Knit Today
Christmas 2013
Sock knitters! Pay attention and give yourself a new challenge with these out-of-the-ordinary designs, inspired by nature and ancient cultures. There are 24 patterns incorporating bold graphics such as flowers, animals and snowflakes, and the wintery ones make especially good Christmas gifts. They're best suited to knitters with sock knitting experience, but they aren't out of the reach of brave beginners as the basic sock knitting techniques are covered.
Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts
May 13
Find instructions, tips and techniques to make 24 colourful sock designs. Full instructions are included for these fun socks. Designs include geometrics, fair-isle and jacquard style, stars, animals and flowers. This book has an easy to follow layout with great charts and photography. The level of difficulty is given for each design. There should be plenty you want to knit. The socks are knitted in the round. Basic techniques are given at the back. You may need to substitute yarn.
Machine Knitting Monthly
May 2013
We all need to buy this book because it's packed with charts for 4, 6, 8 and 24 stitch repeats. Many of the 16 stitch repeats can be reduced to 12, making it a fabulous source of new patterns. The lovely socks are hand knitted and basic instructions are included with knitting techniques, illustrations and diagrams. Beginners and advanced knitters alike can enjoy creating these clever socks.
