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Author: Charlene Schurch
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781564775702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders learn how to create oodles of original socks with ten basic sock designs and loads of stitch patterns to make it easy. Full color.
Author: Charlene Schurch
Publisher: Martingale
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781564777171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis follow-up to the award-winning bestseller "Sensational Knitted Socks" presents more patterns, more stitches, more styles--and even more possibilities for knitting heaps of socks for fashionable feet.
Author: Beth Parrott
Publisher: Martingale
Published: 2012-03-20
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1604683295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLove knitting socks but sometimes hit a snag? Carry this handy answer book in your knitting bag! Well-known experts Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott demystify all aspects of sock knitting. Find clear instructions for both toe-up and cuff-down sock knitting Learn multiple techniques for knitting: casting on and binding off, working heels and toes, making size adjustments, and more Browse a stitch dictionary of favorite texture patterns; find options for creating your own unique socks
Author: Ann Budd
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-03-01
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1620333147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWork from the ground up with knitwear design: create your own socks! Sock Knitting Master Class showcases methods for designing and knitting creative socks, featuring signature elements and techniques from 16 top designers. You'll learn what makes good sock design, and then dive into knitting 18 spectacular, brand-new patterns featuring the widest variety of techniques. With patterns divided into two sections by top-down and toe-up construction, Sock Knitting Master Class explores such techniques as cables, twisted stitches, lace, stranded colorwork, entrelac, shadow knitting, and intarsia worked in the round. Plus, you'll discover inventive ways to start and end socks, shape heels and toes, and knit the soles. Sock Knitting Master Class is an all-star assembly of the most inventive, exciting 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 yarn contributes to the overall design from Clara Parkes.
Author: Chrissy Gardiner
Publisher:
Published: 2009-10-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780981966809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnitting socks starting at the toe allows the knitter to get a custom fit by trying on as she goes. It is also an essential technique for economizing as it allows the socks to be knit to the very last yard of yarn. In this action-packed book filled with tips, tricks and versatile patterns from designer Chrissy Gardiner, you'll learn how to incorporate her favorite cast-ons, toes, heels and bind-offs into all your toe-up socks using a series of fill-in-the-blank worksheets. You'll also find 15 patterns for toe-up socks to fit a wide variety of sizes and knitting abilities. Whether you're a beginning sock knitter or a seasoned expert, you'll find plenty of ways to keep your needles clicking and your feet warm in this indispensable book. "A veritable toe-up masterclass complete with helpful worksheets, well-illustrated technique tutorials, and 15 fresh and varied patterns from someone who is truly passionate about socks." -Clara Parkes, KnittersReview.com, author of The Knitter's Book of Yarn and The Knitter's Book of Wool "Any knitter will succeed and thrive under Chrissy s tutelage in this comprehensive and impeccably organized course in toe-up socks, with its generous menu of heels, toes, custom worksheets, and stunning original designs." - Cat Bordhi, author of New Pathways for Sock Knitters and Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles
Author: Melissa Morgan-Oakes
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2010-05-17
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1603422846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnit two socks at a time, while working from the toe up! In this delightful guide, Melissa Morgan-Oakes shares her revolutionary knitting technique that allows you to try on the socks as you work, avoid running out of yarn, and steer clear of the dreaded Kitchener stitch to finish off the toes. You can apply this exciting new technique to absolutely any sock pattern to help you to knit fabulous, perfectly formed pairs of socks for the whole family.
Author: Laura Chau
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-06-20
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1118153189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSocks 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.
Author: Charlene Schurch
Publisher: Martingale & Company Incorporated
Published: 2008-03
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13: 9781564778031
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChoose from 20 creative sock projects; find a fun mix of color-ways in styles from sleek and stylish to whimsical and wild. Project cards feature color photos with sizes,supply lists, and step-by-step directions.
Author: Clara Parkes
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2013-09-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781617690020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStockinette, ribbing, cables, even the humble yarn over can instantly evoke places, times, people, conversations, all those poignant moments that we've tucked away in our memory banks. Over time, those stitches form a map of our lives. --From the preface In The Yarn Whisperer: Reflections on a Life in Knitting, renowned knitter and author Clara Parkes ponders the roles knitting plays in her life via 22 captivating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny essays. Recounting tales of childhood and adulthood, family, friends, adventure, privacy, disappointment, love, and celebration, she hits upon the universal truths that drive knitters to create and explores the ways in which knitting can be looked at as a metaphor for so many other things. Put simply, "No matter how perfect any one sweater may be, it's only human to crave another. And another, and another."
Author: Kate Atherley
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-07-10
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1620337770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether you knit them toe-up or top-down, getting just the right fit on hand knit socks can be a major challenge! In Custom Socks, Kate Atherley sets out to teach knitters of all levels the skills and tools they need to understand sock fit, and to knit a pair of socks that fit properly. She calls on her years of experience as Knitty's Managing Technical Editor, where she has edited hundreds of sock patterns, to share this information in a way that is easy to understand with patterns that inspire. So go ahead and treat yourself to these 15 original sock patterns that are easily customizable and work with any needle configuration. Your feet will thank you!
