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Giveaway! Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns

March 21, 2009 by Terrye

handpaintedIf you admire the hand knitted socks that all of your friends knit but never wanted to take them in hand, now is the time to grab your needles! This book by Carol Sulcoski and Interweave Press will seriously make you want to knit nothing but socks, and using handpainted yarns is just, well, fun!

Handpainted sock yarns have captured the hearts of countless knitters. Colorful sock yarns are little gems of the knitting universe, providing hours of knitting bliss that result in a luxurious hand-crafted item. Author Carol Sulcoski, owner of Black Bunny Fibers, a popular indie fiber sock yarn source, delves into the mystery of the handpainted sock yarn and divulges its secrets, explains how to make the best of these much-loved yarns, and shows how to knit with success with 20 new patterns designed just with these yarns in mind.

Knitters struggle with handpainted yarns. How do you design projects with them versus other types of yarns? How do you avoid the pitfalls of pooling and splotching? How do you combine multicolored handpaints with other types of yarns? Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn is designed to provide sock knitters with technical guidance so these wonderful yarns can be used to their best advantage, explaining the differences between various kinds of handpainted yarn and showing how to avoid undesirable effects. Combining her handdyeing and knitwear designing knowledge, Carol shares techniques and tips to help every sock knitter turn out fabulous footwear. Fun, original sock patterns from a variety of contributors illustrate these techniques. The patterns will be written for widely-available handdyed yarns so that readers can get the same results, but readers will also learn to identify patterns for their unique yarns.

Want this book for your stash? Leave me a comment by 3.31.09 telling me your favorite sock yarns and I’ll put you in the drawing!

Looking for more knitted socks designs and patterns to keep you warm this winter? Check out these knitted sock patterns on Etsy.

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Comments

  1. BeckyS says

    March 21, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    My favorite sock yarns are CPY’s Maizy, SWTC’s Tofutsies, and Sock Pixies hand painted Merino sock yarn. I also use Knit Picks Swish Worsted to make boot socks.

  2. Kristi says

    March 21, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    I like elann’s sock-it-to-me!

  3. Brittany says

    March 21, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I love Lorna’s (despite the pooling!) and Cherry Tree Hill. There’s a lot to be said about Paton’s Kroy too for a solid, workhorse yarn!

  4. Nova says

    March 21, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    I’d like to make some organic cotton ones for when it’s cold around the house.

  5. Lynn says

    March 21, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    It’s hard to pick a favorite sock yarn, but I love knitting with Tempted Good Grrl and NummaNumma Toasty.

  6. Kramersmama says

    March 21, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    I love Lorna’s, Malabrigo sock, Colinette.

  7. Grace says

    March 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Dear Carol, I would truely love this book, I have tried to knit socks now for 2 years! There are no kniters near me and so have been reading sock patterns trying to discover HOW to do this for a person like me with swollen feet.
    In answer to your request, I LOVE Cherry Tree Supersock Yarns. I once frogged a cuff ahd re cast on 17 times and this yarn took a beating and still looked great!
    Thank you for your kind offer. I would really cherish this if I win it and hope you would sign it. My primary website is http://www.ourchurch.com/member/h/HPA/ and I am on Ravelry.com under Halalsilks.
    I spin yarns now by hand spindle as I am quite ill.
    blessings,
    Grace in Vermont.

  8. Heidi says

    March 21, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    I love a 75-25 Superwash Merino wool and nylon blend for super soft and warm socks.

  9. Whitney says

    March 21, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    I love how trekking feels on my feet, though bamboo is lovely also.

  10. edina says

    March 21, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    I love Malabrigo and Sundara sock yarns!

  11. Anne says

    March 22, 2009 at 4:51 am

    I love Austermann Step because they are my warmest socks. But then I love the small amount of Cidermoon I have left and am hording.

  12. Monique says

    March 22, 2009 at 7:19 am

    Koigu is my favorite sock yarn. I love the muted colors. I get my favorite handpainted sock yarns from Castle Fibers (no affiliation).

