those of you who already share my love of springtree road maya's handspun yarns will also share in my excitement at the announcement that she is now dying sock yarn. i was honored when she asked me to test knit a skein and the moment it arrived i was amazed that it was, in fact, even more lovely in person than in her gorgeous photographs.
isn't it lovely? the colorway is called shiraz. maya is a color-genius, you should go check out the other colorways she's created. (but be warned, she's also an amazing photographer, the combination could have you snatching up some sock yarn for your very own before you even know what hit you!!)
the almost-solid colorway is perfect for showing off the textures in this pattern (which, by the way, is hedgerow socks by jane cochran - pattern or rav link) and the yarn is knitting up into squishy socky wonderfulness!
in the spirit of full disclosure i should publicly state that i am a huge fan of maya as a person, a blogger, a photographer, a knitter, a spinner, and a dyer. i am amazed by and proud of her for taking the big step of starting her own business and i whole heartedly hope she finds all the success she so clearly deserves.
that said, i'll give you that link to her yarns one more time so you can go and drool and oooh and ahhh over her amazing work.
-melissa
I was fine till I clicked that last link... Now I need to go lie down a moment, I think! Gorgeous!
Posted by: Mary de B | January 03, 2011 at 07:24 PM
yay!!!!
maya + sock yarn = dream come true!
you're absolutely right, these colors are completely sublime and as someone who has on numerous occasions used her other handspun yarns i can say that they are absolute perfection. yay for your beautiful shiraz sock and yay for maya! (and my maya sock yarn is already in the mail! weeee!)
Posted by: cmv | January 03, 2011 at 08:46 PM
Very very pretty, I bet you will enjoy every stitich. Going to go check her yarns out now.
Posted by: Brenda Hanrahan | January 03, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Those are going to be one gorgeous pair of socks! Love the colours of Maya's yarns. Just as well I'm on a yarn diet, since I noticed that she ships internationally! I will be strong!
Posted by: josiekitten | January 04, 2011 at 12:54 AM
Oooooh, how gorgeous is that colour. And when I look at it, I realize that I have never knit anything EVER in purple ??!!! How strange that I have never realized this. The colour of this purple though, oh me, oh my...it's incredible. Unlike most purples I have ever seen. It's so dreamy and beautiful. (and how generous of she to gift gift you the yarn)
The socks you are knitting up are beautiful as well Melissa. They remind me of beautiful flowers and everything that screams springtime.
Posted by: Molly | January 04, 2011 at 08:59 AM
Drool!!!!
I think her inked and capsica need to be used together... by me.
Posted by: Lindsey | January 04, 2011 at 09:02 AM
I just want to squish it! What a great pair of socks that will be..and you are right her yarn is gorgeous.. I am very tempted.. and her photography is also an art. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: sonia | January 04, 2011 at 12:45 PM
How odd how much this color looks exactly like a pair of socks I have on the needles now! If I weren't hopelessly behind, you'd have seen a picture of it by now!
Yummy yarn! You're bad, because I'm on a yarn diet. But the sock pattern is AWESOME! I have more than enough sock yarn with which to experiment with it. congrats to Maya and I hope she is very successful!
Posted by: Kathy | January 04, 2011 at 04:20 PM
Wow what a yummy color! I might have to get my hands on a skein of my very own...you enabler you.
Posted by: Dawn | January 05, 2011 at 07:47 PM
I love the colour, they're going to be some gorgeous socks!
Posted by: Anna | January 08, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Beautiful yarn...yours and the other colorways Maya is offering! I had to remind myself over and over again as I scrolled through the available sock yarn that I am on a yarn diet for a good reason! I have bookmarked her site and you can be sure that as soon as I'm able, I'll be snatching up a skein!
Nice pattern choice by the way...these will be so beautiful and squishy!
Posted by: Rachel | January 13, 2011 at 03:17 PM
i LOVE that yarn!!!!! really, my heart aches a little to look at it. i also yearn to bury my nose in a skein to take a big whiff. does it smell like grape soda? or red wine? or does it just smell like woolly goodness?
Posted by: melinda | January 15, 2011 at 08:57 PM