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Weekend picture post

 

Started another Urth Yarn worsted cowl. Color 4022 Same as the recipe I posted earlier this month. Inch stitch marker came in really handy to measure the ribbing at the top and bottom (perhaps we'll give these away again this fall). Started Saturday afternoon, finished Sunday afternoon. My mom stopped by as I finished it and commented on how much she liked the colors, so I guess we know what cowl she's getting for Christmas this year, right?

A finished Copy Cat CC Beanie for ME! Used this in Ilusion. Now for a pom.

Henry wearing the hat I finished for him in Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK color Raku. Turned out to be a great Halloween color.

Which do you think I should knit for my holiday socks? I'm thinking the left, Fairy Lights Sparkle instead of the right, Silent Night Sparkle. 2020 needs some color. The 5 WYS holiday colors went fast but I'll have more likely end of this week.

One of the Stitch Together Swanky Sock limited edition Boo Batch (micro batch) colors we'll have for you in Socktober soon.

Found a dropped stitch in the gusset of an Opal sock I picked back up from two years ago. GAH. Tearing back.

Socktober Pre Party

I'm having a weekend-long Socktober Pre Party by giving you 15% off our already discounted Sale Section!

How do you cash in? Just enter FallSale into the coupon code field at Check Out now through Sunday to get a discount on top of our already fabulously priced Sale Section!

What else might you like to knit? Well, check out yesterday's post b/c we released A LOT of self patterning yarn. Makes me want to spend my whole weekend makin'. I think I may need to start another cowl in one of these. The pattern I used is detailed here.

Socktober starts next week and here is a tease of some of the things you'll see from our artisans to help us celebrate with Knit Kits, limited edition colors and more. I'll post more here on the blog next week about all the awesomeness. Have a wonderful weekend, all!

Fresh Self Patterning Sock Yarns!

It's been a busy week here as we've received a lot of yarn.... unpacking, counting, stocking, getting photos ready, populating the website... all so you can get your hands on some really really cool stuff! I can't wait to cast on a new pair of socks this weekend in one of these. I've yet to decide. What's new at SSYC? Take a look!

We have three new Regia collections from fabric/lifestyle/knitwear designers! Take a look at what's new from Dee Hardwicke (colors inspired by her love of Wales), Kaffe Fassett (inspired by his colorful fabric collections), and Arne and Carlos (inspired by their Norwegian sweater collections and the landscape of Norway).

If you love gradient yarn, but want more control over how each stripe plays in your project, you'll love these Zauberperlen. Each is 7 63-yard mini-balls and they look so super cool, don't they? And look at this pattern for it. WOW.

Then, we have received our first batch of holiday hues from West Yorkshire Spinners! From top/left: Silent Night Sparkle, Fairy Lights Sparkle, Holly Berry Holiday, Candy Cane and Christmas Robin. All have patterns that come with them, so if you want the free pattern that comes with each, just respond to your e-mailed receipt and I'll e-mail it back. All are available at this one link.

Gosh, I swear I have more to share too, but for the life of me I can't remember with just one cup of coffee in me! I do hope you see something that makes you want to take some time for yourself, enjoy some stitches and feel a sense of inspiration and accomplishment. I've found this last week or so to be therapeutic. I've made more time for knitting and myself, and it's allowed me to feel more able to be there for others. I often forget that if I don't care for myself first, I can't care for others. An empty cup has nothing to fill others' cups.

Project Progress

This weekend I made some real progress on finishing projects. Well, I started two projects too, so there's that. Above is my Copy Cat CC Beanie. I knit it pretty much exactly as the pattern indicated, but if I knit it again I'd go down to a US 6 for the bottom rib. I used Malabrigo Rios in a skein of Illusion that I couldn't resist. The way the skeins look, I really expected it to look more variegated with lengths of discernable color. But this kind of looks all over dappled brown. It's nice, but oddly I didn't expect it to look so uniform in color overall.  I'm likely to put a pom on top, but I'm considering tearing back a bit to make the messy-bun-mod. I have a lot of hair. Or perhaps I'll make a second one and that one will have the mod.

Below is another finished Rios project in the 15th Edition color that Malabrigo made for us this summer. I'm so glad I snagged two skeins for myself to commemorate this occasion, as the Rios is gone now in that color. But we still have some in Sock if you like the color too. I used this pattern.

