Hello and welcome to the 2022 Sock Knitter’s Almanach, June 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!
The month colorway is inspired by a childhood memory, of the bonfires lighted on St Jean in my hometown in the late 80’s. Nowadays, such giant bonfires on fair gounds located in a densely populated area are rather frowned upon by authorities but at the time, there was less concern towards public safety and huge bonfires with people dancing around were totally ok. Those bonfires made quite an impression on young me and I’ve had this idea of dyeing a colorway inspired by them for quite some time now. So here it is! The moodboard is below and as usual, you can have a peak at the complete moodboard on Pinterest.
This colorway is simply called “Bonfire” and starts with dark colors progressing from black to blue-gray to blues and purple, like a beautiful sky at dusk, with a middle of pure flame and light in bright yellow and warm gold. Then there’s a quite a rich layers of speckles, like sparkles going up in the night sky.
Bonfire on BFL Fingering, Stellina Fingering, Lurex Fingering, BFL & Soie Fingering and MCN Fingering
Bonfire is available in my Etsy shop as a preorder that will ship starting June 20th. I’ll also have this colorway at my booth at my two next festivals: Knit With Friends in Porto on June 4th and 5th and Bigoud’laine in Brittany on June 11th and 12th.
Bonfire on BFL Fingering, Stellina Fingering, Lurex Fingering, BFL & Soie Fingering and MCN Fingering
The pattern suggestion for this month is Brainless by Yarnissima. Apart being exactly what I need these days in terms of knitting, i.e. something I can knit on auto-pilot without any brain power involved, it gives a new take on the gusset that I wish to explore. Moreover, it’s going to be perfect for a colorway so variegated as Bonfire.
Brainless socks by Yarnissima
Please join me on Youtube on Monday, May 30th, for Episode 18 of Season 4 of my podcast, Inspirations, in which I’m presenting Bonfire. Rendez-vous on the same day on Etsy to shop the colorway, or in Porto on June 4th and 5th and Theix-Noyalo/Brittany on June 11th and 12th!