Knitters that Rock My World

"Knitters that Rock my World" is the name for this coming Sunday's SockPixie Collection. You have guessed it, each colorway will be inspired by a marvelous knitter. There will be an EZ colorway, a Kaffe Fassett colorway, a Yarn Harlot colorway, to name only a few. I have picked knitters which have had a great influence on my work, from knittingg technique to color.
Won't that be fun?

About your comments and Questions

I have a problem and I need your help. Because of the way Blogger handles comments, when you leave a comment asking for help about a pattern I do not know which pattern it corresponds to. Could you include the name of the pattern with your questions?
I apologize for not answering some of your questions but at times I just could not find which pattern the question corresponded to.
Thanks for your help!

Gone With the Wind

Here is Gone with the Wind, part of SockPixie's Sunday update!
I hope you will enjoy this week's yarns.

It is not yet Sunday...

Before I say anything else, I want to take the time to thank you all for your lovely comments on the blog and on the site.
I have been busy working on many things. First this week's new colorways... I decided to watch all my favorite movies, and create colorways for them.So this week, we will have Hello Dolly, Rear Window, That Touch of Mink.That was a fun challenge!
The second thing I have been working on is a new sock pattern, and a new baby slipper pattern. If all goes well, the patterns should be ready sometime this week!
There is also a third big project, but I am not quite ready to write about it...

Sunday's Update...

SockPixie's Sunday update is done, and let me tell you, this was epic!My camera gave up on me in the middle of the photo shoot. I had to drop everything, and catch a train to go to the store to buy a new camera, which once I brought it home turned out not to work! Mr. SockPixie who had been out today enjoying an outing with the children, came home to a disheveled SockPixie who was screaming words to the camera she could not possibly repeat, with her rational and much calmer oldest daughter at her side . But as he always does, he saved the day. He went right back to the store, and brought me a working camera.
Apart from my camera problems, I had a lot of fun working with Kandinsky's colors. The picture above is called Kandinsky's Night. I love its brightness. I also was really excited to add a new yarn to the collection, an Alpaca sock yarn blended with wool and nylon, and a true fingering weight. I will knit my next pair of socks with it.
I am long overdue for a longer post, and my friends it will be coming soon as I have some really exciting news...

Dreaming of Kandinsky

Last night, I dreamt that I met Kandinsky. He kept whispering in my ear to look at what was in front of me. He directed my head with his strong hands in the direction of what he wanted me to see. This was a very intense dream. So this morning, I decided to look at his paintings, and I know that they will be the inspiration for this Sunday's SockPixie Colorways.
I can be attracted one week to the feminine hues of Marie Laurencin, and the next to the bold colors and abstract work of Kandinsky. It is really an attraction, for every week, I become infatuated with a different set of colors, and color combinations. I think of these colors only, and I seek them. I get to know the colors, I sit down,look at them, and write them. I am always a little scared before I start dyeing the yarn, but after that short moment of doubt, I immerse myself in the colors, and dye the yarns. I feel so much joy, and so much love for the colorways that emerge. I inspect the skeins as they dry, and often while I hold the yarn, I will feel that has to be it, that I can never like any other color sets. But sure enough, the day after I sit down, and I forget last week's love, and fall in love all over again.

This Sunday's Update...Marie Laurencin

This week I am taking you back in time, and maybe in some ways out of time, with the paintings of Marie Laurencin. I love her timeless women, in floral translucent colors.
Above is a picture of the painting called Valentine, and its colorway.
I hope you will join me and that you will enjoy this week's SockPixie Marie Laurencin colorways.