I started a hat for Henry, casting on 90-some stitches in this. But it was too small.... apparently he grew a lot in the past year! So I ripped it back and cast on 112 on a US 2.5, did a couple inches of 2x2 rib, switched to a US 3 and then just did a stockinette. He tried it on before school this morning and it's time to decrease. This is a skein of Hedgehog Merino DK in Raku that I had in my stash and I love that it looks Halloween-ish. I wouldn't have pictured that when looking at the skein, but it will be perfect for the season and Henry's looking forward to wearing it.

Fall is coming fast here in Fort Wayne and in the shop. The weather has turned a bit crisp and dyers are sending as much as they can to keep you stocked for your knitting. Above is some Tosh that came last week. Just a bit...

I've had questions recently about when SSYC will be open to the public, and the COVID-19 numbers here in Indiana don't give me any hope that we'll be opening up to the public in the near future. As our curve is STILL on the rise (on August 17 we had 906 new cases and Sept 17 we had 1494 new cases- it's disheartening), I won't put my staff and our families at unnecessary risk, put you all at risk, add more to our already overwhelmed family/work plates, have uncomfortable conversations/confrontations about having to wear masks/sanitize hands.... and basically I feel like if my children can't school normally and my older family and friends have to be concerned about their health that I have no business opening up my shop to the public and making the health situation any worse. Yes, we would LOVE to see you all in person and to have the income provided by having the shop open to the public and I completely understand that you may prefer to buy yarn/needles in person and not online. But I can't feel good about myself and what I do and be part of the problem if I can pay my staff/dyers/artisans and keep going without adding an unsafe layer to how we operate. I think it could be months before we open to the public. It's hard and it totally sucks. I can't wait to open up safely again, but it looks like it's going to be 2021 before that happens here. Until then, we will continue to serve you online, shipping only, and you are always welcome to e-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com with color and project questions and we'll help as best we can!

Super September Deals

Wow, that wonderful Tweed Me Sock in the Sale Section is going fast! I do love it and I'll continue to carry it when it's available. After September you'll see the price go back up to the $28 instead of $23. 

LTY Tweed Me Sock in Vitalium Vitalis

It's been a couple months since we've had the 150g skeins of Colossal Sock from Dream in Color in the Sale Section, but they're back and darned pretty. They are really nice for fall sweaters (it's on the heavy side of fingering weight), socks and winter accessories. This is the skein they developed for us to celebrate our 15th Anniversary this year and we'll offer it for as long as we can get it. It's that good.

DIC Colossal in Federal Bank

You might have also noticed that we got some Merino DK from Mineville Wool Project too! I'm unsure what we can get from them in the near future, as many dyers are out or low on base yarn. But we have a lovely stock of it now. I do know that we will have some different bases from MWP in late 2020 or early 2021. As you may know, MWP focuses on getting short runs of yarns/fibers that are discounted b/c they are either the end run from a larger company's run, or is a base someone is testing or it's just available in a small amount for another reason. But they get it at a great price and pass it along to us. Over the past few years, it's really become one of our shop favorites. You don't really see it anywhere else in the selection we have, and the price and the quality is just stunning. It's run by Emily (daughter or Fleece Artist founder, Kathryn) so they have decades of experience in this.

MWP Merino DK in Bronze and Constellation

West Yorkshire Spinners Holiday Hues 2020

West Yorkshire Spinners is offering FIVE holiday colors this year. The bottom three are re-releases of colors we have had in previous years (I'm so glad to see the middle Candy Cane stripe back!) and the top two are sparkle sock yarns. The one on the right is the Fairy Lights from two years ago but now in a glittery ball (which I think is a fab edition) and the Silent Night on the left is new for 2020 and also sparkled. 

I'm told these will start shipping to us later this week, and if the shipping gods see fit to not cause us any delays we could have these on the website by the end of the month. I do believe I'll be able to get these all season, so if you do see these sell out, I do think we can get them all back. We had the Holly Berry Holiday and the Christmas Robin colors a couple months ago as part of our Christmas in July event.

