Hello and welcome to the 2023 Sock Knitter’s Almanach, October 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 creating a new colorway. Three-month subscriptions are now available in the shop!
If you watch the podcast, you might have noticed I have a thing for pumpkins, soooo…. We had it coming! For three years, not a pumkin-themed colorway? This is long overdue, and yes, this month colorway is inspired by all things PUMPKINS. Get your eyes pumpkined here. (yep, that’s not a word, I know).
I decided on “Pumplin Patch” for the name. I’ve been to Rhinebeck once, and had the chance to experience an October on the country side. I even payed a visit to Washington Irving’s grave in Sleepy Hollow. This is my rendition of this beautiful memory. So there is a lot of orange action going on in this colorway, clearly. There are also several other players: warm tones of caramel and mocha, funky neon pink and a touch of cold green.
Because pumkins and witches go hand in hand this month, the companion colorway for October is “Witchy Woman”, created while listening to the Eagles’ song. I make sure to have the right atmosphere in the studio when I’m working, helps inspiration hit just right.
Preorders for both colorways will be available in my shop from October 9th, 2023 until they’re gone. Quantities are limited as my dyeing schedule is still heavy with the remainder of the advent minis. Both colorways will come with me to the Mille et Un Fils festival on October 14th and 15th in Thoiry.
The pattern suggestion this month is so cute! “Pumpkin Feet” by Sheila Bond
Check out October 9th podcast episode to see the month colorway live. You can shop the preorders in my shop by clicking the box below on October 9th. Thanks!