Hello and welcome to the 2022 Sock Knitter’s Almanach, May 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!

Did you know May is one of the months in which fawns are born? For some time I’ve had a mind of creating a colorway inspired by those lovely woodlands dwellers. While researching the imagery, I came across this lovely picture of a fawn asleep in a bed of purple flowers and fell in love with it. The moodboard is below and you can also check the Pinterest board for more cute and fluffy critters.

I called this colorway “Fawns and Flowers”, which rings a bit like Prince’s song '“Elephants and Flowers”. I’ve had this song on my mind ever since I chose the name. It’s a blend of browns and purple, with just a hint of pink acting as a liaison between the two. I tried my hand at a new way of layering colours, in order to find the sweet spot between a beautiful blending effect and clear highlights. Speckles are also in the game and bring beautifully this colorway to life.

Fawns and Flowers sur Lurex Fingering, Stellina Fingering, BFL Fingering, Extrafine Fingering 3 ply et Extrafine Fingering

Fawns and Flowers will make its debut at Sip & Knit Brussels, where I’m hosting a pop up shop over the last week-end of April. It will then be in the shop on May 9th shop update. It will be available across a wide range of bases, including Extrafine DK, Mohair et Soie and Suri et Soie.

The pattern suggestion for the month is again from Knitty, Winter 2011. What can I say except that I think they’ve published incredibly innovative patterns over the years? The Java Socks are one of those, with a beautifully patterned gusset and decreases placed in the most creatives places.

Please join me on Youtube for Episode 14 of Season 4 of my podcast, Inspirations, in which I’m presenting Fawns and Flowers. Rendez-vous on May 9th on Etsy to shop the colorway, or in Brussels on April 29th, 30th and May 1st!

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