Our Christmas in July event was so fun for us and I got so much feedback from you that it was fun and cheery as well that I decided to do a Fall Festival in October when we feature Halloween and fall colors, limited edition sets and skeins and all sorts of goodies that will help you feel good about fall. Since all the fall fiber festivals were canceled, I wanted to give you a way to still feel that excitement and levity. And I wanted to support our dyers whose businesses often depend on shows to make their money. They can't sell at these events, so we need to find another way to make sure they keep going, right?

Here's a tease at some of the cutie stitch markers that will come with some of the limited edition yarns. I'll keep teasing you with pictures here and there until mid-October when we have our online event.

Yarn Love

We have some cute restocks today from Katie at Yarn Love! Many of you have been asking about her sock kits and we have those back. They don't last long, so if you really want one, please don't hesitate.

Both the Happy Jack and the In Like a Lion sock kit come with all yarn and the pattern. Just respond to your e-mailed receipt and as me for the pattern and I'll respond with the pdf.

Aren't these awesome?? We also have other stunning skeins from Yarn Love in Juliet (merino/nylon), and other bases.  Apple Cider is such a gorgeous fall color, isn't it?

And I'm quite a fan of Marvelous Marl. One of my fave winter hats is a Sockhead I knit out of Gilded Aspen.... though the only pic I can find of me wearing it was before I closed the top and added this pom pom. It's not a superwash yarn, so it's one that could felt if you wash it in the machine or use warm water. But it's totally worth the extra effort, in my opinion.

Now that the kids have been in school for two weeks, I've had more time to be a normal human, rather than work all hours of the day and night while child wrangling and/or teaching them during the day. It's downright amazing to have time to knit or bake or read or whatever I might want to do with my evenings. We've been doing some movie watching (particularly the Fantastic 4 movies) this past week, so that give me plenty of time to tink away on my socks. I finished two pairs, my shorties using this yarn and my fall striped socks using this yarn in color 59 (if it sells out I will get more soon).

If you didn't see, I added a new batch of 150g skeins of Colossal Sock to the sale section. I have more colors coming later this week too. This is the special yarn that Dream in Color developed for us to celebrate out 15th anniversary all year long, and it's a super deal for such a great sized skein.

Perfect pattern for Tweed Me Sock?

I think I've found the perfect pattern for fall and all the lovely Tweed Me Sock we have in the Sale Section right now.

Photo courtesy of This Handmade Life

This is the Cozy Autumn Sock pattern from This Handmade Life and I feel like it was made for tweed sock yarn. Go take a look at all her patterns because she has a lot of shorty and toe/heel combo socks. Things I love right now.

What colors do I think would excel in this pattern? Well, all of them? But since half of the colors are now gone, how about I tease you with Divination?

Or amuse you with Muse?

Desert Marigold would really show off this pattern nicely. As would Jack Pine (a lovely green that is second only to Frida).

If you're considering grabbing some Tweed Me Sock in the Sale Section, please pounce fast. Many colors are gone and others are close to it. I will stock this yarn again, but at the regular price of $28 a skein instead of the September Special of $23.

What else will you soon see in the Sale Section? I could have more Colossal up there for you as soon as this afternoon. We have more DK coming from Mineville Wool Project too. Perhaps our last for awhile, as they are kinda tapped out of yarn like many other companies right now. We'll do our best to keep stocked with awesomeness though!

I hope you all have a lovely early-fall weekend. The weather here has been lovely for a week- warm during the day and cool at night. It's perfect knitting weather, as you can see from yet another finished sock. Is it crazy or cool that I'm now using my finished socks in my fall decor?!

Tweed Me Sock & Knit Kits

First off, our Butterfly Blossom Knit Kit has now gone live, so please go here if you'd like a limited edition skein of BFL Sock from Mineville Wool Project, and hand made and fully reversible linen canvas bag (that holds a 3 skein project), and some adorable yarn ball stitch markers. Because of the hand made nature of each part of the kit, the quantities are limited and it will likely sell out fast. I do have some wonderful fall and Halloween themed kits for the first or second week of October too, should you miss out on this one. I'll tease those in a month.

