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Volcano Flamingos (July yarn club)

Volcano Flamingos (July yarn club)

July's yarn club explores the Altiplano with a focus on beautiful and interesting birds! Learn more about the flamingos that live in volcanic lakes.

Our yarn bases, explained

Our yarn bases, explained

There has been a bit of an upheaval in the availability of our long-time yarn bases, so it was time to branch out and explore new things! We're excited to introduce new yarns to you. We've curated diverse options, but they all meet our requirements for a good sock yarn. Details within! 

Titan arum (June Interwoven Threads yarn club)

Titan arum (June Interwoven Threads yarn club)

June's yarn club explores a large, stinky flower and its ecosystem. A blog post about the life cycle of Titan arum, aka, corpse flower.

Shawls: one pattern, two ways!

Shawls: one pattern, two ways!

A very versatile shawl pattern! I knit the same pattern with fingering weight minis and bulky handspun. 

Goldenrod

Goldenrod

I love these socks!! Favorite pair of the year so far. 

Feeling Faux

Feeling Faux

Mosaic knitting and a bit from Sock Memory Lane. Plus, all the current, tubular slang. 

Enchanting Lace

Enchanting Lace

Dainty socks and goat families. Spring is arriving!

Color and Dip

Color and Dip

February stinks, but socks are great. The alphabet knitting continues with two free, fun patterns for C and D. 

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Bending By the Sea

Bending By the Sea

Patterns that bend (with a few increases and decreases) make those striping yarns even more fun! Three free sock pattern recommendations - including one for sport weight yarn. 

Ahhhh, Aava! (and sometimes goats)

Ahhhh, Aava! (and sometimes goats)

I finally have a success with socks! And a little story of our smallest goats. 

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Atypical Construction: fail, fail, fail

Atypical Construction: fail, fail, fail

My 2025 sock knitting started off on the wrong foot (sorry). Four times! It started off on four wrong feet. A quadruped of wrongness.  

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Atypical construction: Squircle

Atypical construction: Squircle

Lots of knitters were interested in the Squircle socks I made this summer. They have an unusual construction, but it doesn't compromise their fit at all! Here are some of my observations from knitting this atypical pattern. 

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