Hello and welcome to the sixth installment of the the Sock Knitter’s Almanach: June!
For the new kids on the block, the Sock Knitter’s Almanac is Tricot & Stitch informal monthly yarn club. Each month you’ll discover a new colorway inspired by the month theme and a suggested sock pattern to knit, to expend your sock knitter’s experience and have fun!
The theme for June is, like for May, floral. Don’t act surprised, you were told! ^-^ This month I was inspired by the beautiful shades of irises and lilacs. I’m actually an irises paparazzi, always stopping to take pictures of a beautiful specimen, fascinated by the shades, depth of colours and shapes… I dream of having my own irises garden one day, with all the colors in existence. The moodboard is absolutely gorgeous, if I may be so bold #Ilovemywork! Here’s a peak:
The colorway I created based on this inspiration is “Garden Prince”:
“Garden Prince” starts as a very pale blue and purple base, on which I layered different shades of intense purple, mauve, fuschia and blue, with a touch of orange. I then added a generous layer of speckles of what I feel like is every shade of purple in my studio + a bit my signature neon speckles.
“Garden Prince” is available across my usual five sock bases both as ready to ship and as short pre-orders when the ready to ship stock has sold out (1 to 2 weeks turnaround) : from right to left, BFL Fingering, Stellina Fingering, Extrafine Sock 3ply, MCN Fingering & Lurex Fingering.
The pattern I choose to pair with “Garden Prince” is the “Faded Princess Socks” by Claire Jackson (Perfectly Knotted). It seemed fit to pair a Prince and a Princess - ha ha. But what really decided me to select this pattern is the fact that the sole is knitted using reverse stockinette stitch, so that the sole of your feet lies on the knit side of the stockinette, not the purl side. According to the designer, this adds even more comfort to your knitted socks, and after trying them for myself, I can only concur! Fit for princess’ feet!
Again this month, the June pair of socks is already knitted up, thanks to my friend Laetitia! Thank you dear friend.
In my latest podcast episode, Inspirations S2 Ep19, I’m presenting the '“Garden Prince” colorway as well as the pattern of the month in more details. You can check it here and order your skeins in the Etsy shop below, in the '“Almanach” section.
Happy knitting!