Now, onto a yarn that I recently tested and loved so much that I not only ordered it in dozens of colors, but I'm also offering it to you at a September Special price of $5 off. Instead of $28, it's $23 a skein in our Sale Section until the end of the month. I will likely continue carrying this yarn after that, but at the regular retail price and only if I can get it predictably. Many hand dyers and even large companies like Tosh and Hedgehog Fibres are out of their yarns to dye right now and there's not and end yet in sight for the shortage due to mills closing, understaffing industry-wide due to COVID-19 restrictions and importing issues and horrible timelines and costs. More details on all this here on the blog at a later time.

Here are a few of the combos I like. If there's a combo you think you might like from the several dozen colors I have, grab it b/c these colors all seem to work together beautifully and b/c I'd hate to see something you really like sell a minute after you put it in your cart. Just go for it. If you want to wait to wait to get a confirmation from me about how your color choices work together, I'm always happy to help at service@simplysockyarn.com. But keep in mind that your choices could sell out before I can get eyes on it (social distancing and all).

If you liked the Frida color I've been knitting, I have that one too. I adore my shorty socks. Just use a little leftover contrasting yarn for your toes and heels if you want them to pop like mine.

I also have many of these colors on other bases from Less Traveled Yarn like 757 Sock and Sport, should you not be the tweed type. But come on, you know you wanna be!

What else might you like to order? How about the new Sock It set from Dream in Color? The September set is inspired by autumn in Paris, and dang it sure invokes all the wanderlust feelings, doesn't it? If you want to travel somewhere but can't, this might tide you over until you can safely enjoy.

 

Urth Yarn has created their next wildlife inspired sock yarn, a Zebra stripe! You might have snagged one of the Tiger kits earlier this summer (and I have more for you of that too), and here's your opportunity to preorder the Zebra. If you order it now, you're saving your place to get it shipped out in 2-3 weeks when it arrives here. You're welcome to order other things on the same order, but those will also ship with the Zebra in 2-3 weeks. If you want them to ship separately (rest of the yarn now, and Zebra later) make sure to order in two separate orders. If you don't want to preorder it and pay now to save your place, you can simply wait until we have enough to sell in the shop. I expect that to be about a month from now.

I hope you find something today that give you hours of enjoyment and relaxation. That's what I need my knitting for right now- I love this simple project I finished in just two days over the weekend. It gave me such a sense of accomplishment that I so dearly needed.

Picture post

Just a picture post of the last of our 15th Anniversary Knit Kits being released tomorrow. Gosh, I'm a sucker for all things butterfly. And look at those tiny handmade yarn ball stitch markers.... *swoon* 

This kit will be at our Kits & Clubs link tomorrow, usually mid-morning EST.

Labor Day Weekend, Knitting & Decorating

This holiday weekend I took a much needed work break. I rarely have a day when I don't do some sort of work, as there's always some type of correspondence to do or the light is just perfect for photography. But this weekend I took the entire time off and boy does it show in my knitting and home. First off, I've made three loaves of my mom's zucchini bread recipe and it's amazing. I have at least 6 more zucchini that I'll turn into loaves in the coming weeks and I'll freeze much of it. The boys love it for breakfast and snacks, and I feel good about it because there's so much veg, applesauce and whole wheat.

I've also started decorating for Halloween. I know it's way early, but fall is a busy time for the shop (we have some super awesome surprises planned this year!) and last year I don't even think I got out most of our decor because I forgot all about it until a week before. This year we all need some more fun and levity in our household and I thought, why not decorate early? The kids are helping me make some Halloween garland.... I'm thinking of splurging on this too.... I'm all about the easy crafting ideas this year. I'm really pleased with how much stuff I've gotten done so far. We'll wait a few more weeks before putting out the embarrassingly huge lawn inflatables. Most of my decor I purchase at Target or Hobby Lobby type places after the event so it's super cheap. I just store it all in orange totes in the basement and get it out each year.

Urth's Uneek Sock Kit color 59, a super duper fall color.

 

I also did some knitting. Not only did I finish an entire project, I also worked on a half finished one from months ago and finished one sock. First the cowl. For this cowl I took a cue from Rachael's project (which took a cue from the fingering weight Sockhead Cowl) and did the following.

Using Urth's Uneek Worsted yarn and a 16" US 7 needle I cast on 120 stitches and joined into a round.

k2p2 rib for 2-4 inches. When you've made your rib section as long as you want, weight your work so you save that same amount of yarn for the end of your project. 10-20g depending on length of your rib section.

