Knitting socks and knitting with hand-painted yarns are two hot trends. But what are knitters to do with leftover sock yarn? Or when they burn out on knitting socks? Sock Yarn Studio comes to the rescue with a delightful mix of projects--from one-skein hats, mittens, and scarves to multi-skein wraps, sweaters, and more--created with fingering or sport-weight sock yarns. And there's plenty of helpful advice for selecting yarns and knitting smart with tricky hand-paints and self-patterning yarns.
After nearly a decade as a civil litigator, I left the practice of law and began immersing myself in the world of fiber. Sock Yarn Studio, my third book of knitting patterns, went on sale this past October, and features patterns especially designed for sock yarns -- without a single sock! There are shawls, scarves, hats, mittens, baby items and more, using a variety of sock yarns from handpainteds to solids to self-striping to self-patterning.
Check out my first book, Knit So Fine, coauthored with Laura Grutzeck & Lisa Myers, with stylish patterns and helpful advice for working with fine yarns. My second book, Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns, contains valuable technical information about using handpainted sock yarns, along with a selection of beautiful sock patterns specifically designed for handdyed yarns. I sell my own line of patterns and my designs are frequently published in fine knitting magazines like Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, KnitSimple and KnitScene as well as books and yarn company booklets.
Find my handpainted yarns and fibers on ArtFire or take a class with me -- I often teach at events like VK Live; Stitches expos; and local yarn shops.
I live outside Philadelphia with my family, including the little black bunny rabbit for whom my business is named. This December we added a little orange kitty to our family, too.
