Category: Patterns

A pair of blue striped and cream colourwork socks on wooden sock blockers lying on a white wooden board. There are gold chocolate coins and gemstones in shades of blue and green lying next to the socks.

Treasure Socks – free pattern

I often get asked where the inspiration for my designs comes from, and it’s not always an easy question to answer.  Sometimes it can be something very specific, particularly if it’s for a commission,...

A pair of baby socks in pink and green stripes with a decorative cuff lie on a white background next to a red glass heart

Hope Socks

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” This quote by Lady Bird Johnson was the inspiration behind the yarn collaboration between West Yorkshire Spinners and the breast cancer charity Future Dreams, and the result was...

A pair of feet resting on a wooden coffee table, wearing hand knitted socks in stripes of blue, green, red and gold

Nutcracker – WYS Christmas 2023 yarn

Please do not adjust your screen – it really is Christmas in August as the WYS Christmas 2023 yarn has been released today!  Woohoo!  The West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas yarns have become something of...

A pair of yellow twisted stitch socks modelled on feet, on the grass

Sun Spot Socks

Well, I promised you exciting sock news and here it is – a brand new pattern called Sun Spot Socks! You might be thinking that it’s come out of the blue because usually, I’ve...

A pair of blue socks with a band of goldfish inside a red border. To the right is a Japanese dictionary and a Girl Guide camp blanket badge

Don’t Be Koi Socks

Once upon a time, there was a girl who really really wanted to visit Japan.  She couldn’t tell you exactly what it was about the place that called to her – the language, the culture,...