Socks are portable, fun to knit, and quick to complete—and they make great gifts. This step-by-step guide walks you through all the techniques used to knit beautiful socks—from buying yarn to working on double-pointed needles, from turning a heel to grafting a toe. It covers knitting socks top-down, toe-up, and flat, explains how to create various heels and toes, and gives you a dozen original patterns for everything from baby booties to knee socks. Whether you're new to knitting or just new to socks, you'll learn the skills needed for a lifetime of creative sock knitting.
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Laura Chau is a self-taught knitter, designer, spinner, and dyer. She works as a custom dyer and teaches numerous classes at Toronto's popular yarn store Lettuce Knit. Laura has had multiple designs featured on Knitty.com and sells her patterns on her Web site and blog, cosmicpluto knits! (www.cosmicpluto.com).
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Look forward to using this book. It's an easy read, the pictures are excellent format, and quite specific to topic being referred to. Thank you
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Really good for your reference shelf!
Nov 5 2008
By M. Nordyke
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Format:Paperback
I give this product five stars. While not for the beginning knitter (it does include a brief instruction section, but the complete novice should consult a "how to knit" book), it's very thorough and covers many techniques for knitting socks. There are TONS of pictures so for visual learner it's obviously a good choice.
I haven't checked the patterns, but the point of this book isn't patterns. The point is how to KNIT socks. It teaches you how to do this by giving you the formulas - for example, how many stitches from your total you should use to knit the heel. It tells you the size you need for, say, a women's medium (so you can find your gauge, then multiply stitches per inch by that size), instead of telling you to cast on X number of stitches. However, it's not as complicated as the custom sock patterns I have found on the internet. And it includes other options like how to make a deeper heel, a larger calf, etc.
Also, it includes information on top-down, toe-up, AND flat-knit socks (find that in another reference book!), as well as different types of heels, toes, cast-ons, etc. for each one. Also included is a VERY handy reference chart of what sizes work best for the foot size you need. This is useful as many internet patterns say "Size: Custom" which is useless if you can't measure the intended recipient's foot. Here, you just need their shoe size and can then find the corresponding approximate measurements.
All in all this is a GREAT reference book, not for the complete beginner, and heavy on techniques, instead of patterns. I HIGHLY recommend it if you are looking for these things.
I haven't checked the patterns, but the point of this book isn't patterns. The point is how to KNIT socks. It teaches you how to do this by giving you the formulas - for example, how many stitches from your total you should use to knit the heel. It tells you the size you need for, say, a women's medium (so you can find your gauge, then multiply stitches per inch by that size), instead of telling you to cast on X number of stitches. However, it's not as complicated as the custom sock patterns I have found on the internet. And it includes other options like how to make a deeper heel, a larger calf, etc.
Also, it includes information on top-down, toe-up, AND flat-knit socks (find that in another reference book!), as well as different types of heels, toes, cast-ons, etc. for each one. Also included is a VERY handy reference chart of what sizes work best for the foot size you need. This is useful as many internet patterns say "Size: Custom" which is useless if you can't measure the intended recipient's foot. Here, you just need their shoe size and can then find the corresponding approximate measurements.
All in all this is a GREAT reference book, not for the complete beginner, and heavy on techniques, instead of patterns. I HIGHLY recommend it if you are looking for these things.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love this book.
Nov 1 2008
By Sadech Prahok
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Format:Paperback
I debated between 2 and 3 stars for this book. As a fairly inexperienced knitter, I wanted to give this book a 2, but, I do think it has some good resources for someone who is a bit more experienced and can use it as a reference, so I gave it a 3. Maybe a more experienced knitter would even give it a 4, I don't know!
This book was most helpful for me in helping to understand the overall construction of a sock. The instructions though I found a bit lacking in some areas. And there is an error in the very first basic sock pattern, which for a newer knitter and a novice sock knitter is pretty aggravating. FYI, when you make the heel flap, the pattern says to K1, Sl1, but it should be Sl1, K1. I realized this when I ended up with a 4 row long slip stitch! haha
All told, it's a book I will keep in my library for basic reference in the future, but I'm going back to online tutorials for my first socks, and won't be utilizing this book until I get the hang of a couple of techniques which I still have problems with.
This book was most helpful for me in helping to understand the overall construction of a sock. The instructions though I found a bit lacking in some areas. And there is an error in the very first basic sock pattern, which for a newer knitter and a novice sock knitter is pretty aggravating. FYI, when you make the heel flap, the pattern says to K1, Sl1, but it should be Sl1, K1. I realized this when I ended up with a 4 row long slip stitch! haha
All told, it's a book I will keep in my library for basic reference in the future, but I'm going back to online tutorials for my first socks, and won't be utilizing this book until I get the hang of a couple of techniques which I still have problems with.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sock knitting
Nov 11 2008
By Jean Watts
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It's an awesome book. It has almost everything I wanted in it. One thing missing was 2-at-a-time instructions for casting on toe-up. I have family with long feet & perfer to do ours that way so that I don't have to buy more yarn. But its for sure a book to have for sock knitters.
Other thing that's missing is spiral binding. That would make it easier to have the book open while working with the instructions.
Other thing that's missing is spiral binding. That would make it easier to have the book open while working with the instructions.
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