A vibrant, hand-knitted chevron fabric featuring a repeating zigzag pattern. The chevrons move upward in sharply angled rows, with each stripe blending smoothly into the next through a radiant rainbow spectrum. Starting from deep purples and blues at the bottom, the colors transition through magenta, hot pink, red, orange, yellow, and into teal and green near the top. The texture of the stitches is clearly visible, adding dimension and a tactile quality to the fabric. The yarn appears to be hand-dyed, creating rich gradients and tonal depth throughout the piece.

Mini Muse & Me

First Socks for Little Feet

Some milestones are tiny but monumental — like choosing the yarn for your very first pair of hand-knit socks.

A hand holds a ball of teal yarn over a group of five yarns arranged on a plush blue faux-fur blanket. The selection includes skeins in variegated blues, greens, greys, and multicolour blends. Front and center is the Sun Bleached Indigo cake from Essence of Autumn Yarn, nestled in a yarn bowl. These were the options presented to Ace for his first hand-knit socks.
These were the contenders, but my mini muse knew exactly what he wanted. 💫 Sun Bleached Indigo won out for Ace’s first pair of socks — and I can’t wait to knit every stitch with love

Over FaceTime, I showed Ace a handful of yarns I had ready to go. Teals, brights, deep stormy variegateds… a whole cool-toned collection to tempt a young knitter’s eye. Two choices at a time, without hesitation, he picked out his favourite every time: Sun Bleached Indigo from Essence of Autumn Yarn. A brilliant swirl of blues and whites, moody and oceanic. His decisiveness? Impeccable taste, if I do say so myself. — Sun Bleached Indigo — is dyed by Sheryl, the talented indie Canadian dyer behind Essence of Autumn Yarn. Funny enough, I knew Sheryl when she was a teenager. We lost touch after moving away from Milton, but years later, I ran into her at the KW Knitters’ Fair and was immediately taken by her eye for colour and the beauty of her designs. I’ve been a fan ever since.

A close-up of a wound yarn cake in rich shades of blue, teal, black, and white, identified as “Sun Bleached Indigo” by Essence of Autumn Yarn. The cake sits on a soft navy blanket, with a label reading “Essence of Autumn Yarn” and the words “Create • Inspire • Admire • Enjoy” beneath stylized oak leaves.
Ace’s choice for his very first pair of Amma-knit socks: “Sun Bleached Indigo” from Essence of Autumn Yarn. 💙 He didn’t even hesitate.

I’ve never been one for knitting baby bootees — they’re adorable, sure, but they don’t last. Socks, though? Socks have staying power. With a little growing room, these should serve him through more than a couple of months of adventures, play dates, and dancing.

This feels like the start of something special — the first stitches in a long line of memories made one row at a time.

I’ll keep you posted as the socks take shape. For now, I’m just soaking in the joy of casting on with yarn chosen by my favourite little human.

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