{"id":10465,"date":"2019-01-01T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?p=10465"},"modified":"2020-12-07T07:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:30:09","slug":"rye-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2019\/01\/01\/rye-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Rye Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sock knitters are a special type of knitter. They always have a pair of socks on the needles, whether they’re using double points<\/a>, magic loop<\/a>, working their socks two-at-a-time, cuff-down, or toe-up. Sock knitters have this whole other thing going on. They knit socks anywhere and everywhere, watching kiddies at the park, riding the bus, or chatting with the in-laws! The socks go where they go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often hear from knitters that the next step on their knitting journey is socks. They yearn to become the type of knitter described above; a knitter with a memorized sock recipe that they make over and over. These knitters, on the cusp of becoming sock knitters, are intimidated by the heel turn, but ready to try something new! Our original Rye socks<\/a> have been the first pair for many knitters since the pattern was released back 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, for the last 5 years we’ve been hearing requests for a sock weight version of Rye<\/a>! While we still recommend making worsted weight socks<\/a> as your first pair (they simply go so much faster!), we know you all have a precious skein of sock yarn languishing in your stash, waiting to come out and play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I knit Bodhi’s wee socks in ‘leaf jumping’, I love all those teeny tiny speckles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For our splendid Rye Light socks<\/a> we used Sunshine Yarns Luxury Sock<\/a> in ‘be still’, ‘leaf jumping’ and ‘pumpkin bread’. It was absolutely delightful to knit with! I especially enjoyed the tiny flecks of all the colours in ‘leaf jumping’, it was like little bits of happiness with each passing stitch.The simple garter panel and otherwise plain nature make it a great place to use a precious semi-solid, or a wild speckle, anything goes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wrapped in woollies! These three are all wearing Flax sweaters and Rye Light<\/a> socks, Emily is wearing her Antler Toque and Jordan is sporting an Apple Pie hat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We have already given the Flax sweater<\/a> and Barley hat<\/a> the ‘light’ treatment and now we’ve got Rye Light<\/a>! It’s the same modern simple design, but now in a lighter weight yarn. And of course the pattern is sized baby-to-big!<\/p>\n\n\n\n