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Fiber College Fair Isle Socks

July 21, 2010 by Mary Jane 19 Comments

What shall we call this sock I designed especially for my favorite local fiber event? I was thinking of the clear starry skies of a warm Maine evening and rosa rugosa which blooms by the sea; inspired by the gorgeous environs of Searsport Shores, a fantastic old fashioned campground on Penobscot Bay which is the setting for Fiber College.

I’m teaching this sock in my Fair Isle Sock class, we’ll tackle corrugated ribbing, working with two colors on double pointed needles, and an afterthought heel. I’ll also teach the rudiments of Fair Isle sock design, so students are free to design their own! The kind and generous folks at Knit Picks have donated all of the seven beautiful colors of Palette Yarn for each student’s sock kit. Wowee!

The raspberries are going wild this year, daring one to pass without a taste!

Fiber College

Thursday September 9th- Sunday September 12

Searsport, Maine

http://www.fibercollege.org/

Be sure to read the lively Fiber College Blog to learn more about this fun event.

I’m also teaching Styling Your Knits for Photography. Learn more on my Classes page.

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  1. julia fc says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    ::pant pant:: love at first sight.

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  2. Dorothy B says

    July 21, 2010 at 8:56 pm

    How gorgeous-and the colors!

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  3. Anne says

    July 21, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    Love these socks!

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  4. mjmucklestone says

    July 21, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Why thank you very much!

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  5. kat says

    July 22, 2010 at 3:39 am

    i don’t know her name but she sure looks pretty next to those lichen rocks and red raspberries.

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  6. Xana says

    July 22, 2010 at 8:20 am

    They sure are beautiful.

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  7. Christina Scovel says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:23 am

    What a lovely pattern and perfect for summer!

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  8. Elizabeth D says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Well, that is one gorgeous sock! Will you be publishing the pattern for those of us who can’t go to Fiber College? (It’s in my top five fiber events I hope to get to in my lifetime).

    It could be Starry Roses. Or Stars and Roses. Or Summer Night.

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  9. prunila says

    July 22, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    ohhh j’adore! … I doubt if to take the left (framboise) or the sock, both deliciousssss!!!
    yummy pictures and project 🙂

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  10. Laura J.Nelson says

    July 22, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    How about Blue-Rickkies…kinda like a Lime ricky but blue? Hope to be there this year.

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  11. misa says

    July 23, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    I loooove your color choices for this sock. I’m going with Ondine, the name of my grandfather’s sailboat. Just saw the movie by the same name with Colin Farrell and liked it even though I could barely understand his mumbled brogue.

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  12. Jane Hamsher says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    I’m liking “Ondine Sailing Sock.” Framboise is great too.

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  13. mary jane says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    great names! Yes I will release the pattern after Fiber College.

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  14. Terri Shea says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    Contest! Is that how you name your designs? Thats the hardest part for me. Which is why they end up with names like Berries Cardigan. Beautiful sock!

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  15. Pinneguri says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    What bout Cornwall, so much greenery and different flowers to be found there?

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  16. Melissa says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    Oh, wow! What a beautiful sock!
    Lately I just name my knits for the places that mean something to
    me. I guess I should move to Maine if only to add to my list of special places.

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  17. mjmucklestone says

    July 23, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    I think place names are nice too, I wonder if the coast of Maine is like Cornwall a little, with charming villages,and lots of green? Maybe I’ll look over the map of Searsport, and find something pretty.

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  18. Krysta says

    July 28, 2010 at 7:57 am

    WOWZA! Those are beautiful! Now I am even more excited than I was to be taking this class. Can’t hardly wait.

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    • mjmucklestone says

      July 30, 2010 at 11:01 am

      Yay Krysta! We’ll have so much fun, I got all the beautiful yarn a few days ago, it is like my studio is in bloom!

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