The Indie Sock-a-Long celebrates hand-dyed indie yarn through the joy of sock knitting!

At Club Yumi we celebrate local artisans, indie dyers and small businesses by thoughtfully bringing them together to create one-of-a-kind mystery knit kits.

Inspired by beloved childhood tales, this mosaic knitting collection features 4 patterns sized to fit everyone in your life from toddlers through adults who could use a little bit of fantasy in their wordrobe.

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Summer is the perfect time for those projects that are small enough to carry with you and interesting enough to hold your attention out on the porch or at a ball game. This fun hat pattern provides you with both of these aspects while not making you focus too hard on the knitting. The Summer Sorbet Slouch incorporates elongated cables and simpl...

I don’t know about you, but beach reads are one of my favorite parts of warm weather (even though I live no where near a beach). These wonderful little tomes are an easy and fun break from some of the more intense & heavy reads that normally snag my attention. (Hello, non-fiction finds!) This shawl is the embodiment of those light-hearted s...

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Cozy and perfect for snuggling into as the weather gets cooler, the Patchwork Cables Socks are the perfect mix of ventilating lace and cozy cables scattered across the knitted fabric. You may notice that there seems to be a row missing from the patterning, but that is an intentional nod towards the beauty of imperfection in handmade items. (Plu...

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Pack your bags and your favorite mini skeins, these socks are made for traveling! Mix and match your favorite colors in the striped chevron patterns of this easy to memorize stitch pattern. No matter which direction you choose to cast on with, the lace patterning will look the same. Have yourself a knitting adventure by making one sock cuff-dow...

These ribbed shortie socks are just right for Summer with a simple lace motif that’s easy to memorize & is inspired by a favorite flower in our garden, the Snapdragons! Vertical lines of 1x1 Half-Twisted Ribbing mimic the flower stems and greenery while simple stacked lace clusters create the appearance of Snapdragon blooms across your feet.

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Summer days are meant for fun outside and easy, breezy knitting projects! The Sidewalk Squiggles Socks were inspired by a favorite outdoor activity at our house, doodling on the driveway with sidewalk chalk. They feature simple, squiggly lace from the cuffs to the toes in an easy to memorize stitch pattern for you to relax into.

April showers might bring May flowers, but with these Springy socks you get both at once! Smocked stitches have delicate flowers trailing across your socks & down your legs so you can bring your garden with you wherever you go!

How could these socks not be inspired by the ocean when they’re made from such a lovely mermaid-themed colorway from Rising Tide Fiber Company?! Chevrons mimic the waves lapping at the shore and if you look closely, you can spot the mythical mermaids waving their tails at you between the crests.

Bright, bold, and cheerful: The Zinnia Blossoms Afghan has everything we love in an afghan. The floral hexagon motifs are crocheted separately with a faux-brioche edging, then the motifs are sewn together.

February always has me thinking of hearts and flowers and all things lovey dovey. So, this month’s socks feature a stitch pattern that reminds me of rose petals and are knit in a colorway named for this month’s birthstone, amethyst.

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Needing a bit of post-holiday TLC?

Ring in the New Year with these fun & cozy socks!

El Verano in Spanish means, “the Summer”, and these lacey shortie socks embody the season! Greenery in the garden and ripples in the pool inspired this month’s pattern. A panel of doubled leaves follows the outside of each foot while a 1/1 twisted cable creates a stretchy ribbing across the rest of the instep & the cuff.

“When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” – Minnie Aumonier

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Sometimes we just need to play with pretty yarn and make something fun. Brain Space came about because I adore vibrant, multi-colored yarn and for once I didn’t want to try and “normalize” an extravagant colorway with a more subdued semi-solid contrast. I wanted to design a shawl that was just as textural and energetic as the yarns that inspire...

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“So far away we wait for the day for the lives all so wasted and gone. We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days through the fire and the flames we carry on.”

Just like every good children’s story has to have at least a little bit of adventure in it, the Tales of Childhood Collection wouldn’t be complete without a pattern to make your own Adventure Anklets. These socks feature a ribbed cuff, a simple eyelet pattern on the leg & the top of the toe, mosaic patterning around the foot, and a German S...

Fringe that appears from nowhere & a stunning yet simple colorwork pattern? This must be magic!

The Chapter by Chapter Cap begins at the garter-stitch brim, progresses through a section of the mosaic colorwork, then finishes with a simple eyelet lace crown. Just like a favorite book that has you zooming through the chapters, this hat progresses quickly enough through each section that you’ll hate having to put it down & may keep you u...

The Fables Fingerless Mitts begin at the wrist and progress towards the fingers, a section of the hand is worked flat then re-joined to finish. At this point the mitts will look a bit odd, but like most fairy tales & fables things aren’t quite as they seem. Stitches are picked up around the thumb opening and short-rows are worked in-pattern...

