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Books : Knitting
Getting Start: Knitting Socks
Budd, Ann
Hardcover, 8.5" x 9", $18.95
ISBN10: 1-59668-029-6
ISBN13: 9781596680296
Interweave Press, 2007.
136 pages.
Back cover: "Get ready . . . get set . . . get started . . . knitting socks!
Socks are among the favorite projects of experienced knitters, yet they
seem daunting to the nocive knitter. Fear no more! Ann Budd, author of
The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns and former magazine editor of Interweave
Knits, walks the new sock knitter step-by-step through the basics. If
you can knit and purl, you can knit your own socks!
From casting on stitchesfor the leg to working the Kitchner stitch at the toe,
each step is broken down into basic, easy-to-understand elements and clearly
illustrated with photographs and drawings. Along the way, you'll learn the
fundamentals of sock knitting, different ways to make spectaclar socks, and
tons of time-proven tips to ensure success.
For each of the 16 patterns in getting Started: Knitting Socks, you'll find
instructions for socks in five sizes and five gauges. We've got your feet covered!
Experiment with color and texture to create a pair of socks all your own. Once you
get your feet wet with these simple sock directions, you'll wonder why you waited
so long to get started!
Ann Budd is a book editor for Interweave Press and the former managing editor
of Interweave Knits. She is the author of The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns
and coauthor of Wrap Style, Lace Style, and Bag Style. She lives in Boulder, Colorado,
where her children have learned to preface every request with, "When you finish that row . . ."
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