Socktober Monday No. 4

This last Socktober Monday at SSYC we are featuring some awesome sales, Halloween treats and gifts with purchase! Read on to see how we're ending the month that celebrates the sock knitter!

First off, with all your orders that we ship this week (Monday through the 31st) we are giving out these super cute stitch markers- yarn ball with some locking markers. You don't have to do anything special to get yours, other than order something that we ship out.... a set of needles, a pom pom or three, a hand made leather shawl cuff, a Halloween Knit Kit or limited edition fall skein (two options shown below), some awesome sale yarn (we have a really nice selection right now)... just place your order online as usual and we'll automatically tuck a set of stitch markers into your parcel before it ships out.

Treat Yo'self Knit Kit above, Candy Corn Glitter Knit Kit below

What might you like to order? We have some super Halloween and Fall skeins that are special just for this month in the Kits & Clubs section. And we have a stunning array of yarn in the sale section today- tweeds, sock yarn, and as of today some Tosh DK and Vintage (worsted weight) from Madelinetish! This is the "accidentally" stripey yarn base that sometimes happens when one of the plies is spun tighter, in the opposite direction, or has a bit of fiber that dyes up different than usual, so you kind of see a barberpole effect in the yarn. I don't think of these as seconds because they have the same beautiful texture and dyeing that Tosh always has, but they are just beautiful anomolies. Just a bit different than expected, so you get $10 off each skein! I have a few dozen colors, but some I have three skeins and some I have twenty, so please don't hesitate if you really like something.

I have Malmo and Tart on worsted weight Vintage, both shown above, should you want to knit something red or green for Christmas too. Like some stockings or a striped scarf or a holiday hat. Or a striped red and green scarf. And I knit up this hat in Coffee Grounds for my man two holidays ago, and it's worn really well. Don't ask if he's washed it. I have no answer to that one. I'm now thinking of knitting the boys the same color hat, but with a different colored contrasting stripe in the middle of the hat for each guy, just for something the same but different. I know there will be an age where I won't be able to convince the dudes in my household to wear matching PJs or knits, but that day isn't here yet. And don't forget- not only are you getting a deal in our Sale Section but you're also getting a free gift this week!

We also have a long awaited restock of Hedgehog Fibres, including the four special Halloween/fall colors below (listed as Potluck 11a- 11d at this link). It could be 2021 before we are able to get more Hedgehog Fibres, as this Irish dyer is now out of their Sock and Skinny Singles base yarn to dye due to pandemic related mill closures and delays. I'm told they expect more in December, which means by the time an order is dyed, dried, labeled and shipped to us again, we're talking early 2021 if we are lucky.

Been waiting for the Flock Fibre Halloween Sock Sets?! Me too! This straggler-of-a-box finally got here through Customs and we have these three awesome options for you:

Ghosts of Halloween Past with a toe/heel skein of Ectoplasm (try with this Coffee Talk sock pattern)

Gothic + Batwing what about with the Hello Sunshine pattern?

Owloween + Pumpkin Juice - I love it with this Honeypie sock pattern

I hope you've found something today that will make you smile when you knit. If you have questions about any of these lovelies, please do fee free to e-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com.

Comments

[April]

You always have the best photos!!

[Daryl]

Love all your beautiful yarns!

[Stephanie Merrill]

Can you tell me who makes the yarn in the photo with the stitch markers? I would like to order some.