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 enlarge | Author: Ann Budd
Publisher: Interweave Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 5049
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 136
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1596680296
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9781596680296
ASIN: 1596680296
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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getting started knitting socks April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this one a good sorce for first time socks I was able to complete a pair after reading the instructions and following a pattern.
Another winner from Ann Budd April 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw a reference to this book on a yarn company's website and thought I would check it out. I wanted to learn how to turn a sock heel well. If you want to learn to make socks, this is the book. For those who are familiar with Ann Budd's wonderful The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns, her sock book is similar in style. It gives you a framework of basic styles and the directions for different sizes, gauges and yarn types, then allows you room to happily play with her ideas and come up with some of your own. I have been knitting for about 60 years and I learned a couple of tricks from her that I absolutely love, like the felting method of joining wool yarns and the K3 P1 rib that has the perfect degree of stretch for socks. This book is good for both beginners and experts. It starts with the simplest basics and includes some intricate patterns for the skilled show-offs, too. Great book.
 Getting Started Knitting Socks April 13, 2008
I purchased this book as I decided that it was about time that knitting socks would no longer intimadate me. While I think that the book is informative and I found a few sock patterns I would like to attempt to try once I learn the basic. I need something more of a teaching book. I would recommed this book for anyone who already knows how to knit socks.
This Book Covers Everything for Socks! April 9, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wow! After purchasing about five other sock-knitting how-to books, HERE'S the one I should have bought at the very first!
Not only does Ms. Budd cover the rudiments of sock making and shaping, etc, she covers about every GAUGE imaginable. Do you want to make socks out of a bulky Boucle yarn? No problem! She has the gauge for that. Wanna try out socks with a basic worsted weight? She's got that here too! PLUS, she has all sorts of beautiful stitches to jazz up your socks. She even has the stitches divided up according to their repeats, so you can easily find a stitch pattern that will work with the amount of stitches you need for your gauge.
I haven't gotten through all the book yet. But what I've seen so far is...WOW! I've got another book on order from Ms. Budd. Can't wait!
In short: BUY THIS ONE. Yeah!
FINALLY a sock-knitting book that makes sense! March 28, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I tried several other sock knitting books (with terrible results and frustration!) before I stumbled upon this gem. This was the book that FINALLY made sock knitting make sense to me!
The book begins with an in-depth explanation of the anatomy of a sock as well as all the skills that you'll need to knit one. From there, it gives you several "recipes" to knit socks based on stitches-per-inch. In the back of the book, there are also some nice patterns. The book also gives you some different stitch patterns (different ribs, cables, etc) to mix in to your basic socks when you are ready to try something new.
I read the entire introduction to this book to begin with, and then I made a swatch from some yarn I had laying around. Based on the stitches per inch that I got, I went to the page of the book for the "X Stitches Per Inch" sock, and it walked me through my first top-down sock! It was as easy as pie. After many failed attempts with other books, I couldn't believe how easy this book made it.
Note that all the patterns in this book are knitted top-down. If you want to learn to knit toe-up socks, you'll want to look elsewhere.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get started in sock knitting. It's a great jumping off place. This book helps you truly understand the shapes and techniques of sock knitting -- and once you have a firm grasp on those, the sky is the limit!
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