So many of you fell in love with Beefcake Sock from Squoosh Fiberarts in our Candyland mini-skein sets that we added full skeins of Beefcake Sock to our Squoosh line-up! If you are looking for pattern inspiration, check out the project pages on Ravelry for Madelinetosh Twist Light, Malabrigo Sock, or Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock as all of these knit up similarly to Beefcake Sock. Obviously, this is the perfect sock yarn so here are a few of our “non-socks” favorites:

Honestly, majority of Melanie Berg‘s patterns would look lovely in Beefcake Sock. This light fingering weight is so much more versatile than your typical sock yarn. It packs a punch with 25% Nylon and a super tight yet springy ply. Squoosh’s color palette lends perfectly to the blips of dashed color created in Moonraker. Choose 2 skeins of a coordinating color, light and dark grey shown here, and add pops of color that make you smile. Maybe you even have a set of our Beefcake Minis which would work wonderfully with any of Melanie’s very popular shawls.

So many of you loved the strangely satisfying technique of dropping stitches with our Clapotis FKAL that we thought we would suggest a similar pattern. Lulu by Anthony Casalena creates those same dropped stitches and mixes them beautifully with garter & slipped stitches. We would suggest pairing a solid/tonally variegated color with one of Squoosh’s few variegated colors. We would love to see how the drop stitches show off the expert dyeing in colors like Black & Blue or Steel.

Nalu Mitts by Leila Raabe would be ideal knit up in Beefcake Sock. Think about it, anything worn on the hands needs added sturdiness and durability just like socks. Throughout the day, your hands come in contact with so many different things – grabbing coffee cups, pushing door handles, picking up kids, reaching in your bag – fingerless mitts need the added Nylon that Beefcake Sock boasts!