The Story Hour Shawl is a boomerang-style shawl that begins at the narrow end and grows ever larger as you continue through the mosaic and eyelet stitch patterns. It highlights a collection of mini-skeins inspired by beloved childhood tales and dyed by Mary Beth and Helen of Toad Hollow Yarns. Perfect for allowing you to knit some favorite stor...

Simple, straightforward, and eye-poppingly beautiful, the Stash-Berry Pi Shawl makes perfect use of those special skeins, the weirdo skeins & those scrappy skeins (magic cakes anyone?) that we all have lurking in our stash. This is a very basic pi shawl pattern that uses a few tricks to manipulate whatever yarns you choose in a fun & un...

Like the undulating fronds in the great kelp forests off the California coast, the Kelp Shawl highlights the play between filtered light and solid mass as the patterning alternates between solid sections of garter-stitch and an openwork of lace and simple cables. Done up in the lovely jewel tones of T & H Fiber Works’ Mantis Shrimp colorway...

Fringe that appears from nowhere & a stunning yet simple colorwork pattern? This must be magic!

“And I guess that’s why they call it the blues,

10g of fingering-weight yarn per day will make the countdown to Christmas such fun!

Named for the wood cutters who originally harvested Logwood in Belize, the Baymen Shawl is perfect for those busy yarns that we all love but don’t know how to use. It begins in one corner & uses increases placed along the center of the shawl to create waves of mesh and garter-stitch reminiscent of the rivers where Logwood trees prefer to gr...

“Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic…

“…to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.”

Smar and Kras are two little gnomes perfect for beginning toy makers. They use simple shapes and stitches combined with a few accent techniques that you can use to create and customize these adorable amigurumis.

Frothy pints of Guinness and squishy textured knits are what come to mind when I think of visiting an Irish Pub with my knitting buddies. Pull up a stool, grab your needles & get ready to enjoy a few rounds!

Frothy pints of Guinness and squishy textured knits are what come to mind when I think of visiting an Irish Pub with my knitting buddies. Pull up a stool, grab your needles & get ready to enjoy a few rounds!

Smar and Kras are two little gnomes perfect for beginning toy makers. They use simple shapes and stitches combined with a few accent techniques that you can use to create and customize these adorable amigurumis.

“Why don’t we do it in the road?” - The Beatles

This fun sock pattern is available in 9 sizes: Child’s Small - Men’s Large & features an all-over plaid mosaic knitting pattern in a cuff-down construction with forethought-afterthought heels. It’s written for a solid & varigated yarn, but looks really lovely with high-contrast semi-solids as well.

Sunny days filled with watermelon slices and running through the sprinklers are what I had in mind while designing this dish cloth pattern. Make one to use as a cheery cloth in the kitchen or make many in your favorite colors and attach them together as a blanket.

Let’s take a break from the craziness of life this month by taking care of ourselves & focusing on getting better sleep through turning off the screens and knitting at night instead!

“Leaf and branch, water and stone: they have the hue and beauty of all these things under the twilight of Lorien that we love; for we put all that we love into all that we make”

“Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store; Didn’t know how to play it, but he knew for sure; That one guitar felt good in his hands; Didn’t take long to understand; Just one guitar, slung way down low; Was one way ticket, only one way to go; So he started rocking; Ain’t never going to stop; Gotta keep on rocking; Someday he’s going to ...

Just like in Monet’s Waterlillies, dappled pools of light alternating with subtle ripples are the basis of this lovely bias-knit wrap. The scarf size is just right for throwing on with a light jacket while the wrap provides a luxurious covering whether you’re attending an event or just knitting at home in your chair.

Winter can be a time of beauty, magic and temperatures so cold you never want to leave your knitting chair. With the Snow Spell Scarf on your needles, you’ll have plenty to work on during the frigid Winter months

Kawaii is Japanese for “cute” & that’s just what this chunky, quick knit headband is! It’s made in bulky yarn that features a chunky braided cable with the option of a removeable knit bow so you can decide the level of cuteness your headwear requires.

This is a quick and fun cowl that I designed to use up the yarn samples that we got at Knit Knosh 2017. It was included in attendee’s goodie bags & is now available for purchase here!

Ziggity Pop! Is a fun way to use up those precious handspun samples, leftovers from other projects and other bits of yarn that you just can’t part with but don’t have enough of for a full project.

Tagetes begins with a tutorial for an easier I-Cord Tab/Cast-On and grows through 3 ever-increasing leaf/petal patterns overlaid on a simple mesh background. The edges are stabilized through an I-Cord edging that is slightly different from the usual. This slight change creates an edge where the joins on both sides fall to the back of the work s...

