up the car with kids and snacks and swim stuff for the hotel pool and drove from Indiana to Maryland to see all the sheep and wool and it was totally fab.

We went to the festival on the last day, which I believe was Sunday, and it was the slower day but as you can see still very busy. James toted Henry around in his little red wagon and I can't believe I didn't take more pictures....

I know it's not awesome that all the year's fiber fairs and festivals were canceled. Even though I know it was for the best, and even though all the dyers and teachers who lost work know the reasons are valid, it still stings for everyone. So I'll continue to support small dyers as best I can during this time, and bring you some unique blends that I might not usually offer. I have some really nice things in the works for you, and I do hope if you're a dyer or artisan who needs a boost right now, you'll contact me at service@simplysockyarn.com so I can see what I can do. We have to keep moving onward as safely as we can right now, and if there's a way I can help you thought this, I do hope you'll reach out.

July Mini Sets and Sock Sets

Because we're working a bit of a shorter work week here b/c of the upcoming July 4th holiday, I'm releasing the July Sock Sets and Mini Sets now, a tad early. So in the Kits & Clubs section, you'll find what we've paired our limited edition Hedgehog Fibres mini skeins with this month. Here they are, the Weathered Seaside Sock Set and the Plumberry Fizz Sock Set.

The Weathered Seaside Sock Set features a full sized skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock with the Hedgehog Fibres mini skein, and I LOVE how this reminds me of the East Coast shore this time of year.

The Plumberry Fizz Sock Set features a limited edition colorway that they did for us in 2019 with a lovely pink potluck mini.

If you want a bit of color to add to your projects, or if you want to make a pair of faded footies or shorties, take a look at the two mini skein trios in the Kits & Clubs link. Each mini is 20 grams of Hedgehog Fibres Sock yarn in a potluck hue that isn't named/repeated. We have been doing 5-mini-skein fades the past few months, but I like the idea of offering different amounts here and there. That way we do various price points for different people and purposes, and we keep it fresh!

As it is still difficult to get yarn from overseas during this time, we're taking this chance to offer any remaining club and kit yarns to you. Usually, dyers dye in a particular amount, and we over purchase just in case packages don't arrive to you in a timely manner or in case you want more than one skein to go with your club/kit. So we're going to offer these extras to you as we have time to list them on the website. Today you'll find the Candy Crash skeins from Qing Fibre of London from two or three clubs ago. If you were part of that club, this is your opportunity to grab more if you found you loved it. If you weren't a part of that club, it's your chance to get a taste of what our clubs offer - we do them every few months for a three month span and we hope to have one in the fall if shipping to us if supply becomes more predictable.

Thank you for your support and encouragement during what continues to be a very difficult time for small businesses. I'll continue to do my best to find awesome fibery goods for you so you can stay home and knit. We will continue to remain closed to the public and focus on social distancing and shipping to you six days a week.

Tease 1 of Christmas in July

I thought I'd share with you some of the pics that the dyers are sending me of color for our upcoming Christmas in July event on July 25 (online, not an in person event as we aren't open to the public at all right now, just shipping). Veronica at Dream in Color sent me these beauties and I can't wait to send some of these to you next month!

Here are Gettin' Blitzen, The Naught List and Santa-gria.... we like the idea of naming these after fun holiday cocktails!

Here's a video on Insta of them drying in the Arizona sun too. Don't you just want to squish these in person?!? Me too.

How are you all where you are? I'm enjoying a bit of summer now that the kids are out of school and there's no more e-Learning. I'm even told that our school will go back at the end of August (with a lot of changes)... I don't quite believe that yet. I've spent much more time outdoors lately and also seen my family more and that's helped me feel more connected than I have since March. It was a pretty hard few months, working, staying home with the kids and also managing their educational needs and every single little other thing that was going on, but now life seems to have calmed down a bit and I'm very grateful for it.

I'm saddened by what's going on in our country with so many people without jobs, so many in need, and so many voices unheard for so long and I feel shame for my own part it in it all. I feel like I can and should be doing a lot better for my kids, for my friends and family, and for humanity. I feel as though I've become complacent in my life and my place in the world and I either don't listen or completely ignore what's been going on for so long. I tend to make the excuse that "there's so much going on in my life and I'm barely managing as it is" but I know that's not enough. I'm still figuring out what my part is in the change of equality in our country. But I've at least learned that I don't need to be silent about my failures as a person and that if I don't make myself feel the discomfort, I can't change or be part of change. I have started to take actions that feel right for me, I've been talking with my kids and family a lot about what we think and what we should do and how we should affect change. It's not enough, but I always struggle with feeling like enough. Do you?

