Are you one to knit with the seasons? When initially typed the question, I thought "No, I'm not one to do that." But really, I am. I knit Valentine colors in February, I knit holiday colors around Christmas time. I tend to knit brighter colors in the summer. So of course it's not surprising that I've been thinking of green this past week, with St. Patrick's Day approaching.
Black Trillium, Lilt in Eire (also available in Pebble Sock)
Perhaps you know from reading this blog for the past 10 years that I'm a bit obsessed with green. My shop tends to have a wide array of green. It's my color. Acidic green, apple green, emerald green. I have to have it all
Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock Lightweight in Spawn on Scum
So are you going to knit green this week? If so, I'm just going to leave you with a few color ideas. Just in case!
Crystal Palace, Mini Mochi in 323 Copper Turquoise
The Cyborg's Craft Room, Assockilate in Journey (also available with sparkles)
And below three of my faves from Madelinetosh in Twist Light (and they are available on other bases too): Tannenbaum, Black Walnut and Mill Pond. YOWZA.
Zen Yarn Garden in New Apple
Sweet Georgia's sparkly Glitterati in Grouse
And our own Poste Yarn Yak Luxe in Great Dismal Swamp
There are OH SO MANY greens in the shop that I adore. I would love to know what green (choose one not shown above, don't worry, there are hundreds of options) you love in the shop, and list it in the comments below. I'll choose two winners to come away with the skein of their choice. Comment once before noon on Thursday, March 17, and I'll e-mail the winners and announce them here as well. Thanks for sharing!
There are sooooo many pretty greens, but my absolute favorite has to be Leaf in Hedgehog Fibers Sock. It looks like the forest in late summer, when just a few trees have started to turn.
Posted by: Lizzie | March 10, 2016 at 03:10 PM
Poste Yan Yak Luxe in Great Dismal Swamp speaks to me. If I hadn't ordered today already, I'd be ordering it!!
Posted by: Wanda | March 10, 2016 at 03:38 PM
Dream in Color Smooshy in Emerald Darkness! Oh my yes please. <3
Posted by: Lauren | March 10, 2016 at 03:40 PM
So many to pick from...I love STR lightweight (the twist! the squish!) and Green Daze is a wonderful combination of several pretty greens. I think it would look like a field all knit up!
Posted by: Christine | March 10, 2016 at 03:42 PM
I would say SG CashLuxe English Ivy!
Posted by: Alison | March 10, 2016 at 03:45 PM
I would love to get the TurtlePurl Yarn Striped Turtle Toes in the STRIPE ABSINTHE colorway! It is just soooo yummy!
Posted by: Nancy Griswold | March 10, 2016 at 03:50 PM
Such a tough choice! I do love most greens but find I really prefer the true greens instead of acid or neon. So I have to go with WW Artio Sock in Twelve Oaks. Such a beautiful, deep color.
Posted by: Kay | March 10, 2016 at 04:02 PM
I love the Malabrigo Mal Rios 051 Vaa. Super subtle but gorgeous.
Posted by: Tara | March 10, 2016 at 04:03 PM
Definitely Madtosh Merino Light in Shire!
Posted by: Suzy | March 10, 2016 at 04:21 PM
I just finished using the DIC Leprechaun Ballet. It made me want to do a jig.
Posted by: Pam Hunter | March 10, 2016 at 04:38 PM
I have to pick just one? Then it would be the STR lightweight in spawn on scum...or the Poste Yak luxe in great dismal swamp...for the names as much as the colours!
Posted by: Nicole | March 10, 2016 at 05:21 PM
I kept going thru the different yarns and the colorways. I was writing down one and then another would catch my eye. I am going to go with Cashluxe English Ivy. But there are a number others that I like too.
Posted by: maureen | March 10, 2016 at 05:24 PM
These kinds of questions are always so difficult. Just one out of all those terrific greens? Today at least, I'd have to pick Madelinetosh Fir Wreath. I like how it varies across the different bases, and I especially like the darker versions of it (Pashmina, Tosh Sock, and Tosh DK).
Posted by: Carol | March 10, 2016 at 05:56 PM
Greens are some of my favorites. I've got at least a dozen tabs open at the moment, and that's after I narrowed it down. But for the moment (because you aren't asking me to pick the only one for the rest of my life), I'll go with Hedgehog Fibres in Damp because it's almost the color of the ocean in the shallows of a sandbar.
Posted by: sprite | March 10, 2016 at 05:57 PM
I've had my eye on Malabrigo Rios in Fresco Y Seco.
