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
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.
::pant pant:: love at first sight.
How gorgeous-and the colors!
Love these socks!
Why thank you very much!
i don’t know her name but she sure looks pretty next to those lichen rocks and red raspberries.
They sure are beautiful.
What a lovely pattern and perfect for summer!
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.
ohhh j’adore! … I doubt if to take the left (framboise) or the sock, both deliciousssss!!!
yummy pictures and project 🙂
How about Blue-Rickkies…kinda like a Lime ricky but blue? Hope to be there this year.
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.
I’m liking “Ondine Sailing Sock.” Framboise is great too.
great names! Yes I will release the pattern after Fiber College.
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!
What bout Cornwall, so much greenery and different flowers to be found there?
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.
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.
WOWZA! Those are beautiful! Now I am even more excited than I was to be taking this class. Can’t hardly wait.
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!