Huge selection of 150g Colossal Sock just arrived!

I think this is the most Colossal Sock we've had in the Sale Section at one time, so go now and take a quick look! I'll wait....

Now that you're back... aren't those great?! I mean, the price is awesome, but getting 50% more yarn is a treat too right? And if you want a chance at winning a skein, take a look at Insta today, as there's a contest.

I'm really into these summer blues and greens right now like Shuyler Lake above and Surf below. And wouldn't one of these be great in Andrea Mowry's newest sweater?

Many of you told me how excited you are about our Christmas in July event I posted about yesterday. I thought it was a fun way to be able support some of our fave dyers with a fun project during a time when they can't sell at their fiber fairs and festivals, and I like the idea of getting holiday colors mid-year. They tend to go so fast in the fall - we'll get many then too, especially since some larger companies (like West Yorkshire Spinners) won't release their new holiday colors til then anyway.

What's on its way for the Sale Section? Some of that awesome DK from Mineville Wool Project! It's been several months (like pre-COVID.... now that seems like ages ago, right?) since we've been able to get some of this and we'll soon have dozens of colors again.

One month from today.... Christmas in July event!

One month from today we're hosting a Christmas in July at SSYC! That's right, July 25th, 2020 is your day to get a head start on your holiday knitting, or just get those coveted holiday colors that seem to sell out in October as soon as they are released.

Christmas-colored knits are some of the most popular projects around. Especially socks and small accessories. If you don't celebrate Christmas, you might still like wearing red and green in December, or you might love someone who does celebrate and you want to knit her some festive socks. If you do, we've got you covered on July 25th this year.

What will we have and who will we have it from? Colors from Dream in Color, Stitch Together Studio, Mineville Wool Project, Cascade Yarns (shown above), Knitterly Things (shown below)Flock Fibre and more. You can get a head start on your holiday knits this summer, or just stash wintery-themed colorways that always seem to sell out too fast. We might even be doing little holiday gifts in your packages too....

Do you have an idea for making our Christmas in July event special? E-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com or leave your suggestion in the comments. You all have the best ideas!

And I'll leave you with pictures from our holiday card four years ago. Because who doesn't want to show off their little goobers when they can?!

And I can't resist sharing this one from seven years ago too. Oh, those cheeks. Just indulge me, OK????

A case of the Mondays

Make that Forever 41 and they also give you yarn with your vodka.

 How many of these characters do you know? I missed 7, 22, 28 and 34.

 

I’m having a very Monday-like Monday here. If you are too, perhaps one of these will make you grin!

Dream in Color's Smooshy Sock Yarn

Last year, Dream in Color changed the make up on their Smooshy Sock Yarn after 13 years of requests to add just a bit of nylon, they did just that. And really? I like it even more.

Pickle Ball, Mod Squad and Navy Zeal

Yes, the idea of changing such a well known sock yarn after so many years of success kind of made me worry. I really liked the original Smooshy a lot, as did thousands and thousands of you. After all, it's what started Dream in Color nearly 15 years ago.

Tex Mex, Lafayette and Miami Red

But when you can make something even better, why not? The small amount of high quality nylon puts many sock knitters at ease, keeps the price down a bit rather than the skein going over $30 like some skeins with such high quality merino, and really just gilds the lily. At $26 for a 420 yard skein, it's a really fair price for a 4 ounce skein of sock yarn.

True to Life, Awesome Wow! and Divine

And if you like the original Smooshy, you likely appreciate the Colossal Sock that we get in the Sale Section once a month, as it's from the same mill and has that same slightly rustic, toothy feel too it (but also has a bit of nylon) that the original Smooshy had.

Torchwood, My Fair Lady and Aqua Jet

I have dozens of gorgeous colors of the new Smooshy right now (check back later this afternoon to see them all- it's taking some time to populate the website).

Time Machine, Peaceful Transition and Shy

After the weekend, I may have more Colossal Sock (the 150g skeins in the Sale Section) to share with you too. They are expected to arrive next week and I'll post them asap. But shipping times certainly continue to be unpredictable right now, so we will see.

