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Karner Butterfly: Sockupied Spring 2015

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© Sockupied/Harper Point

This marks the release of Sockupied’s Spring 2015 issue, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally share my design with you!  Karner Butterfly is a pair of socks near and dear to my heart: I knit them (and a sock pattern that will be coming out in the Fall) on my family’s vacation to the Mediterranean.

Yes, you heard that right, I was “working” while on holiday: while my family packed bathing suits and suntan lotion for the cruise, I was deliberating over the needles I would need for the trip.

When I look at Kerner Butterfly all my memories are tied up in spending time with my family: my mother, father, sister and two brothers.  It’s memories of vivid colors.

Of dreamy landscapes
Of absolutely clear waters
Of bonding with Murano lace-makers on knitting and lacework
It’s of snatching stitches in wherever I could, and carting my knitting everywhere in my blue bag
It’s of my father (Papa Turtle) finding knitting in the most unlikely places
In a way it makes sense, as Karner Butterfly Socks are named for an area of my hometown, a geologically unique area called the Pine Bush, home to the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.  No wonder I should be fated to knit these socks while with my family, named for the place where I grew up.
© Sockupied/Harper Point
You should check out my socks, and the other patterns in Sockupied– it’s a great issue!

PS: I’ve got an amazing lineup of blog posts for you next week!  Stay tuned for some fun stuff!

PPS: The contest for Jen Lucas’s book ends on Sunday!  Don’t forget to enter, and share the contest with others!

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