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Giveaway: Getting Started Knitting Socks

November 10, 2014 by Sarah White

getting started knitting socks

Our winner is Dianne S.

There really is nothing better than a cozy pair of handknit socks on a cold day, and if you’ve never had that feeling because you’ve never knit a pair of socks before, I’m here to help.

This week’s giveaway is a copy of Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd. This is a nice little book with more than a dozen patterns starting out with the most basic socks in a variety of sizes and gauges and moving on to striped, textured, ribbed, cabled and lacy projects.

In this one book you’ll find a nice range of projects to try as well as a step-by-step tutorial on all the different steps that go into sock making and tips for adding your own color or texture to socks (and some sample stitch patterns to get you started).

This is a great book if you’re just learning to knit socks, or if you have a couple of pairs on your feet and want to learn a little more about how to make socks that are completely individual.

If you’d like a chance to win this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, November 16. Why don’t you tell me what experience you have knitting socks or why you’d like to learn if you don’t already know.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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

Looking to buy your Yarn online? Check out these online yarn specials.

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Comments

  1. kim says

    November 11, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    My husband has been wanting socks since I started knitting, but I have been too intimidated to try so far.

  2. Sandi Shutts says

    November 11, 2014 at 4:19 pm

    Have knitted over 50 years but only tried socks once. Can’t find anyone to show me the proper way to do it, but from what I hear, this is the book that can do the job. Would love to win a copy

  3. Joanne says

    November 11, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    Oh, to have a helping hand to knit socks! I can’t quite get beyond scarves and mittens. It is so sad to have lost the generations who had these skills, before they could pass along their know-how. Or maybe I was not ready to learn until now! I would love a chance to learn!

  4. sandra ealy says

    November 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    i love making socks. this would be a great gift for a friend who is learning to make socks.

  5. Teresa says

    November 11, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    The first socks I knit were knit using Regia yarn and lasted years! Not so much for socks knit with other yarns. But the first socks were plain and newer pairs were knit using fancier patterns. Thankfully my daughter loves hand knit socks so I can knit as many pair as my hands can handle.

  6. Holly Danley says

    November 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Me,me! Lol
    I have knitted yoga socks for a friend and myself and a pair of socks in the past. I jumped from scarfs to socks. I am known as the daredevil knitter in my community. Fun fun!
    I would appreciate and am greateful for the chance to learn and share among my peers.
    Thank you

  7. Linda says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    I learned to knit from my grandmother who taught me the basic techniques of knitting and crocheting. I thought that I had long forgotten how to, until one day I got the bug to start again at the age of 50. I have since knitted scarves galour, a blanket, and dish cloths. Knitting gives me a therapeutic calm as well as the enjoyment of using my hands to make a gift for someone. Learning to knit socks would be fun, and my brain would like the challenge!

  8. melissa says

    November 12, 2014 at 12:24 am

    I am a newbie to knitting and have just started taking classes but I love it! I can’t wait to get home each day so I can knit a few rows. And I love socks, fun colorful socks so they are on my list to do once I get a little more proficient!

  9. Jo Derouin says

    November 12, 2014 at 4:02 am

    I love making socks

  10. Lee says

    November 12, 2014 at 5:13 am

    my college age daughter is always sending me links to sock patterns! I really need to take the plunge – maybe we should learn together! thanks!

  11. Tanya Keley says

    November 12, 2014 at 7:10 am

    If there’s a a simpler way to knit socks, please, count me in! My last three attempts have been complete and utter failures!

  12. Francine Couture says

    November 12, 2014 at 7:25 am

    I made one pair of socks. I would love to try another pattern. Thank you.

  13. Pat morris says

    November 12, 2014 at 8:20 am

    I wear only my own hand knit socks . I became a sock addict around 2 years ago. I’d love to have this book to give to my sister. She lives 300 miles from me and has just started her first pair. I don’t see her very often and her last visit included a lesson in turning the heel.

