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Straw into gold? We know this story! Or do we? This is not Rumplestiltskin, but Naomi Novik’s fantastic novel Spinning Silver. This is a story with a twist: the heroine has to transform silver, not straw, into gold. She does this not by spinning, but through her own cleverness and courage. Fiber artists need not …
These fun socks, inspired by those grand staircases you see in classic cruise liners, are perfect to use up your partial skeins or as an excuse to buy two more. When you put your feet together a broad stairway leads from the toes to the ankle and then move left and right around the legs …
The Ar Lan y Môr (Welsh for ‘by the seaside’) Socks were inspired by the ripples of seaweed and other water plants that grow just below the waterline of many lakes, rivers and seas around the world, as well as the imagery of the Welsh folk song of the same name – flowers and grasses rippling …
I love slipped stitches. They are a quick and easy way to add interest and texture to any knitting project. If you cross slipped stitches over a field of stockinette, it’s even more true. This design does something unusual—the slipped stitches are formed in stockinette columns, but cross to meet in the purl section of …
These socks are unisex – they work for both men and women! The men in my life have very definite ideas of what makes an appropriate for work sock: typically a neutral color and a very subdued pattern, if they want patterning at all. The simple twisted rib in these cuff-down, heel-flap socks transitions into a …
Handknit socks are the love letters of the knitting world and are my favorite thing to knit for people I love. As soon as I realized that this design was for the February issue of Knotions, I knew I was going to create a heart-themed sock! I wanted a subtle, quiet, textured “I love you”; …
Ernouvé is Guernsey Patois (or Guernsey French) for ‘spring’. Our island language, though all-but-dead, is a form of Norman French very close to Cornish, Breton and, according to my Great Uncle, even Sicilian! It’s highly possible as it has its roots in Latin along with many languages. There are steps being taken to try and save …
Curling up on the couch to read a good book or bingeing on your favorite show demands the perfect, luxurious pair of socks to keep your toes toasty warm during the colder months. Euna Bedsocks are your go-to for hunkering down with a good cup of tea. Using a soft, squishy yarn and a broken …
Ajao is a design inspired by a neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria where I was lucky enough to spend a month. The colorwork pays homage to the multitude of different window shutters and jumble of metal grilles all stacked on top of each other that I encountered on my daily walk to the bus stop. The …
The Mohair Magic socks are knit holding a strand of laceweight mohair together with a regular sock yarn. This combination, especially when combining a dark and a light yarn, gives the finished work an amazing sheen and softness. The finished object will appear to shine! Paired with some simple 1/1 cables in a diagonal striping …
These socks are named after the Greek mythological character Achilles. The main focal points of this design are the chunky cables down the front and back of the leg. This is reminiscent of Achilles’ alluded only weak point; his heel…Achillea is also a flower, whose clusters of tiny blossoms remind me of the honeycomb stitch. …
My mother used to call me a valkyrie, she wasn’t that far off. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle the valkyries bring their chosen to Valhalla, …
From clouds to rain and back again, the water cycle always amazed me. November is often a time of deep fog, grey cloudy days and heavy rain where I live. Even if I much prefer snow, I’ve come to really love the cloudy and rainy days. Seeing the streams of rain moving in the distance …
Are you thinking of crazy nupps and gathered stitches when you hear Estonian stitches? There are also lace patterns that are much easier to knit and just as beautiful! A pattern called Half-Leaf inspired me to make these socks. I have named them after my paternal grandmother. She died three years before I was born …
The inspiration for these socks came from my love of all things Harry Potter. I imagined Mrs. Weasley magically knitting socks for her children before they left for Hogwarts to start off the school year! She would need to make quite a few pairs of them so the pattern needed to be easy to memorize …
These unisex socks are super cozy and stretchy. The easy wearability and the forgiving nature of the ribbing, which is an integral element of the design, make picking the right size for gifting less of an issue. If you keep them for yourself, you will pull these casual, sturdy socks out of the drawer time …
The Dodson Socks use simple stitches to create an eye-catching spiral mesh design. These top-down socks feature a twisted rib cuff, a heel flap and gusset, and a rounded toe. Tutorials Kitchener: how to graft two ends Improved SSKs Invisible join Size Finished Foot Circumference 7 (8, 9)” [17.8 (20.3, 22.9) cm] to fit foot …
The sugar glaze on cozy pastries that I so enjoy in the fall and winter inspired the lace detail on these socks. This pattern has enough stockinette to make these socks perfect travel or conversational knitting, and the simple lace detail keeps this project interesting. Tutorials Kitchener: how to graft two ends Lace knitting 101 …
There is something about a textured sock that looks inviting and cozy. Corrugated is designed to be visually interesting while at the same time being deceptively easy to knit; the stitch pattern is just a few cleverly placed knits and purls across the front of the sock with mindless, meditative stockinette stitch across the back …
The Henhouse socks are inspired by my love of, well, chickens. We have a small backyard flock and they bring us much entertainment (and eggs!). These socks are worked from the top down and feature a stranded colorwork motif of chickens on the leg. A contrast color heel and toe add a fun touch. Tutorials …
Our annual tutorial issue! Enjoy 4 free patterns and 10 tutorials! Several are companions to the patterns to help you out with the more challenging bits.
In my memories, childhood summer was a magical time of never-ending sunshine, trips to the pool or park and hours spent riding bikes or just playing with my friends. Carefree times of just “being”. Dressing up for special occasions meant trading flip-flops and shorts for sundresses and flirty white ankle socks, with cuffs that turned …