Black Pearl, Tucson and Liberation

Ask the Knitters

Dear Knitters,

I'm knitting this scarf and totally dropped a stitch mid-scarf and need some advice for fixing it. I can't really use the crochet hook method and carry it up to the top because it's about two feet down AND due to the short rows of the pattern, it can't really be carried up to a live row anyway.

Thoughts? Ideas? Magical incantations? Perhaps just take a few inches of leftover yarn and weave it into the stitch and secure the live ends? Do tell.

Yes, I'm hijacking the Ask the Knitters series for my own gain on my own project. HA!

-Allison on her couch in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Help a knitter out and leave your advice in the comments section below.  Have a question you'd like to see answered here?  Simply title an e-mail Ask the Knitters and send it on to service@simplysockyarn.com . Your question could be chosen for this series.

Yarn is our 15th anniversary color from Malabrigo that debuted yesterday, Blue in Green on Rios, also available on Sock. I used two skeins and a 24" US 7 needle to make this pattern.

Now live - SSYC's 15th Anniversary Malabrigo color + Knit Kits!

Some very special 15th Anniversary knits are now available in the shop! Go here to get your choice of two Knit Kits, and then grab your skeins of our 15th Anniversary Malabrigo color on Sock or Rios!

I'm so proud to share these with you today! This Blue in Green colorway has been in the works since early 2020, and after months of design, planning and waiting due to the impact of the pandemic, I now have our special color available for you on Sock and Rios. I even have a free printed pattern for you if you order the Sock. The Bryce Canyon Cowl is knit using one skein of Sock and I think it would look divine in our colorway, don't you? Your copy of the pattern will be included in your package.

I knit the Rios myself over the weekend, and I'm nearly finished with my two-skein scarf. 

The colorway is inspired by one of my favorite Malabrigo colorways, Aguas, toned with grey and overdyed with charcoal speckles that break into unexpected drips of wine and burnt sienna. I love this color nearly as much as I love the Miles Davis song that it is named after- it's moody and bluesy and worth your time in knitting - maybe while listening to one of the best jazz albums ever?

I shared details of our two 15th Anniversary Knit Kits last week. Each Knit Kit includes a limited edition skein of yarn, a wonderful linen canvas bag (think the durability of canvas with the feel of a hearty linen) that's big enough to fit a 5 skein project and fully reversible, and a tool. I'll have three more Knit Kits in July.

I can't believe how wonderfully the striping yarn in the Gumdrop Dreams kit matches the stripes in the bag. Now that's some attention to detail from my friend Julia at Knitterly Things, am I right?

Want to add more to your order? I have new colors of Frugal Fingering from Stitch Together Studios (with even more coming late this week), the Magner Co. bags I'm using every day (mine is Bluestone), and restocks of solid hues in Simply Sock Yarn, Cascade Heritage and Opal.

I think you'll really appreciate some of these Frugal Fingering colors, as Kayanna dyed up a selection of microbatch hues, small amounts of non-repeatable colors. I've even given my faves their own unique names (in my head) like Hot Girl Summer (microbatch no. 23), Holiday Swag (microbatch no. 24) and Fro Yo (microbatch no. 20). Do you rename colors in your head sometimes too?

I hope what I've added to the shop for you gives you many reasons to stay home and knit! I'll continue to stock the shop with the latest and greatest this summer, including some more amazing deals for the Sale Section to celebrate our 15th. Thank you for joining us!

A Great Knit

There's nothing quite like a good garter stitch scarf to help you zone out and enjoy a few (thousand) stitches, am I right? I spent much of my weekend tinking along on this scarf, using two skeins of Rios in tomorrow's 15th Anniversary Blue in Green colorway from Malabrigo. And darn it, a simple soothing knit and a bunch of Netflix was just what I needed.

This color will be available tomorrow on Sock and Rios. I'll also be releasing our two Knit Kits that I showed off last week and other awesome goodies. If you don't get our newsletter, please do go to our website and scroll down to the bottom to sign up so you don't miss out.

Boy, do I live for those little unexpected stitches, like the little drips of wine here and there in this gorgeous ocean of garter.

What pattern do you find simple and soothing? Do tell!

Preview of next week's Knit Kits & Malabrigo Anniversary color

I have some really stunning things to share with you next week! I'm super proud of our first two 15th Anniversary Knit Kits (we will have three more later this summer). Not only because they are awesome, but because it's not easy getting hand made goods from all over the world during a pandemic. But all the involved makers are super grateful to be represented and busy and I'm so happy to share these with you. These will go up for sale mid-morning EST on Tuesday, June 16 at our Kits & Club link.

