Mad for Plaid socks

Another wonderful designer has chosen Simply Sock Yarn Solids for a design in Knitty!  First the interesting diagonal design of the Twisted socks, and now Kate Atherly's Mad for Plaid.  Kate's a seasoned Knitty contributor with the Vampire Boyfriend socks and the Socks 101 article that helped many a new sock knitter understand sock construction.

Kate chose Lavender, Blue Violet, Wheatgrass and Tangerine for the socks above, and the below.  And she explains in the pattern how she got all four of these socks out of just four skeins of yarn by not making them matchy-matchy.

I haven't done any colorwork knitting before, other than simple mosaic, so this may be the perfect project for me.  Afterall, it's simply horizontal stripes accented with a few thin vertical strips.  Even I can't mess that up, right??

I'm so proud to see another design using Simply Sock Yarn in Knitty.  I also feel really good about Kate's opinion of the yarn:

"The yarn is very good- I liked it a lot.  I like the colouring- the subtle shading is a nice change.  I do love fun variegated yarns, but sometimes you need something plainer, and you are filling a hold in the marketplace.  And I definitely appreciate the nylon in the mix- hugely important, IMHO."

Kate really touches on what, to me, sets Simply Sock Yarn apart from other solid sock yarns and the reasons I created a new yarn line (read more here).  A wide array of colors is hard to get and keep in stock at all times unless you are in control of its production and distribution.  And not only is this yarn available in a huge array of colors with complete colorcards, but it's hand dyed.  That means that each skein is its own little work of art.  The bold colors are more solid and saturated, and the paler tones are semi-solid and more dynamic.  And in being hand dyed, you know that someone special has put work and artistry into your specific skein.  Not only is this yarn beautiful, but with the nylon content along with the premium merino, you get a workhorse yarn that is a joy to wear and knit.

I really put so much time and effort into creating Simply Sock Yarn and I'm so proud that it's receiving so much interest in the knitting community.

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As for the Summer of Color contest, I'm still compiling the entries, their patterns, and pictures into a post and it's taking longer than anticipated.  Don't be surprised if it takes until next week.
 

Comments

[Diane]

The plaid socks are really cute! Will bookmark this pattern. I love how Kate got 2 pairs of socks out of the same yarn and am also glad she mentioned the subtle color shading - that is one of the first things I REALLY liked about knitting with the Simply Socks yarn. The coloring is very pretty.

[Elizabeth]

I LOVE these socks and will be putting them on my must do list!