New Directions In Sock Knitting: 18 Innovative Designs Knitted From Every Which Way

by Ann Budd

Overview

Take a step in a new direction!

Go beyond top-down or toe-up construction in New Directions in Sock Knitting. In the eighteen designs curated by knitting super star Ann Budd, you'll be treated to projects that range from traditional sock patterns to more challenging and innovative sock constructions. The socks in this collection use a variety of knitting techniques including double knitting, intarsia in the round, short-row shaping, mirrored color and texture patterns, and multi-directional knitting in both traditional and innovative ways. These techniques will have you casting on and knitting your socks from unexpected places—starting at the heel or sole or even from side to side! The instructions are all written in step-by-step detail that will ensure success, no matter which design you choose to knit.

Original, innovative, and unique, it's New Directions in Sock Knitting!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620339435
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ann Budd is a best-selling author of many books including The Knitter's Handy Book series, Getting Started Knitting Socks, Sock Knitting Master Class, as well as coauthor of a variety of books in the Style series. She teaches workshops throughout North America and beyond. Ann lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

"Experienced sock knitters who relish a challenge will want to pick this one up, as will knitters weary of traditional patterns." —Library Journal

"For most knitters, teacher and best-selling author Ann Budd needs no introduction. There's plenty of variation in colorwork, texture, and technique for each to hold its own." —Spin-Off Reviews

"We love sock knitting, and Ann's designs have taken it to a whole new level. Explore all sorts of shapes, techniques, textures and colours in the 18 amazing designs, there are patterns for any competancy level. Plus, there's a great set of step-by-step guides in the back of the book as helpful reminders for when you get stuck." —Let's Knit

From the Publisher

★ 04/15/2016
Sock knitters know Budd as a knitter with extensive knowledge of sock construction and technique, as seen in her earlier books, including Sock Knitting Master Class. The patterns, from well-known sock designers, are organized into three sections based on the item's construction—top-down, toe-up, and "other"—allowing knitters to choose their favorite and proceed from there. However, even though top-down and toe-up are familiar, these designers switch up familiar forms. Kate Atherley's "mirror socks" look deceptively simple—a plain-vanilla sock worked from the top down—but they're knit at the same time using double knitting. Carissa Browning's "cumulus" socks are knit from the toe up, but they're constructed from a series of scallop shapes that build from one another. The really mind-bending designs are in the "other types of construction" chapter, which features socks started from a diamond-shaped instep, a pair knit in a boomerang form, and socks started from the sole. If you don't have a mind for geometry, it's tough to figure out how these socks are constructed—but the finished products are undeniably cool. Many of these patterns require careful attention to the directions and a certain amount of trust in the designer, because these aren't your everyday knitted socks. Most of the patterns are extremely detailed, but patient knitters will find the process rewarding, and the finished results are gorgeous. VERDICT Experienced sock knitters who relish a challenge will want to pick this one up, as will knitters weary of traditional patterns.

Library Journal