3rd Day of Sock Yarn

On the third day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me....

three skeins of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles! To enter to win three skeins of your choosing, simply answer the following question in the comment below:

Have you knit any two or three color shawls recently? If so, which ones? And if not, why not? Please do tell us as much as you'd like to and even leave links to your Ravelry project page if you'd like to show off your piece.

 

Urchin, Iris & Raven

I have a hard time remembering what I knit throughout the year, so I often look through my Instagram feed to see what I post about. I knit lots of socks recently, a cowl or two this year (the Sockhead Cowl using this yarn is by far my fave cowl I've knit) and then the two following multicolored projects in the past few months:

Phi Shawl (going up two needle sizes to accommodate DK instead of fingering) in LITLG DK Twist in Andisol and Oxidized

Casapinka's Magical Thinking Shawl in Tosh Sock in Nocturne, Danger Will Robinson, Fog and Liquid Gold

Most of you don't have a SSYC with 16 tons of yarn close to you so you can mix and match your colors in person. The majority of our crafters buy from us online, and I'm often surprised at the wonderful color combinations you put together using our photos, rather than seeing it all in person. I take new photos with new batches of hand dyed colors, so I do my best to give you as much accurate info as possible so you can make the right choice for your project. It's a lot of time and work to take new photos of each batch that arrives, but the stock photos that our dyers provide are often from a batch that no longer looks like it did before, so if I was a knitter who wanted Hedgehog Fibres in Genie with a lot of color and it came with just a little, I'd be sad. In the past couple years, we've received eight different lots of that color alone that looked different enough that I felt the need to photo them again and again. Here are just a few of those dyelots.

I hope you know that we are always happy to be your personal shoppers and help you combine colors in person here before you place your order. Just e-mail me at service@simplysockyarn.com and I'm happy to put Heather or Lauren or Rachael on it too- they are even better with color than I am and they often work together to make sure that the colors you're considering for a project are good together before you place your actual online order. Sometimes you want to make sure the speckles of Salty Tales to go with the blue of Ink, and we like to make sure that it looks as good as we would want it to in our own projects. We often see notes on orders at Check Out that say things like "Can you choose a skein of Lush that has less speckles if possible?" And then we know which skein to choose just for you.

Thanks for joining us in our first three days of sock yarn? Want to read the details/rules of our annual event? Go here.

Comments

[Pat]

I spent a good part of this year working on Crown Wool which is 12 colors! I have happily finished it and love it. I have been gifted 3 skeins of Three Irish Girls for Magical Thinking so that is next on my list

[Julie]

So, last January, I was lucky enough to meet Stephen West and take one of his classes. I’ve always been afraid of making the “wrong” color choices, and Stephen really helped me get over that fear. His advice was, “Add as many colors as you want, and if something doesn’t “go” with the others, add more colors because it just needs more friends.” He also helped me pick out 4 colors to knit his Slumber Shawl. I’m *almost* done with it, and I can’t wait to show it off to Stephen when he comes back to Black Mountain Yarn Shop this January. ❤️

[Claire]

I'm currently test knitting the porcelain shawl. A triangle brioche shawl.
https://ravel.me/CranialMelees/pst

[julie]

Haven't had much time for knitting lately, and what time I do have is taken up with a blanket I am making for my son, so the answer to the question is, sadly, "no"!

[Julie]

So, last January, I was lucky enough to meet Stephen West and take one of his classes. I’ve always been afraid of making the “wrong” color choices, and Stephen really helped me get over that fear. His advice was, “Add as many colors as you want, and if something doesn’t “go” with the others, add more colors because it just needs more friends.” He also helped me pick out 4 colors to knit his Slumber Shawl. I’m *almost* done with it, and I can’t wait to show it off to Stephen when he comes back to Black Mountain Yarn Shop this January. ❤️

[Terri W Brinegar]

I have knit a couple of different multicolor shawls, the Crown Wools was a favorite. I have a least one on my needles now. they are alot of fun!

[Lorraine Chan]

I'm working on a shawl right now. It's Use the Force by Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich that was a Star Wars KAL. The yarn is two different colorways that were special dyed for the project; a blue-green for light side and black-red for dark side. It's good timing because I' probably be done with the shawl in time to wear it to SW - Rise of Skywalker.

[Lara]

I knit the Spindrift Shawl by Helen Stewart in a bright pink with a white speckled stripe and contrast color. I love the way it turned out. The pattern was great and the colors are so cheerful. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LaDiDa2u/spindrift-shawl

[Sarah Peschell]

I have not knit a 3 colour shawl yet because, well, with 3 very small humans in my life, small projects seem a whole lot more attainable. And it's nice to finished project every so often.

[Jaki]

I haven't knitted any shawls this year because I have been trying to finish my first sweater. To break up the knitting though, I have started a two color crochet moss stitch shawl.

[Rebecca]

My last multi-color shawl was in May 2017, and so I can't call it "recent." It was a fun project, though -- the Leftie, in a rich red with stripes and little short-row leaves in five different jewel tones. Made from a kit.

