Newcomers to sock and hat knitting will find this book to be an invaluable resource. Novice knitters will learn new techniques, explained in an easy, step-by-step format, while the more seasoned knitter may learn a new way to work a familiar technique. The variety of enticing designs will be sure to "knock their socks off!"
I must admit that I usually turn my nose up at books published by House of White Birches. This book, unfortunately, falls into that same category. The techniques section is too brief. I would definitely recommend other references for casting-on and binding-off socks since that is extremely important for functional socks. The patterns themselves are just meh. I did not knit up any of the projects so I cannot comment to the correctness of the written patterns. It will appeal to some but there are so many more books out there that offer so much more.