Hello and welcome to the 2022 Sock Knitter’s Almanach, November 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 inspiration is a bit different from my previous Almanac colorways: I wondered what my “Dream Knitting Retreat” would look like. A knitting retreat is something I’d definitely like to experience, and because at the time being, I don’t have the time, money or beginning of a clue where to look for such an experience, I decided I would daydream my own. The moodboard of this month theme is something, let me tell you. It’s been living in my head rent free for the past fortnight and I would LOVE to be able to make it happen IRL one day. Here it is.
So the colorway for November is not actually based on the pictures above. It’s more the official colorway of the Dream Knitting Retreat, the one I’d have dyed for every participant and that’d have embodied the perfection of it all: dark polished wood, fireplaces everywhere, wonderful food & wine & overall the definition of cozy. So this is my invitation to you to join me in this daydream, with your own skein of “Dream Knitting Retreat”.
Dream Knitting Retreat on Lurex Fingering, BFL & Soie Fingering, Stellina Fingering, BFL Fingering and Extrafine Fingering
Dream Knitting Retreat is available as a preorder in my Etsy shop across all bases. If a base is not listed, please drop me a mp to request a custom order. The orders will ship from mid-November onwards, after the month’s fiber festivals of Barcelona Knits and Ch’ti Bazar.
Dream Knitting Retreat on Lurex Fingering, BFL & Soie Fingering, Stellina Fingering, BFL Fingering and Extrafine Fingering
The pattern suggestion for this month is Skyp Rib Socks by Adrienne Ku. A simple yet beautiful pattern, perfect for knitting at your favorite knit night. A few years back I knitted this pattern’s second cousin, the Simple Skyp Socks, by the same designer, and it’s one of my favorite pattern ever, perfect for variegated yarns.
Can you picture yourself knitting this colorway in one of these comfy chair? I’ll be in the green armchair in front of the big fireplace with my knitting and a glass of Saint-Emilion, mkay?
I so hope you’ll join me in my daydream and maybe one day, we’ll make this happen for real? How cool would that be? In the meantime, if you feel like hearing me talk about this some more, please join me on Youtube today from 5pm Paris time, for episode 6 of Season 5 of my podcast, Inspirations. Happy knitting!