New: Berroco Vintage Socks

Let's Talk Socks.....

Knitted socks are the best. Hands-down. Knitting socks (once mastered) is easy-peasy work. It takes practice, but once you find your favorite methods, needles and yarns...they can fly off the needles. They are great travel knitting projects, especially in the dog days of summer. Many knitters always have a pair going as a back up for just in case (your luggage is lost....or....you're in between bigger projects.....or....sitting at long lights in the city......or......a nervous flyer that knits to forget you are flying......so many reasons!)

Berroco Vintage Sock  

Just launched is a great affordable sock yarn Berroco Vintage Sock. Perfect to not bust the bank, cut your teeth on your first sock knitting adventure, or to make adorable small footie socks! Lots of great patterns in this booklet. 

The blend of wool/acrylic/nylon key to making these super long wearing, durable and sturdy. Holding up in the washer and dryer. Don't fear the acrylic....it's a high-quality, super-fine acrylic. Perfect to make this sock yarn pocketbook friendly. Because once you branch out to indie dyed, handpaited sock yarns....the price can get up there!  

Today there's many method options for sock knitting: magic loop; two circulars; addi Flexi-flips; special 9" sock circulars, or just old-fashioned dpn's. Experiment to find which method suits you best. Everyone has a preference.

Berroco's #441 Vintage Socks booklet filled with lots of patterns to choose from (Berroco booklets: on our website here). Just grab a ball or two of Vintage Sock yarn and you're ready to cast on! With summer around the corner the shortie-socks are calling my name! 

Berrco has a bunch of great sock knitting tips to help ease the process. Berroco's Tips for Socks 

SUMMER KAL: Knit 2 Socks in 1 

July - Aug 2023: Thurs 12-2pm

Join in on our latest shop KAL. Starts Jul 13th through Aug 2023. We meet Thur from 12-2pm. No fee to attend but please sign up on our website and purchase supplies with us. You'll need the book, sock yarn and appropriate sized needles, and other various notions (stitch markers, tapestry needle, tape measure, etc,...). Informal KALs with no specific instructions. We all just help each other along!