Lost Art of the Gusset Sock

Discover the Lost Art of the Gusset Sock!  Study how to knit a seamless gusset sock from the toes-up with step-by-step instructions and drawings in large, easy-to-learn pictorial format.  This knitting technique tutorial book is great for beginning knitters who want to learn to knit, sock knitters who want to learn to turn the heel, and diabetics who need to wear socks with a smooth seamless toe.


What is in the book?


- Step-by step pictorial instructions for knitting a gusset sock from the cast-on of the toes to the sewing of

    the bind-off at the cuff.  Included are needle size and shoe size charts.


- For beginning knitters, lessons on how to coil the yarn, hold the needles, cast-on stitches, knit, purl, 

   interpret common abbreviations found in knitting patterns, read and use pattern charts.


- An Appendix with large detailed drawings explaining each knitting technique used for the sock.


- 6 adult patterns of various sizes and yarns.


What are the benefits from reading this book?


The book teaches the following advanced techniques which are applicable to other projects besides socks:


-Figure Eight Cast-on

-Making the Gusset

-Short rows such as ones used to Turn the Heel

-Kitchener’s Bind-off

-Passover Bind-off with a twisted stitch


Here you also explore the versatility of using different needle sizes and learn how it affects your knitting.