The Springtide Sock Kit Coral
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Overview
The Springtide Sock Kit is a collaboration between knitwear designer Nicola of Tea Cake + Make and hand-dyer Shannon of Blue Fern Yarns.
The Springtide socks are best knitted in bright, fun and high-contrast colours perfect for spring and to give you a hit of dopamine. The waves, curves and bold lines are used to create movement and energy. Spring brings warmer and lighter days, fresh starts and new enjoyment of the outdoors, which was the inspiration behind this design.
Your kit includes a printed copy of the Springtide Socks knitting pattern written by Nicola and 5 mini 20g skeins of sock yarn hand-dyed by Shannon. The sock yarn is a base of 75% superwash merino 25% nylon with approx. 85 meters per 20g.
We recommend a 2.5 mm / US 1.5 DPNs or circular needles for magic loop or small circular knitting, but change to needles of your preference to achieve advised gauge. If you have tension difficulties with colourwork consider increasing your needle size or knitting inside out for that section.
SIZES
Small 56 sts - circumference 17.5 cm / 6.75”
Medium 64 sts - circumference 20 cm / 7.75”
Large 72 sts - circumference 22.5 cm / 8.75”
More about Blue Fern Yarns
Blue Fern Yarns was established in October 2019 by Shannon as a hobby while she worked full time in Commercial Retail Property Management. She felt the need for a creative outlet in her life as her Surveying role did not provide it.
Shannon grew up in a family of women who enjoyed knitting and crocheting, so it was inevitable that she would eventually follow the same path. She tried her hand at various crafts over the years, but found her passion for yarn in 2015 when she started her crochet journey.
In April 2020, Shannon learned to knit and was drawn to the different garments and stitches that knitting could create, which crochet could not. Initially, Shannon found it challenging to create her own clothing but with her mum's help, she learned techniques for the things she really wanted to make, such as jumpers and tops.
In May 2024, Shannon made the decision, with a little push from friends, to quit her day job and dedicate herself to Blue Fern Yarns. Shannon is excited about this new chapter and hopes we shall all join her on this journey.
Blue Fern Yarns takes inspiration from nature, plants and scenery from Shannons home in Norfolk in the UK. She currently dyes yarns in her home in Norwich which she shares with her fluffy black cat, Bennett.
In her spare time Shannon loves being with friends and family, savouring good food, heading out on little adventures, and settling in with knitting, crocheting, or a good book.
More about Tea Cake + Make
Nicola loves traditional needle crafts that have a modern twist through colour, pattern and stitch. With a degree in Knitwear from the University of Brighton and working within the fashion buying industry for more than 10 years she now has an Etsy shop, teach craft workshops, designs her own patterns and yarn shops whenever she can!