Hello and welcome to the eigth installment of the the Sock Knitter’s Almanach: September!
For the new kids on the block, the Sock Knitter’s Almanac is Tricot & Stitch’s 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!
Cakes got me inspired this month! Pies prepared with fresh blueberries, clafoutis with freshly picked cherries, blackberries breakfast cakes… Summer is almost over and fall will be here soon: the timing is perfect to start baking, especially when your little ones are back to school! This month’s moodboard is an invitation to join me in my baking daydreams:
Here’s “Clafoucake”, a yummy colorway full of little surprises:
The recipe for “Clafoucake” is simple: start with the dough, with browns and tans and swirls of honey. Mix in the raspberries, blueberries and fig and sprinkle generously with rainbow speckles!
“Clafoucake” is again this month available on a eight bases this month: BFL Fingering (short preorder), Stellina Fingering, Extrafine Sock 3ply, MCN Fingering, Lurex Fingering, Extrafine Fingering HT (short preorder), Polwarth Fingering and Extrafine Fingering.
The pattern I choose to pair with “Clafoucake” are the “Monkey Socks” by Cookie A. It’s an absolute classic of sock knitting and is one of the most knitted patterns on Ravelry! It was first published in Knitty in 2006 and is still available as a free pattern.
Check out my latest podcast episode, Inspirations S3 Ep1, for a peek at “Clafoucake” as well as the Monkey Socks. You can order your skein in the Etsy shop below, in the '“Almanach” section.
Happy knitting!