50+ Sock Patterns From 50+ States

This came to me from Tina Sanders of the Phoenix Knitting and Crochet Examiner. And how cool is this! Available from Crystal Palace Yarns, a DVD featuring sock patterns from the 50 states, plus Canadian Provinces as well as some US Territories.

Here’s what Crystal Palace says:

50 Socks – 50 States plus Canada, Mexico and Territories (58 sock patterns)

A Sock Book on a CD! (both PC and Mac versions)
Suggested retail is $24.95 for 58 sock patterns and special pages of Fun Facts for each state plus Canada, Mexico and several US Territories. Knit and Learn at the same time.

Check at your local knitting shops or favorite online shops in early January 2010.

Dr. Laura Andersson and editors have put together this collection from sock designers gleaned from all over the internet. A monumental task and a wonderful collection of sock designs for all levels and gauges.

The photos show the states and areas in alphabetical order (click to make bigger).

All socks are knit in Crystal Palace Yarns. All socks are photographed by Susan Druding showing several views and close-ups of each sock. http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns2/socks/50SocksBook.html

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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