Gramercy
As I explained once before, I started designing socks mostly through an (oh so fetching) combination of laziness, bossiness, and inability to follow directions. I kept it up because knitters seem to be disproportionately awesome and kept making me feel good. Designing has turned into an important part of my life and has let me do all sorts of things I never thought I’d do. I’ve met marvelous people, gone off on exciting trips, and am almost done with my first book. How cool is that? I mean really, who would have ever thought knitting socks would turn into all that?
So I want to be sure to say thank you. Thank you to the people who say nice things about my socks on ravelry, thank you to the people who read this site (especially those of you who aren’t even knitters, though I can’t quite figure out why you’d bother without some wooly leanings), thank you to the people who test my patterns and catch all my silly mistakes, thank you to my intrepid sample knitters (without whom the book wouldn’t be possible), thank you to the people who buy my patterns, and thank you to the people who knit my socks. This really is a team effort, and without your encouragement and support, I’d have wandered off to my next hobby long ago.
So to serve as a little demonstration of my thanks, I’m making the pattern for Gramercy available for free. Enjoy it!
And to make it even better for one of you, I’ve got yarn to give away! These are made in Handwerks Sock Plus 8 in London Fog. I love this yarn. It’s an 8 ply yarn with amazing stitch definition. It’s just a tiny bit more substantial than most sock yarns, but still thin enough to fit easily in shoes. The colors are gorgeous, and Laura is just wonderful to work with. One lucky reader will win enough yarn to make the socks. To enter, just go over to the Handwerks site, find your favorite color, come back here, and leave a comment letting me know what it is. I’ll leave comments open trough the weekend, and email the luck winner early next week (be sure you use a working email address, I promise not to use it for anything other than to contact the winner).
Love your sock pattern!
My favorite Handwerks colorway for Sock Plus 8 is – Seacliff.
(I’m karenwj). I can’t resist a giveaway – particularly when it’s been as much fun as it has to make these socks.
I checked the Handwerks site. The colour I love is Blues.
Good luck with your pattern.
Beautiful pattern – thank you for sharing!
I love the Socks Plus 8 in Smoke.
Thank you for the freebie pattern! I make a lot of socks for gifts and your patterns are always a hit! The Sock Plus 8 yarns are gorgeous! I think my favorite would have to be the Paprika… as I also love to cook! =)
Those are gorgeous! I think the color you used, London Fog, looks the best. But I might be biased because of the pictures. Thank you for sharing this wonderful pattern!
Nandina is a absolutely fantastic color for a pair of autumn socks, flaming just like the forests 🙂
Another lovely pattern 🙂 I love the lacy openness of this one… now to go off and search for the perfect yarn to do it justice 🙂
Woops! The color, I forgot!
Turquoise Inlay – beautiful depth of turquoise… love it 🙂
I loved testing this pattern. Thanks again, Hunter.
My favorite color of Sock Plus 8 is Monterey Cyprus, with Jasper as a close second.
Lisa H. (aka MeanestMommy)
Beautiful pattern!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
My favorite colorway of Sock Plus 8 is Desert Rose.
Love just what you made…London Fog. More beauties, Hunter. toni
Another wonderful pattern, Hunter, and thanks for making it a freebie! Now that I’ve finished the secret pair, I have two more of your patterns on the needles, but there’s always room for another 🙂 It was a hard choice between desert rose and berry pie, but I think the berry pie wins out!
Great pattern… delicate and delectable!
Love the Canadian-based Handwerks and Fleece Artist companies… my fav Handwerks colourway is Silver Dollar DK, reminiscent of the fog in Atlantic Canada!
The Nandina colorway does look wonderful for an autumn pair of socks–and i would Love to make your new pattern in it! Thanx-
Beautiful socks and thank you for the freebie!!!! 🙂
I love Jasper!
Beautiful socks, MUST MAKE!!!!!
Such a wonderful gesture to give away sock yarn to make them too. 🙂
All the Handwerks colors are lovely, but Pacific View is beyond lovely, it’s GORGEOUS!
Such a lovely pattern! I’m TOTALLY doing this next month for SKA! My favorite color has got to be Berry Pie.
another great pattern – I’m looking forward to trying it out. nice yarn, too. My pick would paprika!
So many lovely colors. Chocolate Cherries must be a favorite, but of course, I’m always swayed by chocolate.
I love the sock pattern, I can’t wait to get through the pile of WIPs I have so I can make more socks.
I love the sock yarn in Smoke–so pretty.
The Nandina color is really pretty….looks toasty warm for the cold weather.
Amongst the Sock Plus 8 colorways, I’m thinking it’s Desert Rose I like best. Although the London Fog version combined with your beautiful new pattern is also quite fetching.
The Gramercy Sock design is lovely. I would love to knit these in Handwerks Smoke colour.
Love love love the Desert Rose.
ooh.. 8-ply. I love beefy sock yarn! London Fog is my favorite color. How does it compare to SG Bugga?