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Heading in New Directions This is the second in a series of posts recommending patterns for self-striping sock yarns.  We are saying goodbye to ONline sock yarns in the Online ONline Summer Sock-Stravaganza.  Join us! Just like last week, we'll be focusing on patterns that take the self-patterning aspect of the yarn and use it in unexpected ways.  When you change the direction of your work, you change how the yarn reacts, and that can be really fun! The knitting pattern for this week is Skew, another hit from many years ago.  It first appeared on Knitty, and has since been translated into many languages.  If you have trouble with the fit on standard socks, I highly recommend that you take a look...

Make Those Stripes Move! This is the first in a series of posts recommending patterns for self-striping sock yarns.  We are saying goodbye to ONline sock yarns in the Online ONline Summer Sock-Stravaganza.  Join us! Although many people like self-patterning sock yarn because it does all the work for you, some people require a jazzier pattern to keep themselves interested.  When I sat down to think about what pattern I would want to use with self-striping sock yarn, the first one that came to mind was Jaywalker socks. Jaywalkers were one of the first big, viral sock patterns years ago when sock knitting was THE thing.  I made a pair, which unfortunately I did not photograph before giving away. It's...