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Getting Started Knitting Socks (Getting Started)

by Ann Budd

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From cast-on stitches to binding off, this handbook details the simple steps needed to turn seemingly complicated sock knitting projects into easy and enjoyable activities. Helpful photographs and instructional drawings ensure that even inexperienced knitters will be able to produce high-quality socks and handle more complicated techniques, such as the Kitchener stitch at the toe. Using instructions for five different sizes—from child through adult large—at five different gauges, knitters can produce styles ranging from delicate dress socks to thick and furry slipper socks. More adventurous knitters can add variety and flair by following one of 16 unique designs or trying one of the dozens of rib, cable, and lace patterns provided. With plenty of tips and a handy stitch dictionary, this guide unleashes the creativity and fun of sock knitting.

Synopsis:

From cast-on stitches to binding off, this handbook details the simple steps needed to turn seemingly complicated sock knitting projects into easy and enjoyable activities. Helpful photographs and instructional drawings ensure that even inexperienced knitters will be able to produce high-quality socks.

About the Author

Ann Budd is the former senior editor of Interweave Knits magazine and the author of The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns and The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns. She is the coauthor of Lace Style and Wrap Style. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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Karen Vella, October 11, 2008 (view all comments by Karen Vella)
This is a must have book for sock knitters. I learned how to knit my first pair of socks from this book. Instructions are very plain and easy to follow. My copy is sure to be dogged-eared and tattered in no time. Highly recommended.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781596680296
Author:
Budd, Ann
Publisher:
Interweave Press
Subject:
Knitting
Subject:
Needlework - Knitting
Subject:
Socks
Subject:
Fashion
Series:
Getting Started
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
136
Dimensions:
8.18x8.30x.73 in. 1.46 lbs.

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