Posted by: PamelaR | March 10, 2016 at 05:59 PM
I've had FiddleKnits Mint Chip on my wish list for several months. It's such a soft lovely green.
Posted by: Kathleen McCunn | March 10, 2016 at 06:43 PM
My fav is MT Twist Lt Grasshopper...
Posted by: yolanda v | March 10, 2016 at 07:05 PM
I love the variations of the different greens in the Miss Babs Cosmic, Swamp Thang.
Posted by: Joann | March 10, 2016 at 07:20 PM
I don't knit enough (or fast enough) to knit with holiday colors! I'd be buried in UFOs!! Not a huge fan of green, but I could love some Tosh Pashmina Seaglass! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Geraldine Scott | March 10, 2016 at 08:01 PM
Wow, this is tough!! Do you know how much yarn you have! I love Poste yarn
However, if it can't be one mentioned in the blog, I do like BMFA STR LT Tomatilla, but your own Poste Yak Great Dismal Swamp is absolutely the best!
Posted by: Cheryl | March 10, 2016 at 08:02 PM
I really like sKNITches Nimble Toads. Spring is springing and rains are coming. Soon my daughter the frog whisperer, will be out catching frogs like she does every year. This yarn reminds me of some of the great little hoppers she has brought home.
Posted by: Meghan | March 10, 2016 at 08:58 PM
It was a lot of fun looking through the greens, because that's not typically a color I look for. I was surprised how many I liked! My favorite is the BC Boreale Emeraude (pardon the spelling please). I love it! It's like a brilliant gemstone as well as the freshness of spring.
http://www.simplysockyarn.com/bc-boreale-emeraude/
Posted by: Anne Westbrook | March 10, 2016 at 11:48 PM
I like Alpaca Sox 1870 Watercress. I do hope Alpaca Sox is a consistently good seller for you because I have been impressed by the beautiful patterns in the multicolored colorways, and I always make Alpaca Sox for my sister. I need to make a pair for myself one of these days!
Posted by: Marjorie Millner | March 11, 2016 at 12:10 AM
I'm honestly eyeing a couple of them, both Poste Stripe: Green Bay Pride (because I'm from Wisconsin and even though I don't give a rip about football, Green Bay will always be referred to as "us") and Paradise City.
Apparently I have a thing for self-stripe yarns, even though I lament finding patterns to fit them....
Posted by: Renee Anne | March 11, 2016 at 12:28 AM
So many greens. Abstract Fibers Super Sock has a wonderful green, Sweet Pea. It is a just right green with some flashes of other colors. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!
Posted by: Barbara | March 11, 2016 at 12:38 AM
I am a bit behind on the sock craze (I'm still working on my first attempt months after starting), so I am drooling over the Madeline Tosh DK in Jasper. I tend like my greens to lean towards blue, but the Leaf Green almost had me too.
Posted by: Lara | March 11, 2016 at 06:47 AM
Oh so pretty! I would pick BFMA STR Jade maybe for Samadhi scarf or Socks on A Plane. And I am knitting with the season. Working on Sea Wall Socks in Mineville Moss(green).
Posted by: Anne | March 11, 2016 at 07:17 AM
Zyg Serenity 20 in New Apple. I love all those apple greens!! I need some luxury socks in my life!!
Posted by: Stephanie Stagner | March 11, 2016 at 07:52 AM
Such a difficult choice....at this particular moment Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Into the Woods. Followed closely by many others :).
Posted by: staci | March 11, 2016 at 08:40 AM
I found many pretty ones but think I love BMFA STR in Green Daze the most. Would love to win more yarn!
Posted by: Rhonda Atkinson | March 11, 2016 at 08:40 AM
Madeline Tosh Seaglass. I just recently discovered it and oh boy do I wanna get my hands on it
Posted by: Joyce McCartney | March 11, 2016 at 08:41 AM
The DF Djinni Aurora Borealis is killing me with its beauty. How had I missed seeing that one before now?
Posted by: D Bean | March 11, 2016 at 09:08 AM
I like Socks That Rock Lightweight in Mr. Green Jeans or Green Daze.
Posted by: Judy | March 11, 2016 at 09:24 AM
Love Hedgehog Fibers Sock Hunter, looks very St. Patrick's Day!
Posted by: Barbara | March 11, 2016 at 09:47 AM
The color Copper Turquoise would make a
perfect cowl - - with New Apple - - a
nice hat, as a set.
These are quickies to knit and always enjoyed by our College Granddaughters.
