Lost Art of the Gusset Sock
Addendum Learning to Knit, Includes 6 Adult Sock Patterns
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
A New, Eye-Opening and Creative Approach to Sock Knitting
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although I have been a sock knitter for 20 years, there is so much here that was new to me in approach and styling. One of the more surprising ideas was using two circular needles of different sizes, one being a smaller size needle for the bottom of the sock. So smart. Cecilia's diagrams and charts are easy to follow and I would recommend this book to knitters who are new to socks as well as those who have knit for a lifetime!