  14. Darla says

    November 12, 2014 at 9:06 am

    I knit this and that but socks sound exciting. A nice little project. I’d love to have the book for inspiration.

  15. Sara says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:36 am

    I have no experience with socks but wouldn’t mind a try. And I agree, in cold winter I love a good pair of socks.

  16. cwknitnut says

    November 12, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    I’ve knit one pair of socks – and I keep them hidden in my sock drawer. ‘Nuff said!!!

  17. Stephanie S says

    November 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    I have no idea how to knit socks, but it is on my 2015 goal list!

  18. inspired4eternity says

    November 12, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    Ann Budd is my most Favorite Designer!! Hers’ are the books I am forever borrowing from the library and digital collection! The three available for E-reading are either on my bookshelf or on hold list. This one is on the hold list. 🙁 Own a copy would be a very awesome life event!

  19. jowynj says

    November 12, 2014 at 8:49 pm

    I love making socks. I’d really like to have a go at making cabled socks,

  20. Susan says

    November 13, 2014 at 1:33 am

    Knitting a pair of socks is on my 2015 wish list. It’s going to happen! It is!

  21. Elaine Williams says

    November 13, 2014 at 2:03 am

    I have made ONE sock and that was a huge wool one that we felted for Christmas…this year we visited a lama etc farm and I saw that my hubby purchased. A or of their handknit socks..SO now that we are retired snowbirds the time has come for me to make him a pair..any help would be greatly appreciated..

  22. Jessica Werner-Silver says

    November 13, 2014 at 9:58 am

    I’m a beginner knitter – basic squares and scarves. But my mother is pretty experienced. I would love to win this book so I could gift it to her, and in return she would knit me a pair of warm, fuzzy socks. So I guess that would be a win-win situation!

  23. Sandra says

    November 13, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    I love knitting sock but so far have only knitted two at a time toe up and have been afraid to try top down this would help me get out of my rut.

  24. Joie says

    November 13, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    My first pair of socks are dreadful, my heels are confused and one my toes will finish up vertically instead of horizontally. I learn so much better from books with great detail about what I’m doing while following the pattern. This would be an awesome win. I’m not discouraged about this first pair and I’m ready to get back on the sock knitting horse.

  25. Carmen N says

    November 15, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    I’ve made one pair – and it took over a year to finish the second sock. I did enjoy making them and would like to make some more.

  26. Diana T. says

    November 16, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    I would love to learn how to knit socks. I have knit miniature socks and would like to move to adult size.

  27. connie tanner says

    October 20, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    knitting – I learned from my Aunt Do. She would sit and knit for hours and let me watch and copy. I’m the only left handed girl in the family so I learned by copying each move she made, Yes my work was backwards, but I loved every moment. Now that I am older and have more time I have returned to find loom knitting. But, I look longingly at the socks patterns and plan to try ing the near future.

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My favorite of the ones I came across in writing this post is the Capiti knit cave that looks like a cat. This one is from Ursule Knits, and from the pattern description it sounds like it is lightly felted by hand to make it stand up, so you need to use wool to make it. It calls for DK weight but I’m sure worsted would work, too. 

The Maya Cat Cave is another cute cave-like project. Designed by Lavi V and using super bulky yarn, it’s like a purpose-made sack for your kitty to hang out in. It uses a metal ring (like you might use to make a dreamcatcher) to make the opening sturdy. You can find this one on Ravelry.

If you don’t want to be quite as literal as a cave, this pet bed nest from Monique Rae is another good choice. This one is flat on the bottom with short sides. It uses two strands of worsted weight yarn held together and comes in six sizes for a range of cats and dogs to be cozy in.

This circular cat bed knitting pattern from Ginger Purl is cute and easy to knit if you’re familiar with knitting flat circle. This one is striped, which is a great reminder that cats don’t care what color their bed is, so you might as well use leftover yarn on it. 

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