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Giveaway! Another “Socks” Book!

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socksI managed to secure another copy of the very awesome Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarn book, by Carol Sulcoski, so it’s going out the door.

Hmmm, what criteria to use…. how about….. if you’re willing to link to this blog from your site or blog, I’ll put you in for the giveaway!

Just drop me a comment and let me know, and of course, I’ll link back! I’ll verify the links, then put you in the hat.

Looking for more knitted socks designs and patterns to keep you warm this winter? Check out these knitted sock patterns on Etsy.

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Comments

  2. I decided to forego my original blog (Scarlet Letters – ADD) and start something less weight-y (This n That) as in from ‘bulky’ to ‘fingering’ weight yarn for socks! and you inspired me to do it! Thanks – your link has been added.

  3. Perfect timing! I have recently been interested in working on my sock knitting skills, and would love to add some sock knitting books to my library!

    I’ve added a link to your site.

  4. I always wanted to try socks. My daughter thinks they are the neatest things.

  6. I don’t have a blog or website, but I do have a weekly knitting group that I would just love to share this great book with!

  8. I was just telling someone yesterday that I wanted to learn to knit socks! thanks for the chance 🙂

    emvark at gmail dot com

  11. I just taught myself to knit and would love to try socks.

    I just finished reading Debbie Macomber’s book “A Good Yarn” where the characters are learning to knit socks.

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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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