Hello and welcome to the 2022 Sock Knitter’s Almanach, April edition.
For the new kids on the block, the Sock Knitter’s Almanac is Tricot & Stitch’s monthly colorway creation, which started in January 2021. Each month I’m offering 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!
It’s tea time! Get your most beautiful tea cups, your best English tea, cucumber sandwiches and let’s indulge in a peaceful moment of contemplation. This month theme has been on my mind for quite some time. I was just waiting for the right month to work on it. April is just perfect, with all the little flowers sprouting out everywhere, just like on those gorgeous cups. The moodboard is below and you can also check the Pinterest board for more tea time goodness.
Meet “Tea Cup”, April colorway. It starts with pastel tones in hues of soft blues, greens and salmon. Then comes a generous layer of speckles in rich and vibrant colours. The result is adorable!
Tea Cup on Lurex Fingering, Polwarth Fingering, Extrafine Fingering HT and Extrafine Fingering
Tea Cup on Stellina Fingering, BFL & Soie, BFL Soie & Cachemire, MCN Fingering and BFL Fingering
Tea Cup on BFL & Soie
Tea Cup is in the shop, ready to ship across all usual sock bases. Once the ready to ship listings are sold out, I will open preorders. Tea Cup is also available as custom orders on all the other bases in the shop.
Tea Cup on Extrafine Fingering HT, Stellina Fingering, Extrafine Fingering, BFL Soie & Cachemire and Polwarth Fingering
The pattern suggestion for April is “Cornish Cream Tea”, a lovely sock pattern by Helen Stewart. It couldn’t be more suited to the month theme, could it? I find Helen’s patterns poetic and with a je-ne-sais-quoi that I love. These socks have been in my queue for a while and I’m happy to finally getting around to knitting them!
Cornish Cream Tea Socks by Helen Stewart
Also this month, just like you would associate an excellent wine to a gourmet dish, I’ve selected a few series I want to catch up on or rewatch from the start while knitting my socks. Here’s my selection in case you wish to accompany me. As I said, I’ve been planning this theme for quite some time and had time to fine tune all details!
Head over to Youtube at 5 pm Paris time today to see Tea Cup on moving pictures, I’m telling and showing all about it in episode 11 of season 4 of Inspirations. You can buy your own skein of Tea Cup in the shop.
Happy knitting!