ChaletKnitter
Posted by: Bev | March 11, 2016 at 10:11 AM
I love all the Opal yarn in greens. Love knitting green socks - I guess it because I love green, too. I especially love the Copper Turquoise and the Zen Yarn Garden New Apple - that is just beautiful.
Posted by: Denise Walsh-Horowitz | March 11, 2016 at 10:16 AM
Crystal Palace--copper turquoise is gorgeous!
Posted by: Ann | March 11, 2016 at 10:31 AM
Madelinetosh Merino Light in Maple Leaf! So yummy.
Posted by: Michelle | March 11, 2016 at 10:41 AM
It has to be STR LW Mr. Green Jeans and it's absolutely just for the color name. I miss Captain Kangaroo, Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose, and Grandfather Clock.
Am I showing my age?
Posted by: Ann | March 11, 2016 at 10:45 AM
Black Triilium Merilon in Malachite is so rich and delicious!
Posted by: Amy C | March 11, 2016 at 10:52 AM
I knit with the seasons FOR SURE. I love dark moody colors in the fall, and I always reach for greens in the darkest of winter. January almost every year I'm working with green until April!
I love Miss Babs' Cosmic Swamp Thang! I love her greens. I spun a sweater from her fiber in the most delicious neon greens.
Posted by: Abby M | March 11, 2016 at 11:26 AM
So many beautiful colors and yarn!
http://www.simplysockyarn.com/fa-trail-sock-cedar/
My Pick is the Fleece Artist Trail Sock Cedar!
Posted by: patW | March 11, 2016 at 12:03 PM
Hundreds is right! Wow!!! I don't know if I'd ever looked at all the yarns, and I found some things I reeeeelly want!
The green that most caught my eye was Poste Patina Yakushima Forest -- gorgeous!
Posted by: Jan | March 11, 2016 at 12:08 PM
Really love some of the ones in the blog entry, but since you asked for something not listed..I'm loving DF Djinni Villainess. Sucha a pretty green.
Posted by: Tricia F | March 11, 2016 at 12:37 PM
I like the Zen Garden New Apple.
Posted by: Melissa | March 11, 2016 at 01:02 PM
There are so many to choose from! It's close but my favorite is MT pashmina in Seaglass.
Posted by: Alecia Helton | March 11, 2016 at 01:09 PM
I've always liked green and purple together. Red Heart Super Saver through Cascade's Casablanca. And I'm still a sucker for self-striping yarns, so I'll have to go with Opal Yarn's Schafpate 7 in 8904, Albwanderung :)
Posted by: Beth L | March 11, 2016 at 01:11 PM
The Dream in Color DIC ES Tart looks lovely for a pair of lucky Irish socks!
Posted by: Christine C. | March 11, 2016 at 01:12 PM
5 tons of sock yarn and you ask to pick ONE colorway?!? This is torture!
For a true green, I'd say my number 1 is Sweet Georgia Lucky, but since there was no way I could stop at 1, here's the rest of my top five...
Malabrigo Water Green
Dragon Fly Coral Reef
Primrose Mermaid Scales
Wooly Wonka Arianrhod Rainforest
What a fun question!
Posted by: Linsey | March 11, 2016 at 01:12 PM
Cascade Heritage Pine is the most gorgeous green. I would totally love socks made of it.
Posted by: Joyce | March 11, 2016 at 01:20 PM
Hedgehog Fibers Sock in swamp!!!
Posted by: Stephanie Perras | March 11, 2016 at 01:21 PM
I am a lime green freak and I love Socks That Rock. My two favorites are Flip Flop and Fruity Loopy! Amazing colors.
Posted by: Diane Jespersen | March 11, 2016 at 01:27 PM
WW AERTEN SOCK GREEN RIDER looks pretty.
Posted by: Jane | March 11, 2016 at 01:52 PM
There are so many gorgeous greens on the website, but the one that really sang to me was Dragonfly Fibers Djinni Sock in Villainess. wow, so wonderfully green!
Posted by: Julie | March 11, 2016 at 01:59 PM
My favorite color is green so I just so happen to be knitting green this week! I have malabrigo sock in lettuce on the needles but man, that Socks that Rock Lightweight in Spawn on Scum giving me major yarn envy! Happy Knitting!
Posted by: Michelle | March 11, 2016 at 02:40 PM
Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere, in the Happy Forest colorway. I knit a baby blanket in that color, years ago (the recipient is now 4), and have loved that color ever since.
