{ Squid and Ink }
Nov 6th, 2008 by nikki
::deep breath::
Okay everybody, here it is… Squid the Socks and Ink the Yarn.
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Many many thanks to Ulli, fellow indie yarn lover and the fastest and kindest knitter ever, for being gracious enough to test knit these for me. My Squid and Ink socks are not quite to this stage of completion, but I have a zillion half knit Squids and Squidlike swatches behind me.
If you would like to make your own Squids, here’s the details:
Squid and Ink sock kits will available in Limited Edition numbered kits in my esty shop as part of the Creature Edition update, on Friday, November 7, at 6pm Pacific Standard Time. Each kit will come with a printed copy of my new Squid sock pattern, and a skein of Simple Merino Sock in Ink. Squid is a cuff down, gusseted heel sock, and ability to read charts is required. Knitting needles and other notions are not included in the kits. Recommended needle size is a US1, but I don’t have to tell you that’s just a suggestion, right? Ulli used a US0 for the socks you see. I’m using size US1 for mine.
When the kits are are gone, they are gone. Not to worry, though, both the Squid sock pattern and the Ink colorway will become available separately in early 2009.
The Ink colorway was tricky for me to photograph accurately as socks, but this yarny shot is perfect on my monitor. Well all agree that your screen, browser and eyeballs may see it slightly different, yes?
Phew… I didn’t think it would be so nerve wracking to show you this project. Here’s a bit of what has been going through my head all week:
When is the sun going to come out? … Why, oh why, is it so hard to photograph this stupid yarn? … I hope the pictures are clear enough. … They’re not, I know it. … This is the best I can do. … Oh no! This is the best I can do!… I hope they like them. … What if they don’t? … What if they hate them?… If they hate them, what am I going to do with all these sock kits?! … They are going to hate them. … No they won’t. … Yes, they will. … Well, you can’t please everyone all the time. … Man, I need to chill out. … How about I eat some banana bread and make myself a cup of tea? … No, there still too much to do. … I hate that my house is full of wooly dust bunnies. … People who come over prolly think I never clean. … Well, I do! … How dare they! … Today the wool bunnies are blue, Ink blue. … Maybe I should clean more often. … What if something I haven’t thought of yet goes wrong? … Aaaaaahhhh!
Many thanks to my nine-year old sock photographer, Stinkerbell, who set aside a herd of Breyer horses to brave a cold tile floor to bring you these images. I like this outtake best.
These are positively gorgeous! What a neat pattern! Now to stalk for it;)
Nikki, these are so lovely - both the colorway and the pattern - congrats!
Beautiful knitting, great photography, too.
The sock pattern is beautiful and the sock colour is scrumptious. Coincidentally, Stinkerbell is what we called our now 15 year old son when he was still in diapers. Unfortunately for us it was appropriate.
I love these, this color is one of my favorites, now to stalk and see if I can get it!!!
Oh my gosh they are beautiful! I was so in awe with the color and pattern that I was dumbfounded:) I kept getting the updated time wrong as I was throwing out a couple of lifelines to some friends to see if they could stalk for me on scoring a kit. My mom is in the hospital and I will probably be with her at the time of the update. No where near a computer:(
And I am still a Mama Blue Sock yarn virgin:( booohoooo… I still want to see what all the fuss is about –your yarn looks gorgeous… I need to try this -sock and troika. Someday….
Nikki,
No need to worry they are just great . I just bought one and from the way they all sold in about 2 minutes I think that lots of other people loved them too!
beautiful - looking forward to the pattern.
Those socks are amazing!!!!!
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