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Isolde & Butterscotch are named for the beautiful sheep from Lydia’s Flock that provided the Icelandic Wool used to make the original hat & mitts set. They are playful and fun & feature slip-stitch colorwork, simple ribbing and a slip-stitch texture pattern. Because of the frequent pattern changes, this set is a very addictive knit ...

This is a really fun & simple pattern that toggles between garter stitch & elongated garter stitch chevrons to create an airy and fun shawl that will use every inch of a beautiful gradient yarn or Magic Ball.

This year’s pattern is a highly textured scarf/stole and instructions are included for 1 or 2 color versions. There are an endless variety of options possible for this mix-and-match pattern and you can use any yarns that you like to truly make it your own. I’ve included the yarns that I used for my sample piece, but feel free to use it as a sta...

Really, what more do we need in life apart from some magic, ice cream and gorgeous yarn to knit up?

Late Spring and Early Summer bring trips to the park, outdoor walks and other adventures where a lightweight, easy care scarf comes in very handy. Springtime Flow came about as a way to fill this need while still looking lovely. The beautiful and subtle gradients from ModeKnit Yarn combine with fields of stockinette and the daisy stitch to prod...

This is the matching cowl to the Soiree Slouch hat pattern, because some days we all need just a little extra bling without the hat hair!

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Wispy Ways is a shawlette that was born from the desire to make a flowy, feminine scarf that is perfect for Spring. The Dewdrop colorway from Wee Chickadee Woolery is perfect for this pattern as it incorporates little specks of bright colors in a field of pastel blue, a combination that makes me think of a distant field of flowers backed by a c...

Keep brisk winds and frozen temperatures at bay with the Interference Cowl. This beautiful, squishy cowl is perfect to wear buttoned-up around your neck or unbutton it and tuck it into your jacket for the ultimate in cold weather protection (and style)! The reversible fabric and button closure offers many style options and the multitude of colo...

A stole for the 21st Century, Zenon is a cleverly constructed scarf that uses bias knitting and short rows to create triangles that build off of each other while alternating between colors and textures. These triangles bend and join to create a sharp geometric design while only requiring the knitter to use 1 color at a time.

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Twisted stitches and faux cables galore! Pointedly basically designed itself, you begin with a faux cable ribbing then the cables flow around to create the geometric motifs that eventually turn into the crown decreases. This hat works up super-fast and keeps your interest because every other round has you sending the stitches off in all sorts o...

Squishy brioche stockinet fabric knit-up in The Dyeing Art’s beautiful Smashing base was the starting point for this textural cowl. The subtle pinstripes on the RS reminded me of some old-timey photos of female gunslingers from the 1800’s and I just knew that this cowl had to have bandana shaping and a lacey finish. The WS of brioche stockinet ...

Naiad is a fun, customizable, subtle-crescent shaped shawl that is worked from the top-down and borrows its construction from a traditional pi shawl. There are five completely interchangeable stitch patterns and two bind off options. This way, like a graceful mermaid traversing the ever-changing seas, you can easily float through the various sh...

The Highlighter Affair is a slouchy hat knit in 2 colors of fingering weight yarn. It uses the butterfly stitch as well as wrap & turns to create a fun texture with color pops. There are only a couple of purl rows on the brim and the rest is all knits and slipped stitches so it’s a much easier hat to make than it appears.

This hat pattern was designed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Minnesota Knitting Guild’s annual Yarnover event. It’s a wonderful day of classes and fiber that brings some of the nation’s best teachers and vendors together. If you’ve never attended, add it to your list for next year, it’s just amazing!

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Hearts Alive is a super quick and cozy cowl pattern that features a simple Heart Cable pattern. It’s knit using 4 strands of a light fingering weight yarn which makes it extra dense and perfect to combat those February winds. The project begins with an I-Cord Cast-on, the cable pattern is then worked in-the-round for a few repeats and then an I...

Wanting to give Brioche Knitting a chance? This quick project teaches you the basics of 1x1 Brioche Ribbing while keeping things interesting by incorporating some easy color striping techniques.

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Eddy is an energetic little fellow who loves to scamper through the forest playing with his friends all day long. He’s always getting in and out of mischief so keep a close eye on him. Made in the amigurumi-style, he’s perfect for little hands and sneaking into your backpack for an adventure!!

This was my first ever self-published knitting pattern (hence the quality of the photos, lol) and it still holds up nicely as a good, scrubby wash cloth. The yarn I used in the original is no longer available, but knitters have made this pattern with normal cotton yarn and theirs have turned out lovely so don’t be afraid to substitute your favo...

Winter Buddy is a cute, simple little snow fellow made from the most basic of basic crochet techniques. He’s very helpful too, because you can just use scrap yarn and leftover buttons to make him. You could even skip the buttons entirely and just stitch his features on if you want.