Posted by: Robin V | March 11, 2016 at 02:48 PM
So hard to choose! I've been on a green kick for months now. But I think my top one would be Turtle Purl Stripes Absinthe. Love those greens and love that it's striping.
Posted by: SarahP | March 11, 2016 at 02:52 PM
Green is my favorite color too! So, I would choose Fiddle Knits, Aria Sparkle Sock: Mystery.
Posted by: Rose Birchall | March 11, 2016 at 03:13 PM
I 💘 Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock! Navy Pier for me!
Posted by: Dari Trout | March 11, 2016 at 04:12 PM
I'm not a big green knitter, buy my daughter really likes green. I'd pick the Regia Mood 4997 Spiral as a treat for her.
Posted by: Leslie | March 11, 2016 at 04:13 PM
There are so many great yarns and colors. It's like being a kid in a candy store. But since I have to choose one, here goes...I choose SG CashLuxe Lucky.
Posted by: Savannagal | March 11, 2016 at 04:33 PM
I LOVE Hedgehog Fibers Sock in "Hunter"!
Posted by: Amy Hesting | March 11, 2016 at 04:49 PM
green! any shade, tone or hue ... but today, i'll order for my st paddy's day birthday,
Sweet Georgia, CashLuxe Fine: Lucky. how lucky is that?!
Posted by: ritainalaska | March 11, 2016 at 05:34 PM
I agree it's almost impossible to love just one green but I do LOVE Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock, Waistcoat . Perfect shade of nature. Sea, grass, moss, trees,etc.... Most lovely!
Posted by: Elizabeth | March 11, 2016 at 09:57 PM
BMFA STR Mr. Green Jeans!
Posted by: Janet | March 11, 2016 at 10:14 PM
I love that Zen Garden in New Apple.
Posted by: Vasiliki | March 11, 2016 at 10:20 PM
Can I choose a variegated that gives an overall effect of green? I'm captured by Schneewanderung, in the brand-new 8-ply from Opal.
Posted by: Melissa | March 11, 2016 at 10:55 PM
I like greens, but my granddaughter LOVES green. Her favorite is Spawn Scum in BMFA. (I think that's what its called). I try to keep to the green palette when I knit for her.
Posted by: Judi Kennedy | March 12, 2016 at 07:27 AM
I love green and especially the green in Sun and Sea Assparkilate by Cyborg Craft Room!!!
Posted by: Susan | March 12, 2016 at 07:37 AM
So many great choices! I just finished the Trigonometry Shawl with Poste yarn Yak Lux and it makes the whole garment glow. Love that yarn.
For socks Zen Garden is a favorite. New Apple says spring is here. I love it.
Posted by: Joan Grahlfs | March 12, 2016 at 07:48 AM
I am not just a plain green girl.. but I love the greens in Yarn Hallow, Mythic Shield...
Posted by: Natalie | March 12, 2016 at 09:52 AM
Love the Abstract Fibers SS+ in Sweet Pea. While it's not entirely green,it reminds me of all the greens in nature that surround the colors in flowers. Love it!
Posted by: Marcia H | March 12, 2016 at 11:48 AM
Oh goodness, so many choices. But the Black Trillium you posted first grabbed my attention, also the Sweet Georgia Grouse at the end.
Posted by: Sarah | March 12, 2016 at 02:55 PM
Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock in Gaughin's Island. So much depth and dimension!
Posted by: Janet Miller | March 12, 2016 at 08:24 PM
I think my favourite might change from day to day. Today the one I really love is Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock in Villainess. I do tend to knit more green this time of year; a reaction against the drab colours of winter.
Posted by: Karina | March 12, 2016 at 08:59 PM
I love al things green but I today the Primrose Helix in Loki is the one that stood out!
Posted by: Sue Nelson | March 12, 2016 at 10:16 PM
I just love the name of Poste yarns yak luxe - The Great Dismal Swamp!
Posted by: Liisa | March 13, 2016 at 10:38 AM
My favorite is BMFA STR LW in Mr Green Jeans. It has a great selection of greens, but the name is the best. Love the Captain Kangaroo reference!
Posted by: Elaine | March 13, 2016 at 10:39 AM
Almost impossible to pick just one!! ☺
Loved the CCR ASSPARKILATE SUN AND SEA reminds me of trip through the aquarium, all greeny blue. But just incase that's not green enough, the frog belly had me in stitches!!
