A little dollop of just right
I picked up a handful of sample skeins of Happiest Girl! Dyeworks sock yarn at Knit Purl’s Sock Summit party back in August. Those little skeinlets are like mini-cupcakes — so cute and brightly irresistible. But what can you actually make with them? Since the dyer was at the party and encouraging us all to take as many as we’d like, I grabbed a pair in several colors with this pattern in mind. And it turns out I was exactly right: one sample skein = one Blue Steps Bootie with just enough left over to weave in the ends! I can’t tell from the internet whether Happiest Girl! is still in existence, but this is the colorway “Parrot” and the resulting socklet does, indeed, make me very happy.
I’ll finish the second one on the train to Tacoma this evening. Madrona, here I come!
Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
so adorable!! I love the colours, and those little skeins are lovely.
Posted: February 13th, 2010 at 9:05 am
How very satisfying!
Posted: February 14th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Love the booties and they are on my new baby list.
Posted: February 17th, 2010 at 10:57 am
They carry Happiest Girl at Happy Knits on Hawthorne, so I’m pretty sure the dye works is still up and running.
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Happiest Girl! Dyeworks is exclusively distributed by Shibui Knits in Portland, Oregon. It is sold in Portland at Happy Knits on the East Side, and Knit Purl, downtown. It is available online at knit-purl.com. So yes! it is still around! And there are new colors…
-heather
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Shibui Knits distributes Happiest Girl yarn so if your local yarn shop carries Shibui yarns then they can also get Happiest Girl