Switch to stockinette and knit for the bulk of the cowl, until you have that same 10-20g left of the skein.

Switch back to your k2p2 rib and cast off when appropriate.

I'm thinking of making several of these cowls using Urth's worsted weight (this is color 4002) for holiday gifts. It was done in just two days!

Butterfly Blossom Knit Kit, a preview

Next week, likely Thursday (I'll post next week to let you know) we'll be offering you the last of our 15th Anniversary Summer Knit Kits, the Butterfly Blossom Knit Kit! This one features an awesome skein of BFL Sock from Mineville Wool Project, a superb hand made and fully reversible linen canvas bag from Mommy Sews, and hand made stitch markers. Here's just a little tease of what we'll be offering - showing you my own ball already wound into a cake and ready to knit. Gosh, it's pretty.

What else might you like to add to your cart to qualify for free US shipping at $100? I'm expecting the Tweed Me Sock I've been raving about to arrive here and if all goes well I'll have it ready for you next week. Did you see how shop manager Heather is knitting her test skein of Tweed Me Sock in Prickly Pear? She's holding it alongside a skein of Tenderfoot yarn (color 123-Oasis) to make a worsted weight crop top and I love how it's coming along, don't you? Not in the mood for a crop top? Many people are just making it longer. And there's a fingering weight version too. And a kids one!

I've almost finished my pair of shorty socks in the Frida color of Tweed Me Sock. I used a bit of Hedgehog Fibres in a mini skein I had for the toes and heels. I love the traditional look of tweed with the mod mint and hot pink. And I rarely (if ever?) knit shorty socks, and they were a really great use of the yarn and my time. I have enough yarn leftover to knit another pair of short socks and because they have just two inch legs, I save the time it would take to knit another 4 inches per sock! I didn't use a particular pattern- just my own normal sock pattern I make for myself and made the leg 3-4 inches shorter.

Last week, I shared the Dyer Collection from Madelinetosh, and I wanted to show you one of their pics of how the color Sunup knits up. I believe this is knit up on Tosh Merino Light, but I also have it on, Tosh DK and Twist Light. It's now sold out on Tosh Sock. The other colors in the series so far at Ametrine, Sunday Drive and Late in the Day.

I want to thank you all again for the wonderful response to our National Parks Yarn Club. I'm seeing so many names that I recognize and a lot of new people too. I can't wait to share with you some of the awesomeness that we have coming, including a special new-to-us imported dyer. If you haven't yet joined in, the price of the club includes half price shipping until September 8th. If we still have club spots available after that, it goes up by $9. In just three days we've sold the anticipated spots so I've already added extra spaces.The club ships in mid October, November and December.

School, socks and more

Before I get going I just want to send out a big THANK YOU for the great response to the sign ups for our newest yarn club. We sold more than half the spaces in the first 24 hours and I was not expecting that. This is our 24th club, so you know we have a great following and do it up right, and the numbers are showing how much you value what we put together and know it's a good deal. From the e-mails I've been getting, I can tell you are really looking forward to getting a surprise in your mailbox once a month, and you like the theme of National Parks. After all, if we can't get to them, we can at least celebrate them and enjoy them from afar in yarn. If you haven't signed up yet, I would estimate that I'll have enough spaces to last about a week longer. But please do not hesitate if you really want in. Not only b/c the current cost includes half price shipping for signing up by the 7th, but also b/c I'd hate to see you miss out on something that promises to be awesome. We have a new-to-us dyer participating too- someone I've wanted to carry for a couple years now who just made space for us. That's the only hint you're getting!

School started in person last week, and my boys have been happy, exhausted, hungry and pretty dazed for the past week. They love being back at school, but they also are sad that they only get to see the 14 kids in their little "pod" and all their other friends they can't interact with. They understand why, but little Henry still cried when he came home the first day b/c I think he had a vision of how awesome it was going to be to finally see his friends after 6 months and it wasn't really like that. But they have adjusted and are a combination of excited/exhausted each day and I love that they get to be back at school. And I greatly appreciate the people who have worked their butts off to make it happen. They are my heroes. 

