Independent Knitting News

New Sock Books by Cookie A and Wendy Knits

January 16, 2009

[tag]Cookie A [/tag] has written  written a sock book!  Cookie A has designed many sock patterns but she is best know for the [tag]Monkey Sock[/tag] desgn posted in the Winter 2006 Knitty.   Cookie A has designed socks for the online knitting magazine, [tag]Knitty [/tag] and the [tag]Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin’ Sock Club [/tag] as well as for her own pattern line that is nationally distributed through her web site where additional designs may be purchased individually. She has appeared on the television program [tag] Knitty Gritty [/tag]and has taught workshops around the country.  All of Cookie A’s patterns are designed to be knit from the top down and have unusual designs.  This book is scheduled to come out on April 1.  Pre-ordering is available at [tag] amazon [/tag].

Unconventional, rule-breaking socks are part and parcel in this unique guide to sock knitting that includes 15 entirely new patterns along with lots of sock design information. The skills of the average sock knitter are increased through design exploration and advanced stitch manipulation, treating the sock as a knitted canvas where elements are strategically and intentionally placed. New designs of floral lace patterns, angular geometric shapes, and unusual cables are presented along with detailed instructions on modifications to suit needs and aesthetics. The incredible range of style and complexity in this guide runs from sweet and simple to delightfully imaginative

[tag]Wendy D. Johnson [/tag], author of “ [tag]Wendy Knits: My Never-Ending Adventures in Yarn [/tag]” has a new sock book, scheduled to be released April 14, that is also available through pre-order at amazon.   This book is titled [tag]Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns from Wendy Knits [/tag].   Wendy is a lifelong knitter and creator of one of the most popular knitting blogs online.   Wendy has a wonder article at Knitty demonstrating three different ways to start a tow-up sock.   Once you pick your cast-on method and type of toe, the sock pattern is here.

Wendy has been quoted or featured in many major knitting magazines, and has created designs and taught classes for [tag]Knit Happens, [/tag] the celebrated yarn shop in Alexandria, Virginia. Commuters who use the subway system in the Washington DC metropolitan area are used to the sight of Wendy working on her latest sock-in-progress while waiting for and riding the train.

She has not yet stabbed a fellow commuter with her 2mm dpns, but she hasn’t mad them any hand-knitted socks, either.

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