Knit your socks on straight : a new and inventive technique with just two needles

Knit your socks on straight A new and inventive technique with just two needles

Alice Curtis

Book - 2013

Now you can knit SOCKS on the straight needles you love! Alice Curtis developed the technique, and in Knit Your Socks on Straight she explains exactly how to do it. She also includes 20 original patterns featuring a wide variety of yarns, motifs from cables to argyle, and instructions for a wide range of sizes. You'll love the beautiful, comfortable, cozy socks you'll make, and you'll love making them without double-pointed needles!

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Subjects
Knitting > Patterns.
Socks.
Published
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing [2013]
Language
English
Main Author
Alice Curtis (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781612120089
  • Sock basics
  • The secret
  • Your first socks
  • Jelly beans
  • Green leaves of summer
  • Flip-flops in February
  • Lullaby
  • Wrapped in hugs
  • Blue tranquility
  • Carpentry squares
  • Maple seed whirlies
  • Moccasocks
  • Livin' in blue jeans
  • Fireside
  • Cirque du sole
  • Vroom-vroom
  • Sláinte
  • Coffee break
  • Winter delights: gingerbread men and snowmen
  • Garden trellis argyle
  • Touch me not
  • Carnegie Hall.
Review by Library Journal Review

Curtis, a seasoned knitting instructor, encountered a number of students who wanted to knit socks, but were intimidated by the double-pointed needles required to knit a small tube. This led to the development of her sock-knitting technique, which uses two straight needles to knit a flat sock, which is then seamed using a crochet hook. Though knitting socks flat isn't a brand-new technique, Curtis focuses on designing socks that are comfortable, wearable, and a step up from plain vanilla. The result? Attractive socks that knitters with a deep-seated fear of double-pointed needles can create. -VERDICT Curtis's technique isn't for everyone, but her addition to knitting literature will open up sock knitting to a new audience. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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