indie dyer

Hand Dyed Sock Yarn & Color-Coded Charts for the Win

Hand dyed sock yarn is such a treat to work with! This pink tonal yarn is from one of my favorite indie dyers, Gina at…

Global Backyard Yarn & Cookie A Socks = 2 of My Favorite Things!

It’s always magical when an old favorite thing and a new favorite thing team up! In this project, I paired an old favorite…

Knitting Inspiration: Magical Mermaid Socks!

I saw this gorgeous sparkly teal yarn from FiveBoroughYarns on Etsy and I was like, “OMG! That reminds me of a mermaid tail!&#8217…

Silverplait Socks! (More like Copperplate?)

I’m a big fan of the Ariel Altara’s pattern for Silverplait Socks – I’ve knitted a few pairs of…

Socks of Kindness: Ten Years in the Making!

Last November, I was cleaning out my Ravelry Queue and I found this pattern that I had queued in November 2010.  I guess it stood…

Planet of the Monkey Socks

Last February I went on a little Esty shopping spree and ordered this gorgeous sock yarn from a dyer near me in Braintree, MA&#8230…

Vanilla Latte Socks

I have a weak spot in my heart for speckled sock yarn and I really love Lauren Farrell’s speckle colorways over in her…

New Yarn!

Just for funsies, here is some new sock yarn I bought on Etsy last month.  Love, love, love these skeins and I think I did…

Paragon Socks

Eric and I went on a trip to Vermont last spring but I didn’t get a chance to buy any souvenir yarn so…

Speckle Footie Socks Made from Leftover Yarn

Knitting hexipuffs was my go-to plan for using up leftover sock yarn but I’ve taken a bit of a break from them…