Sock yarn porn

If our selection of Trekking, Online, Fortisimma, Fixation, Luna Park, and ReBelle handdyes weren't enough to fulfill your sock fantasies our recent shipment of Lorna's Laces Shephard Sock should do the trick. There are 12 irresistible colorways for you to choose from so come on in and fondle the yarn love.


In addition to the Shepherd Sock, we also received two color packs of Lorna's Laces Bullfrogs and Butterflies and two mixed packs of Grace.

The Malabrigo Is Here!

The long awaited shipment of malabrigo has finally arrived, there are some fabulous new colors in the worsted weight as well as a new, thicker single ply yarn in four luscious colors. In addition to the malabrigo we also got a new self striping sock yarn, that makes wide stripes. We also have the new issue of Interweave Knits and two new books, No Wool For You and Lace Style.

It's cold outside

The temperatures are not rising fast enough for us so we thought we would share our pattern for a super quick knitted cable hat. We knit this has with one ball Lana Grande on size 15 needles. The hat can be knit flat or in the round, but we found that when working with needles this large it is much easier to knit the hat flat and then seam it up when you are finished. Since the hat is knit with such large yarn and needles you should be able to complete it in just under two hours.

Warm Winter Cable Hat

Materials:
1 ball Lana Grande
1 pair US15 straight needles or 1 set US15 double pointed needles
1 cable needle
Tapestry needle to sew up the seam

Sizes:
Woman, Man

This hat is very stretchy so it will fit almost any adult head. The difference in the two sizes is one cable repeat which compensates for the difference between a man and a woman’s head.

Definition:
c6f= sl 3 to cable needle, hold at front, k3, k3 from cable needle.

To make the hat flat:

Cast on 58 stitches.
Row 1: k1, *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2: p1, *p2, k2, p6, k2, p2* rep * to last stitch, p1.
Row 3: k1, *k2, p2, c6f, p2, k2* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: repeat row 2.
Repeat rows 1-4 three more times for a woman’s hat and four more times for a man’s hat.
Repeat rows 1-2.

Decrease rows:
Row 1: k1, *k2tog, p2, c6f, p2, k2tog* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2: p1, *p1, k2, p6, k2, p1* rep * to last stitch, p1.
Row 3: k1, *k1, p2tog, k6, p2tog, k1* rep* to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: p1, *p1, k1, p6, k1, p1* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 5: decrease 8 stitches evenly across the row which you will knit.
Row 6: p all stitches.
Row 7: repeat row 5.
Leave a 12” tail and draw it through the remaining stitches and sew up the seam.

To make the hat in the round:

Cast on 56 stitches.
Rnd 1-2: *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to end.
Rnd 3: *k2, p2, c6f, p2, k2* rep * to end.
Rnd 4: *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to end.
Repeat rounds 1-4 three more times for a woman’s hat and four more times for a man’s hat.
Repeat rounds 1-2.

Decrease Rounds:
Rnd 1: *k2tog, p2, c6f, p2, k2tog* rep * to end.
Rnd 2: *k1, p2, c6f, p2, k1* rep * to end.
Rnd 3: *k1, p2tog, k6, p2tog, k1* rep* to end.
Rnd 4: *k1, p1, k6, p1, k1* rep* to end.
Rnd 5: decrease 8 stitches evenly across the row which you will knit.
Rnd 6: k all stitches.
Rnd 7: repeat row 5.

Leave a 12” tail and draw it through the remaining stitches and sew in the ends.