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I went up to Twisted Yarns today to pick up my first “Sock Club” bag, and they made little keychains that they put on each of the bags as a sweet little kick-off goodie! Too adorable! The Twisted Yarn Sock Club is a club that my LYS has started up. You could commit to signing up for either 6 consecutive months or ever other month, and each month you would get yarn for one pair of socks (I believe new yarns that the shop will be carrying), one sock pattern, and the second Saturday of each month is a knitting day at the shop so everyone can get together and work on the socks.

Normally, the new sock yarn is going to be a surprise, but I actually knew in advance what the yarn was going to be for this first round, because they are now carrying the Schaeffer Yarn Anne Sock Yarn!!! I have only been asking them about carrying it for the past year! I bought the Anne sock yarn when I visited Mac in Philly last May, and I loved working with it! I made a shawl out of it, using a pattern that I got that day at Rosie’s Yarn Cellar. They will be stocking the yarn within a month or so for regular sale. The pattern that we got for this month is a Schaeffer Yarn pattern for a sock with a lace panel on the side. I might knit that one, or I might pick out a different pattern. In an ironic twist, I ended up picking basically the same yarn that I used for the shawl, but slightly different because it isn’t dyed as dark as my shawl yarn was. I can’t wait to see all of the other Anne options that they will be carrying!

Eep! I almost forgot to post about this here on this blog, even though I’ve talked about it a few times on the Pointy Sticks podcast. Today is We’re KNOT Going to Take It! day! Write the yarn companies and tell them what you think of their knotty yarn. Why do they think it is ok to sell us yarn at $10-15 a skein when it is full of knots? Especially when it is yarn that makes stripes and it messes with the pattern? Tell them how you feel!

Also, take a moment to thank the good yarn companies. They deserve to know that their quality pays off, and we all appreciate good yarn!

I really like the new sock pattern in the current MagKnits, called Tropicana. I’m a bit confused by part of the instructions though:

srpo = sl st to right hand needle with yarn in front, then pull yarn over the needle – st looks now as if there are two sts, you are not making a yarn over, you just pull it to the back! = srpo double stitch. This double stitch is always knit/purled together as one st. Do not make increases!

Can anyone explain that to me, slowly and clearly? Please?