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Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Sock Book: History*Technique*Design
The editors at Vogue® Knitting, the most trusted name in the craft, have done it again, creating the most comprehensive guide available to sock knitters! No other book has both information for designing your own socks and such fabulous, never-before-published designer patterns. It includes background on the social and historical development of sock knitting (complete with ...more
Hardcover, 176 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Sixth&Spring
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All about socks from technique to stitch patterns to history. Includes a whole chapter on stitch patterns as well as patterns. The pattern chapter begins by listing the patterns and whether they are toe up or top down and what kind of needles is used.
Very pretty patterns and all charted instructions are also written.
Very pretty patterns and all charted instructions are also written.
Eh. Accurate, fairly comprehensive, has useful charts and modular basic patterns. I think "ultimate" might be a bit of an overstatement. I recognized several of the designs from other sources. Might be a good book for a beginner sock knitter, but not really useful for me.
a. Notice, Burnsides, how I put this book on my exclusive "reference" shelf and not the "read" one. :)
b. Pretty pictures, but errors in the patterns. Meh.
b. Pretty pictures, but errors in the patterns. Meh.
Clearly I didn't consider my knitting books to be "books" when I added all of my other books to Goodreads...
Mom and I struck a bargain with this book... She would buy it for me as a gift and I would knit her stocks from it. I've kind of fulfilled that bargain. I knit her a very basic pair of socks, but my goal is to make those great Scandinavian socks that you see on the cover. The only issue is that I'm not so adept with intarsia yet... and socks suck because they seem to take...more
Mom and I struck a bargain with this book... She would buy it for me as a gift and I would knit her stocks from it. I've kind of fulfilled that bargain. I knit her a very basic pair of socks, but my goal is to make those great Scandinavian socks that you see on the cover. The only issue is that I'm not so adept with intarsia yet... and socks suck because they seem to take...more
Terrific tutorials and sizing charts. Lots of patterns... A book to buy once this one goes back to the library!
Anyone who's interested in or loves to knit socks would love this book. All the patterns included are new, by well-known designers. There are clear and concise directions on how to knit socks for beginners, as well as tips that experienced knitters will appreciate. One of the coolest parts is the chapter on how to design your own socks, which explains the measurements you need and gives you a sock calculator and universal patterns for top-down and toe-up socks, so that you know exactly how to us...more
This is a great sock book. It details magic loop, 2 ciculars, and dpns. There are some great, complex patterns, but my favorite is the simple sock fomula. it gives you numbers for different weight yarns and different sizes. You can add any stitch pattern, and many are provided.
This book has a complete sock knitting history, which i haven't seen anywhere else. it makes for great reading.
I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because there have been many reports of errors. I recomm...more
This book has a complete sock knitting history, which i haven't seen anywhere else. it makes for great reading.
I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because there have been many reports of errors. I recomm...more
Nice sock worksheet form, good reference book
Good background. I won't do anything out of this book until I'm better at socks. I'm still on my first sock (which looks like a sock -- I was amazed). Once I get good at doing them on circulars, I'll tackle this book because it's written for double points. I'll never use double points ever again. How anyone tolerates double points is beyond me. The only thing double points are good for is toothpicks and emergency cable needles.
this book has wonderful patterns
This is a really terrific book. I borrowed it from my local library and I've decided I must own this book.Of course, since I've blown my knitting budget for the month, I'll have to wait awhile, but I want to knit two thirds of the patterns in here.
Had an interesting history of sock knitting and some beautiful pictures of handmade socks. I haven't made any of the patterns so I can't comment on those.
Love this book! A beautiful reference for anyone interested in knitting socks.
I am loving this book.
So many great ideas to use my sock yarn with. :)
So many great ideas to use my sock yarn with. :)
For those of us with a sock "fetish" this book is awesome.
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