Posted by: Andrea Rademacher | March 13, 2016 at 12:48 PM
BMFA Socks that Rock Green Daze! So many beautiful green yarns make it hard to choose but Green Daze gives me several delightful shades in one skein. Just love the touch of Socks that Rock as well.
Posted by: Linda Bazinet | March 13, 2016 at 07:33 PM
I love Dream in Color Smooshy in Green Lantern and Alpaca Sox in Dandelion and of course all the green SSYC yarns!
Posted by: Renee' Sawyer | March 13, 2016 at 07:52 PM
The Madeline Tosh Merino Light in Cousteau - oh my goodness!
Posted by: Rachel R. | March 13, 2016 at 10:07 PM
I choose Madeline Tosh Sock in Jade. It's beautiful! I guess I'll stop with just one. Thanks!
Posted by: Janet Duff | March 13, 2016 at 10:23 PM
I'm liking Hedgehog Fibers - Sock Leaf colorway.
Posted by: Penny Mosher | March 14, 2016 at 08:10 AM
Madelinetosh Pashmina in Fir Wreath looks beautiful!
Posted by: Anne | March 14, 2016 at 08:33 AM
Hedgehog Fiber Sock in Hunter is gorgeous.
Posted by: Bonnie | March 14, 2016 at 11:59 AM
I would choose blues for myself, but my daughter's favorite color is green. So I often shop for green! It's impossible to choose ONE, but I like MT PASHMINA FIR WREATH. For starters. I also like MT PASHMINA THYME--myself!
Posted by: triplesss | March 14, 2016 at 12:06 PM
Three of my favorites are: SW basil; FA BFL Ireland and LL Daffodil.
Posted by: Terri | March 14, 2016 at 02:29 PM
That's a hard one! But my absolute favorite yarn that has green in it is Poste Black Lagoon. I love that color way so much I almost hate to put the socks on because then I can't see it! Poste's Wizard is a close second.
Posted by: Donna | March 14, 2016 at 03:04 PM
Oh my gosh; I love Fir Wreath by Madelinetosh!
Posted by: Barb T. | March 14, 2016 at 04:03 PM
I like the Smooshy 'green lantern' cuz it's pretty and I'm a nerd (now picturing Ryan Reynolds in spandex)
Weirdly the current wip socks are green, which I don't usually care for, and it didn't even occur to me it's cuz I'm seeing green everywhere for st paddys.
Posted by: Lisa T | March 14, 2016 at 04:06 PM
Green yarns always call out to me and Hedgehog is my latest craze- thanks for introducing it to me! They do amazing greens. Skinny single in Shamrock or Hunter or Leaf......
Posted by: Martha Anne Moulton | March 14, 2016 at 09:41 PM
Too many to choose from! I think I would knit Unique Sheep Gradiance in Brigid. It reminds me of the transition of muddy spring to early plant sprouts.
Posted by: Kate s. | March 14, 2016 at 10:16 PM
It's so hard to choose! I love green, although it's less interested in loving me. I think I'd have to go for Wooly Wonka Fibers, Arianrhod Sock: Twelve Oaks- the depth! The color! but her Rainforest gradient is probably better for me to wear. So gorgeous!
Posted by: Victoria | March 15, 2016 at 12:53 AM
I love the gentleness of the shade Watercress, Alpaca Sox by Classic Elite. It looks delicious! And the yardage is great for a scarf/ shawlette like Hitch hiker, for example.
Posted by: Marilyn | March 15, 2016 at 10:01 AM
Wow! You really do have a great selection of beautiful greens!
So hard to choose!
Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Into The Woods
Posted by: Karen | March 15, 2016 at 01:07 PM
A great pattern for a green variegated yarn:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEss16/PATTpincha.php
Posted by: Karen | March 15, 2016 at 01:12 PM
Primrose Yarn's Zig Zag Sock in Mermaid is a very enticing colorway and as this company is on my "must try" list it would be double win for me! Thank you for the giveaway :)
Posted by: Lisa B | March 15, 2016 at 02:22 PM
This one. http://www.simplysockyarn.com/yh-benthos-antique-map/ there's a touch of green in there, no? It's unlike any color way in my stash. I tend to go for the reds and purples but my favorite color is green. Yeah, I don't get it either.
Posted by: Candice Hope | March 16, 2016 at 07:45 AM
Don't have a lot of green in my "collection". Beautiful yarn and lovely colors. Happy St. Patrick's Day. Love the Cousteau from Madelinetosh (also Mill Pond - striking green).
Posted by: Ann W. | March 17, 2016 at 08:06 AM