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    <body><![CDATA[I'm bound and determined to learn how to knit socks! We shall see. This book has clear instructions. For some reason I just feel more comfortable with crochet.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am working on the Serpentine Socks. There is an error in the pattern as it is printed in the book though. For the gusset increases it should read 40(44, 48). ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My first pair of toe up socks made easy by this book! I kind of like this method better!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting new way to knit socks. The book is also filled with many nice patterns.]]></body>
    
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