Après-Anything Sock Kit

By Blue Sky Fibers, Ann Budd

Quick luxury: this soft, special yarn is half royal alpaca, half merino—this kit includes enough yarn to make large socks for the big-footed person in your life.

Please note that sales are final on all discounted items.

This kit does not include the pattern. Ann Budd’s Après-Anything Socks pattern appears in Mason-Dixon Knitting Field Guide No. 2: Fair Isle. Order your copy here. Available in both digital and print versions.

Specs & Details

Colors

Light Pink, Chocolate
Lagoon, Olive
Putty, Cranberry

Sizes

S/M
L

Fibers

Alpaca
Merino Wool

Unit Weight

3 skeins (S/M), 4 skeins (L)

Yarn Lengths

S/M: 300 yds (273 m)
L: 400 yds (364 m)

Yarn Weight

Worsted

Gauge

18 sts and 24 rnds = 4"

Needles

US 8 and 9 double-pointed needles
5 and 5.5 mm double-pointed needles

We are frankly a little sorry to be doing this to you. This dreamy yarn is the knitting equivalent of Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Almonds. For the Après-Anything Socks, we searched high and low for the yarn that would make these socks wholly impractical for daily life. In 50% Royal Alpaca/50% merino wool, these quick-knit socks are destined to be your favorite nonverbal way to say, “I’m relaxing now, people.”

About the designer

Unlike Betty Crocker, Ann Budd is a real person. But her name is equally legendary to knitters, thanks to her classic Knitter’s Handy Book series, which make it easy for knitters to design garments to their own specifications. Ann is particularly known for her mastery of sock knitting and design, and teaches sold-out workshops across the country and abroad. Ann lives in Boulder, Colorado. You can find her at annbuddknits.com.