Independent Knitting News

One of the new[tag] Opal[/tag] collections due out this fall is a collection of sock colors inspired by the Harry Potter Books. The colors are not inspired by the great houses of [tag]Gryffindor[/tag], [tag]Hufflepuff,[/tag] [tag]Ravenclaw[/tag], or [tag]Slytherin[/tag]. No, the colors are inspired by individuals.

Tonks, Harry and Ron, Hedwig, Lupin, Ron, Harry, Draco, and Dumbledore are the names of the new
[tag]Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince[/tag] sock collection. Opal has created these color combinations featuring bands of semi-solid colors alternating with the mock-fair isle for which Opal is known.

[tag]Tonks[/tag] is a pretty pink combined with red, yellow, creamy white and what looks like a grayish blue. That is my personal favorite. Harry has a pretty wild pattern and is mostly blue and green, with bands of fuchsia, and an overall ticking in navy blue.

Pictures are hard to come by, but a real nice slide show is available at the Opal website. While there you can check out all the new sock yarn hitting the yarn stores! Like [tag]Rendezs-vous[/tag]. Yummy!