First, I'll have the Gumdrop Dreams Knit Kit. This features a sassy, striping sock yarn from Julia at Knitterly Things and a beautifully coordinating, fully reversible linen canvas bag from Mommy Sews. The colors are just perfect for summer, don't you think?

Want to knit from a flowered bag? Sweet! Want to switch it up and reverse it for stripes? Do it! Your bag is large- easily holds a 3 skein project, and it's made from durable and soft linen canvas on both sides. Your kit also comes with a DP WIP tube- it slides over your needles while they are in your sock project, keeping everything neat and tidy while you're not knitting.

 

Next I have the Periwinkle Blossom Knit Kit inspired by serene watercolors. Isn't this dappled skein from Mineville Wool Project just delightful? Emily dyed it on a limited edition BFL Sock and I think it looks just perfect with the coordinating, fully reversible linen canvas bag.

You get two different looks with this bag- one is a big gingham, and the other is a pretty blossom. This kit comes with a DP Needle tube for holding and protecting your double point needles when not in use. 

What else is coming next week? We will have our 15th Anniversary color from Malabrigo on Sock and Rios (worsted)! The inspiration for this colorway is one of my favorite pieces of music, Blue in Green by Miles Davis. I could listen to this album for hours. If you want to listen to this piece, it's available here on YouTube.

I'll also have some other bits you've been waiting for, including new colors of Frugal Fingering from Stitch Together Studios. I hope you'll find something that will make you smile!

Morning Shop Tour

Gosh, it's odd to not have people in the shop for three months. While we continue to hold off on having people in the shop in person for more months, I wanted to show it off a bit. Perhaps if you're local it will give you a bit of a smile of familiarity. If you're one of our guests from afar, maybe you'll feel even closer to us than you already do- you can imagine us choosing the just right skeins as we shop for you, putting stuff in your basket, and sending it with good vibes on its way to you.

Welcome to Simply Socks Yarn Company! If you entered today, this is what you would see. 16+ tons of yarn and all the heady yarn fumes to go with. It's taken 15 years to amass this collection. I like to think of it as my own stash... until it's yours!

I love these linen canvas drawstring bags that Jen makes for us. I'm totally into this melon/apricot color combo right now too. Very summery.

We have such a stunning array of Life in the Long Grass on this wall in the shop. It makes it really wonderful for choosing color combinations. Especially with all the diffused natural light.

Below is Walk Collection from Germany. With Customs issues, it could be awhile before we can get much more of this stuff. But it's on the to-get list, that's for sure.

Qing Fibre of London makes some great tweed sock colors, don't they?

We haven't dyed Poste Yarn in about a year now, but we do still find some hidden here and there and put it back out for you. I don't know what the future holds for our little dye studio, but for now we're taking a much needed long break.

We do still have our own line of Simply Sock Yarn solids though. These 50g balls are perfect for colorwork. Have you tried using a Yarn Cozy before? Shown in the bottom of the photo below, these are simple ways to keep your yarn cake from imploding or getting caught on things. Or if you have a bad kitty who wants to play with your yarn ball, at least the Cozy gives it a fighting chance of staying in one piece! The Sock Ruler is another great tool to have on hand too.

This is our somewhat empty wall of Flock Fibres. Kim is currently dyeing up more for us and I have my fingers crossed that Customs from Canada will continue to be back to normal. Kim is making sock sets for two of our 15th anniversary Knit Kits as well as a full shop restock and new Flock Sock Set colors (including holiday ones that sell out no matter the time of year).

 

I'll leave you with two images. Above, the shop as it looks this morning, full to the brim of yarn... at least the best we can do during with mills and dyers being closed for months. The morning light makes the skeins shine. And as you can likely tell, the lights aren't even on- that's all natural morning light!

And below... something I'm crazy excited about. A limited edition color that Malabrigo made for us to celebrate our 15th. This will be available soon- perhaps next week if it's all here and ready. Check back here on the blog for more details as I have them. I've been waiting months to share this, so I literally ripped open boxes as soon as they arrived this morning to see and photo it. After developing the color with Antonio in Peru, it was ready to ship to us in March and then everything in Peru was closed down. It's now here and more beautiful than the pictures can show. Gah. I love this.