[Jen]

I haven’t ever knit a shawl yet...I just started knitting in February. I don’t even know where to start with shawls.

[staci]

Even though I have several shawl patterns, I’ve never knit one.

[Alecia Helton]

The Casapinka Local Yarn store shawls.

[Sherri]

Sadly, no. Never enough time.

[Grandma M]

I knit Slow Curves, Fading Point, and Butterfly/Papillon this year.

[Wendy]

I have finished two Drachenfels and am on the last clue of a 5 color shawl as part of the Carolina Waves MKAL. I love all three!!!

[Faith]

Not lately. My last shawl with three colors was a patriotic shawl I designed this past summer: Let Freedom Ring. It can be found here: https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/p/let-freedom-ring-knitting-pattern-by-distracted-knits

[Nicole]

I have been looking at some 3 colour shawls like “a girls best friend” and the “suburban wrap”, I keep picking out different colours for them but I can’t commit. So I just continue to knit sweaters and socks instead!

[Marilyn]

I'm looking forward to knitting Mosaica shawl by Amanda Schwabe. It takes 3 colours and I have them picked out already. I've done the 2nd Avenue by Amy Miller which was a tremendous stash buster. And I've knit Embrace by Meg Gadsbey. Very easy.

[Heather A]

I haven’t knit any multi skein shawls lately, mostly because I don’t have the time/stamina to commit to larger projects while dissertating. Larger projects will have to wait until I’m finished. I did knit a multicolored cowl (my own pattern) out of a set of minis early last spring...but My current projects are mostly mindless things like socks.

[Patty McDonald]

I put my "Find Your Fade" shawl on hold when I found out I would be a great-grandmother in April of next year. I knit a baby blanket, "Hungry Horse Blanket" from Polka Dot Sheep for a girl, and then found out it is a boy. So I am finishing a boys blanket now for Jack Alan, my first great-grandchild!!!

[Ludistitcher]

I knit very few shawls and I wear them even less often, but I love the color combos for cowls or sweater ideas.

[Donna]

I didn’t knit any shawls this year. I have been concentrating on sweaters. I did take some breaks (of course) and I am just about finished with a 12 color cowl called The Land of Sweets Cowl using an Advent Calendar I purchased and I love it!

[Brenda]

I made an "All You Need" scarf by Heidi Kirrmair for my daughter in grey, yellow and black(Hufflepuff colours from Harry Potter), I loved the fun construction and she loves the finished product!

[Wendy Chase]

I started the Hundred Acre Wood shawl by Helen Stewart about a year ago, but I keep putting it down to do other projects. I have to follow the pattern carefully and I don't always have time for that kind of concentration. It's my first shawl ever, and I have yarn and patterns for a few more. Maybe by the spring it will be done!

[Marilyn]

I’ve recently knit Rainbow Warrior by Cassapinka which uses two different colors and slipped stitches-so fun! I’ve also knit Free Your Fade by Andrea Mowry which use three skeins.

[Patsy Coats]

I just finished the Color affection Shawl for my friend Jean.

[Barbara]

I knitted one shawl and lost it the first day I wore it. I never wear shawls and didn't miss it until three weeks later!

[Kimberly Cantler]

Not 2 or 3 but 6 mini skeins I picked up at Maryland sheep and wool.

[Amanda]

I made a Match and Move shawl - it's cozy and very large, but I find the shape a bit hard to wear. Still on the search for the perfect winter "wear-with-every-coat" shawl/scarf!

[Marsha]

No shawls in 2019 for me. It has been a sweater, hat, and sock year. In 2018 I made Lilli Pilli and Blaise Shawl designed by Ambah O'Brien.

[Kate Greenwood]

I knit Goldfinch by Andrea Mowry. I’ve knit that pattern many times with different yarns because I love the variety in the sections and also the FO size. The most recent one is my favorite color and yarn combination so far!

[Karen]

I have not done a three color shawl, although I have purchased the yarn to do so. When?

[Kaia]

I haven't knit any shawls but I tried 2 color socks. I'm bot much for shawls but I have one from Josh Ryks all purchased to make as a gift when I find the time, but to be honest I'm a little daunted by it

[Audra L]

Just finished a Lilli Pilli shawl/scarf. The striped portion was a bright slightly electic blue and a very pale, almost white, grey blue. The lace portion is bubble gum pink. It is a very 80s looking piece. Can't wait to block it and wear it.

Also have a wonder woman shawl in process with a rusty red and a mustard gold.

[Rosanna Wallace]

I love knitting 3 color shawls. My favorites are 3 color shawl by Joji Localelli, Mookari by Ambah O’Brien, and I made 2 Suburban wraps by Ambah.
I also completed the Find Your Fade with 7 colors.

[Susan]

I haven’t made a shawl in years, just too many sweaters

[Tara]

I haven’t knit any shawls for a while. With my first grandchild being born this summer, I’ve been knitting baby things!