I’m still knitting away on my Zweig sweater, but I have to admit that I’ve been drawn off project by the fantastic weather we are enjoying here in Colorado. The days are warm and sunny with a clear blue sky; I’ve moved all of the plants back outside to enjoy themselves before the next frost.
So when I saw this skein of yarn at my favorite LYS, Colorful Yarns, I had to have it! This yarn, which is dyed for the shop by Chasing Rabbits Fiber Co, is one of a series of monthly yarns. This yarn, of course, is called Colorful October. Yay! This is the yarn for me!
Things only got better after I opened up the skein…
I am always a little intimidated by skeins with so much color going on… I want the colors to show their stuff without pooling or looking muddy. I debated on whether to go big (a shawl) or stay small (socks), and finally just cast on and started on some socks using my favorite vanilla sock pattern.
I should have these done in a couple of days and then back to the Zweig sweater I will go. I’ll be wearing my new socks, too, while I finish up the sweater over the next week.
I love October.
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love all the colors you show in this post…….October is such an amazing month.
socks are super cool too!
They are the best colors, huh! It makes me happy just driving around on errands with the blazing trees and flocking birds. Glad you like them too.
You are so right……….all the best colors! and they make me so happy to look at too. 🙂
Wow! Gorgeous colors in this yarn. Socks look nice and cozy! Keep on knitting!
I saw the yarn just as I came in the door of Colorful Yarns and I literally screeched to a stop. The colors just grabbed me. So glad you like them too.
The socks are gorgeous. I vote for the armwarmers too.
I’m turning the heel on the second dock now, and in my head I’m singing “armwarmers!”
Wow that is beautiful yarn! It’s so cool they get a new colour each month!
It is fun seeing what the new color is each month. I have a lot of socks made with these monthly yarns!
Do you get enough yarn to do more than just socks?
Sadly, I only got the one skein. Hopefully there will be another one waiting for me when I go back.
I’m thinking of making a little knit pumpkin with the leftovers after the socks are done. What do you think?
Oh that would be super cute!
What gorgeous yarn!! It is perfect for October knitting. The socks are going to be fantastic.
I’m so relieved that other people like the yarn the way I did. I think that the colors speak to how much we love this time of year.
Lovely colours
They are!
Gorgeous yarn!