I've been able to knit more the past week too... who'd a thunk - a mom's kids go back to school and she can work all day instead of early morning/late night and now has time to knit? What an odd coincidence! It's AMAZING. I'm unsure if I've really shared how exhausting it's been to keep everything going during the pandemic. I feel kind of like when I had a baby - zombie-like waking hours, laughable work/life balance, no time for anything other than kids and work. Never a hot cup of coffee. I'm not complaining- I'm good at juggling and I'd rather keep busy than be bored. Running the shop takes more time and more work and more money for the same outcome, but I have a great job and am working my darndest to make sure that all the staff/artist/delivery-persons that need income from us have it. I'm fortunate that my business was in a strong place, with 15 years behind us, when all this started in March. But having kids home all day and night and wanting to be present for them during their waking hours meant that there wasn't time to do much more than child-wrangle and work. But now. There's knitting time. And it's delicious. I've finished the sock above and am halfway done with it's twin. I'm using a basic sock pattern, but just doing a two inch-ish leg for shorties. And the yarn is the Less Traveled Yarn in Tweed Me Sock that we could have as soon as next week for you at a special price for just this fall. It's a wonderful knit, and I love putting a bright punch of a toe and heel on it (this is a Hedgehog Fibres mini I had - you might have some too if you did our 12-Days-of-Sock-Yarn last Christmas). This yarn would be amazing as a sweater too. I can't wait to share it all with you. Here are a few colors that are coming in the batch .... and we'll have dozens more.... and all for $5 less than normal.

I have a skein of Malabrigo Rios  in 842 - Ilusion sitting next to me that I've been wanting to knit into a simple hat for myself. Any pattern suggestions for a worsted weight hat that you love? Was thinking this.

SSYC's 24th Yarn Club - National Park Series

I'm happy to share with you first that sign ups are now open for our 24th Yarn Club - the National Park Series! And if you sign up before Sept 7, the price includes half price shipping. September 8 the price goes up by $9.... that is, if the club isn't sold out by then. I usually can keep it open for approx 2 weeks.

Geothermal pods at Yellowstone

In this club, I've asked three sought after dyers to create a colorway inspired by one one of our national parks. Here are just a few inspiration photos (all public domain photos supplied by the NPS) to give you an idea of what's in store for October, November and December. Before I started SSYC, I was an environmental educator in NJ and then here in IN, teaching about water resources and kayaking, so this park series is right in my wheelhouse. It basically combines two of my loves into one awesome series and I know our parks are great inspiration for our chosen dyers as well.

Crater Lake in Oregon

Sheep in Denali

If you're stuck at home, love our national parks, or just want to be surprised with a wonderful package once a month then this club is for you! You'll be treated to a special edition skein, pattern suggestions, and several themed accessories each month (including a club exclusive project bag) that are meant to transport you and your needles to one of our country's national treasures. We may not be able to travel safely throughout the US, but SSYC can take you on a yarny journey that will give you hours of serene enjoyment.

Canyonlands

Cub Lake in the Rockies

I don't know about you, but I'm due for an escape. I've made more time for my knitting this past week and I've noticed a difference in my attitude. There's something about meditative stitches (and my kids being back in school) that has renewed me. I feel like I can exhale and worry less about all the problems that are outside my control. So if you're in a similar place as me, and think that a special package each month will give you something to look forward to, give you something beautiful to focus on, and give you a better connection to places we can't visit right now, please do join us. If you have questions, please do e-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com.

Is there one of these photos that particularly speaks to you? Which photo inspires you most, colorwise?

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone

If you are outside the US or Canada, you might consider sitting the round out. Not that we don't want you to join, but if you think that the unpredictable wait times in Customs (3-4 months for some international packages) are going to cause you anxiety, then please wait this one out. I don't see the international wait times getting any better in the coming few months, and instead of wait times of 2-4 weeks, you could expect 3-4 months. Not one of our packages sent has gone missing, but more than half take a very long time to arrive.

Ask the Knitters

Dear Knitters,

I knit a pair of socks and one ended up wider than the other. Why would this happen? 

Here are some details:

    I cast on 64 stitches and the correct number of stitches were on the needles all the time.

    I used the same needles.

    I used superwash merino/nylon yarn.

    The yarn was wound into a round ball.

I've knit socks before with no problem. I hope you can help me figure this out! Thank you,

Phyllis in Phoenix 

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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.