New pattern alert – Sparks

New pattern alert – Sparks

Andrea Mowry just released a new sock pattern, and it is adorable! We had so much fun putting together some color combos of Spincycle Dyed in the wool with Knerdstring Merino Fingering.

Sparks Socks

by Andrea Mowry

The Sparks socks are knit from the cuff down, using stranded colorwork read from a chart. Waste yarn is placed for an afterthought heel which is returned to once the body of the sock is finished.

Techniques:

  • Twisted German cast on
  • Working in the round
  • Knitting
  • Purling
  • Ribbing
  • Stranded colorwork with 2 colors
  • Reading a chart
  • Afterthought heel
  • Kitchener Stitch

Our Material suggestions:

  • US 1.5/2.5 mm – 32”/80 cm circular for Magic Loop
  • US 1/2.25 mm – 32”/80 cm circular for Magic Loop
  • 1 skein Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool ($32)
  • 1 skein Knerdstring Merino Fingering ($28)

Check out our colors ideas!

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Danielle is the owner of the fibre space shop and has been knitting since the age of six or so, when she completed her first project – a Cabbage Patch doll scarf.
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