Hooray, it's Socktober again! This year, we're celebrating with a very special guest: Ksenia from Life is Cozy. Ksenia has designed a brand-new pattern for us, the Oak and Pine Socks, in one of our favorite yarns, Alb Lino. The socks are a gorgeous interpretation of quintessential fall knitting! In Ksenia's words: "The pattern was inspired by the shapes of oak and pine trees so that you could pick some lovely yarn, start knitting, and watch your very own forest grow on the needles!“
I couldn't resist, I just simply had to pair this sock pattern with a few sock-inspired creations by some of my favorite small business makers. Enter: The Oak and Pine Socks Kit!
The Oak and Pine Socks Kit includes
If colorways run out, you'll see a "preorder" button. You can absolutely still order the kit, it will just take a few days longer to arrive as we first have to get the yarn from Schoppelwolle.
We're shipping out your order as soon as possible, the absolute latest is 3 to 5 business days after we received it.
After that, it depends on where you are based! Here are the average delivery times for our most common customer countries - feel free to reach out (hello@making-stories.com) if you're based somewhere else and would like to get an estimate!
Germany: 1 to 2 business days
European Union: 2 to 3 business days
United Kingdom: 2 to 3 business days
USA & Canada: 3 to 7 business days
Yes! We're shipping out worldwide. We use Deutsche Post Warenpost International for our international orders as it's the fastest and at the same time cheapest option. You can choose between tracked / insured and not-tracked / not-insured shipping at checkout.
Our shipping is weight based! Plus, we offer free shipping for all orders over €75 (domestic) and €100 (international), yay!
Depending on where you're based, whether you choose a tracked or untracked shipping option and how heavy your order is, you'd be looking at these shipping cost:
Germany
Please note that we only offer tracked shipping as DHL Paket within Germany.
Up to 1800g: €4.90
1801 - 4800g: €6.50
EU
Without Tracking
Up to 400: €5.90
401 - 800g: €9.90
Please note that for orders above 800g we only offer tracked shipping with DHL Paket as it's the cheapest option.
With Tracking
Up to 400: €8.90
401 - 800g: €12.90
801 - 1800g: €15.90
1801 - 4800g: €17.90
All Other Countries
Without Tracking
Up to 400: €6.90
401 - 800g: €10.90
801 - 1800g: €19.90
With Tracking
Up to 400: €8.90
401 - 800g: €12.90
801 - 1800g: €22.90
1801 - 4800g: €36.90
Yes! All our kits include a little bit more yarn than the pattern calls for so that you can comfortably knit up your swatches.
Yes! All the yarn you'll receive will be from the same dyelot.
Yes and yes! You can purchase any extra skeins (say, if you want to
lengthen the body or sleeves of a sweater) at the same time as purchasing your
kit. Simply head over to the respective individual yarn listing and add the skeins you'd like to purchase extra to the cart. Shipping will be combined, and we'll always match the dyelots.
You'll need knitting needles of the size(s) that will get you the gauge
stated in the pattern. You'll also need the items listed under "Notions"
in the "Pattern Details" section. Everything else is included!
We're here to help you with any questions that you might have on the pattern! You can always send us an email to hello@making-stories.com and we'll help you out.
We also have tons of articles on our blog that focus on helping you get the best results for you in your knitting. We also have our resource page where we have links to videos and tutorials for every technique used in our patterns.
All our yarns are non-superwash yarns, so any project made from them is best washed by
hand in lukewarm (not hot!) water, using a little bit of wool wash or
gentle soap. Take care not to wring the FO, but gently squish any
excess water out of it, wrap it in a towel, roll it up, and do a little
"dance on the towel" to press any remaining water out of the item.
Then, lay it flat to dry.
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