  13. Annette says

    March 22, 2009 at 7:24 am

    I love socks!! I love a variety of yarns…. handpainteds, as well as basic solids. I particularly love yarns that are washable. I often bring sock yarns home with me as souvenirs.

    I like knitting socks toe up with magic loop and doing ‘fleegle’s’ heel.

    I’d love this book!

  14. luciep says

    March 22, 2009 at 7:33 am

    I love the sock yarn that Biscotte dyes. She doesn’t have any more in stock (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5569424), but when she does, she has some awesome colors.

  15. liza767 says

    March 22, 2009 at 7:39 am

    i have never knitted socks but would love to learn how

  16. Meg says

    March 22, 2009 at 11:49 am

    I have become obsessed with knitting socks this winter and my favorite so far is KnitPick’s Swish DK which is so warm and soft. I have my first handdyed yarn and have been coveting this book!

  17. Janice says

    March 23, 2009 at 9:55 am

    I love Malabrigo sock, Patons Kroy, and Plymouth Sock it to Me in the red colorway (?name). I also have started a new pattern using Berroco Sox.

  18. ikkinlala says

    March 23, 2009 at 11:52 am

    I love BMFA Socks That Rock, Lorna’s Laces, pretty much anything that’s spun tightly enough to be springy. I also love Briggs and Little Tuffy.

  19. Inbar says

    March 23, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Hi,

    Your blog candy looks great!
    and it’s very nice to meet you… 🙂

    Inbar, Israel
    inbarbima@gmail.com

  20. Kim R. says

    March 23, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Please enter in this great giveaway – my favorite sock yarn is Kroy Stretch. Thank you!

  21. flora says

    March 25, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Love the washability of Dream in Color “Smooshy”. One of these days I’ll score some Sundara…gotta love those colorways!

  22. Maureen says

    March 29, 2009 at 8:14 am

    I love Plymouth Happy Feet. It is so beautiful.

  23. britt breu says

    March 30, 2009 at 4:42 am

    I am a sucker for Regia 4-ply, especially the Kaffe Fasset Design Line in landscape colorways!

  24. Knitterella Purl says

    May 26, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    So far I have only been able to own Knit It Up! SeaWool yarn that I will use for socks, so it is officially my favorite!

  25. Sharon Hallman says

    June 20, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    I am 65 and taught myself to knit a couple of years ago. I am doing much better would love to learn how to knit socks. I have a hard time grasping the multiple technique.

Have you read?

What’s Next for Joann?

Now that all the Joann stores have closed, a mysterious message has appeared on the company’s website:

For generations, Joann has been honored to be part of your creativity: your quilts, costumes, school projects, and handmade moments of love. It has been our joy to serve markers and dreamers across the country.

We’re stitching up something new behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share what’s next.

Stay tuned for exciting news about the future of Joann.

To quickly recap, Joann filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. In February, in the hope of making the company more attractive to potential buyers, it petitioned the court for permission to close about 500 of its 800 stores. The company was put up for auction, with Gordon Brothers set to buy the company, sell its assets and close all the stores if no other buyer materialized.

In the end the winning bidder was GA Group, but the result was the same: all stores were to be closed by the end of May if not sooner.

Once store closure sales started the company quickly stopped selling on its website, and now all that remains is this jpeg image hinting at new ventures.

I’m sure there will be a tone of speculation in the coming days and weeks (or as long as it takes for them to announce the meaning of the message) as to what sorts of plans Joann could be cooking up.

My theory based on nothing but my gut is that they will transition to an online only storefront, probably with much reduced inventory, sort of like Herrschners (which had previously announced that it will be carrying Big Twist yarn, the beloved private label yarn brand sold at Joann). I also think they will use whatever retail sales they do to support CreativeBug, the digital learning platform that Joann purchased in 2017. That could mean producing kits for projects that already have classes, or developing classes based on products they want to sell, or both.

As of this writing the CreativeBug website seems to still be functional and there’s a full slate of new classes planned for June. I’ve got my eye on both the Joann website and the Joann restructuring website and will let you know as soon as I see changes.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your speculation as to what the next chapter might be for Joann.

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