Sweet Sock 3-Skein Pattern Inspiration

Got a Sweet Sock 3-skein set with 2 semisolid/tonals and 1 speckled skein? This page pulls everything together in one place so you can see what these kits can become on your needles or hook.

What’s inside each Sweet Sock 3-skein set

Each kit is built for high-contrast color play with enough yardage to dive into shawls, tanks, wraps, and socks with fun contrast details.

  • 3 full-size skeins on Sweet Sock (fingering weight)
  • 2 semisolid/tonal colorways + 1 speckled colorway
  • 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon
  • 4-ply construction • 463 yards / 100g per skein
  • 1,389 yards total to play with
  • Perfect for shawls, tanks, cowls, and socks with contrast heels/toes/cuffs

If you’d like pattern suggestions or help pairing colors, we’re always happy to help.

Pattern ideas for 3 skeins of Sweet Sock

Here are some of my favorite designs that work beautifully with 2 semisolid/tonal skeins plus 1 speckled skein.

Shawl

Welted Incline Shawl

by Stephen West

A three-color fingering-weight shawl that shines with contrast and texture. Use your tonals as the base and let the speckled skein steal a few sections.

Fingering weight • 3 colors

Cowl

3 Color Cashmere Cowl

by Joji Locatelli

A cozy, stripey cowl that plays nicely with a speckled skein and two calmer tonals.

Fingering weight • 3 colors

Tank

Mooncrush Tank

by Jaq Studio

A color-blocked, intarsia-friendly tank that turns three skeins into a standout summer top.

Fingering weight garment

Shawl

Sushi and Snark with Colorwork

by Casapinka

Playful colorwork and bold sections that look great with two supporting tonals and one speckled star.

Fingering weight • colorwork

Shawl

Color Affection

by Veera Välimäki

A modern classic for three-color shawls with gentle striping and big, soothing garter stitch.

Fingering weight • 3 colors

Wrap

Goldfish Memory

by Casapinka

Textured stripes and playful sections that let tonals and speckles swap the spotlight.

Fingering weight • multi-stitch sampler

Shawl

Ambershore

by Inese Sang

A graphic shawl with stranded colorwork that looks amazing in strong contrast color combos.

Fingering weight • stranded colorwork

Shawl

Stay Soft Shawl

by Veera Välimäki

Soft, stripy garter that gives your speckled skein room to breathe next to two tonals.

Fingering weight • 3 colors

Crochet Shawl

Influencer Shawl

by VioletLoops

A crochet shawl that loves bold speckles and strong contrasts — perfect for showing off a speckled skein with two supporting tonals.

Crochet • fingering weight

Crochet Tee

About Time Tee

by Kate Hammitt

A relaxed crochet tee that works beautifully in three colors — think speckled yoke or stripes with tonals doing the heavy lifting.

Crochet • garment

Crochet Shawl

Endless Seasons Shawl LITE

by The Frosted Stitch

Light, floaty crochet fabric with bands of texture that let speckles and tonals play together all year long.

Crochet • shawl

Crochet Shawl

A Traveller's Dye-ry Shawl

by Fiona Meade

A crochet shawl designed with hand-dyed yarn in mind — great for mixing tonals and speckles into one wearable memory.

Crochet • shawl