So, I’ve shared my new pattern, the Oberon socks. They started to be available for pre-order yesterday, and you can get the pre-order pattern discount all the way through to Sunday night. The code “FairyKing” will get you 20% off the pattern and you can buy the pre-order from Ravelry or my Payhip shop.
Today I want to share about the yarn I used for my sock sample.
When I had the idea for the Fairies in Literature pattern collection, I liked the idea of collaborating with an indie dyer. I love collaborations, I think it adds a whole new dimension to a design idea. More so in a case like this, when we have a collection.
In my search for a dyer to collaborate with I found Tami from Eternity Ranch Knits, and we had some really exciting conversations. She just seemed to get my ideas and when she suggested colourway concepts I loved them. I won’t get into the other colourways now, except to say that there are four of them in total, and they’re all gorgeous.
I told Tami that my plan for Oberon was a pair of cabled socks, and we agreed that we needed a foresty kind of a colourway. The resulting yarn was this beautiful skein, greens and browns melded together. The yarn base helps as well, as it includes 10% Tencel. It gives the yarn such a gorgeous sheen and really allows the colours to pop, particularly in the cable section.
Tami now has the yarn up in her Etsy shop! It is dyed to order, and can be on its way to you in three days!
