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Around the World in Knitted Socks
by Stephanie van der Linden

$24.95
ISBN 13: 9781596682306
144 pages.

Go Globe Trotting with Gorgeous Socks
Travel the world by foot and explore cultures with international sock knitting sensation Stephanie van der Linden as your tour guide in Around the World in Knitted Socks. Try your hand at new stitch motifs, colors, knitting techniques, and consturction details, all blending regional knitting traditions with Stephanie's signature elements.

Each of the 26 original sock patterns evokes a cultural tradition. Patterns incorporate motifs such as Turkish kilim carpets, Japanese sashiko embroidery, Belgian lace, American quilts, and Scottish argyle tartan, or use tradional techniques such as Estonian and Latvian braids, Norwegian stranded knitting, and Austrian twisted-stitch designs. Step across France, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Armenia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and more with these designs inspired by unique national customs.

You can leave your passport at home but make sure to pack your knitting needles. Filled with global designs and techniques, Around the World in Knitted Socks is the perfect armchair guide for knitters looking to add some international flair to their sock collections.

Stephaine vander Linden is a knitwear designer based in Friedberg, Germany. Her designs have appeared in Twist Collective and Anna Crafts magazines. She is an author of six knitting books in German.