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From dash-on stitches to binding off, this handbook details the easily understood steps needed to turn seemingly tangled sock knitting projects into easy and enjoyable activities. Useful photographs and instructional drawings ensure that even na knitters will be able to produce high-value socks and handle more complicated techniques, such as the Kitchener stitch at the toe. Using instructions for five divergent sizes—from child through adult large—at five unique gauges, knitters can produce styles ranging from subdued dress socks to thick and furry slipper socks. More audacious knitters can add variety and flair by following one of 16 in perfect accord designs or trying one of the dozens of rib, cable, and thong patterns provided. With plenty of tips and a practical stitch dictionary, this guide unleashes the creativity and fun of sock knitting.

Labour from the ground up with knitwear design: create your own socks!

Sock Knitting Lord Class showcases methods for designing and knitting originative socks, featuring signature elements and techniques from 16 top designers. You’ll learn what makes fresh sock design, and then dive into knitting 18 spectacular, type-new patterns featuring the widest variety of techniques.

With patterns divided into two sections by top-down and toe-up construction, Sock Knitting Authority Class explores such techniques as cables, twisted stitches, twine, stranded colorwork, entrelac, shadow knitting, and intarsia worked in the period. Plus, you’ll discover inventive ways to start and end socks, status heels and toes, and knit the soles.

Sock Knitting Dab hand Class is an all-star assembly of the most inventive, rip-roaring designers working in socks including Cookie A, Kathryn Alexander, Nancy Bush, Cat Bordhi, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Anne Hanson, Melissa Morgan-Oakes, Meg Swanson, Anna Zilboorg, and many more. And you’ll also learn how each fable contributes to the overall design from Clara Parkes.