Not a Spinner? No Problem!
Even if you’re not a spinner you can still knit the Queen of Diamond socks that were featured on the cover of the Spring 2007 issues of Spin-Off Magazine. The knitting pattern is now available through my store on Ravelry. I’ll be adding it to my store here over the weekend so if you are not a Ravelry member you can still purchase it. It will also be available to wholesalers soon.
The download version includes a smaller size so it can now be knit in three sizes for 7.5 - 10 inch foot circumferences. There are also brand new charts that should be errata free. For you non-spinners there are several recommended commercial yarns - Colinette Jitterbug, STR Mediumweight, Textiles a Mano Wuxi would be supremely beautiful, and any indie dyers who use Henry’s Attic Kona Superwash DK as a base as well as anything that gets you the recommended 7.5 sts/in. For you spinners who maybe were not Spin-Off subscribers last year, this pattern contains the basic info needed to spin the yarn (plies, tpi, wpi, ypp). If you desire detailed info on how I dyed the fiber and spun the yarn please order the back issue from Interweave.
The pattern is written for toe-up construction on two circulars, but with the charts it should be adaptable to your favorite method if you are an experienced sock knitter.
