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Giveaway: Sock Knitting Books

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sock knitting book giveawaySince I’m still thinking about sock knitting this week, I thought it would be fun to give away a couple of sock knitting books.

First is the booklet I reviewed for you last week, Easy Knitted Socks. I’m also going to throw in a copy of Knitted Socks by Anna Tillman, but you’re going to have to wait until tomorrow for a full review on that one. For now let’s just say it has some really creative, colorful and wild projects your whole family will enjoy (she had me at rainbow-colored toe socks, to be honest).

If you want a chance to win these books, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, March 22. I’d love to know what experience you have if any with knitting socks, and if you haven’t knit socks yet, why not? (If you need some reasons, check out my great list.)

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing. Good luck!

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  1. I love sock knitting!!! I have been knitting socks for many years and only wear hand-knit socks. I also make socks for my children and grandchildren and charity. Thank you for the contest.

  3. Much as I love helping my son-in-law Rich in his quest for the ‘Socks of Darkness’, these patterns would make a light-hearted change!

  5. I have not ventured to socks yet, but,…I have attempted (not mastered) the mitten so socks seem the reasonable next step on my knitting journey.

  6. I’ve knit socks before and they aren’t hard. I was afraid to start knitting them because I thought they would be hard to do, but they aren’t. Those penguin socks on the cover are really adorable!

  8. I almost always have a sock on the needles. They’re my goto portable, mindless knitting for all the meetings I have to sit thru.

  10. I enjoy knitting socks! I will sometimes go long periods without knitting any. And then I get in the mood to knit some cozy socks and usually end up making several pairs. Those are the times when family members get socks for Christmas 🙂

  11. I have been knitting for less than a year and have not tried socks yet, but am looking forward to my first pair.

  12. I am very new to knitting but would absolutely love to dive in and learn! I started with crochet and quickly discovered how limited you are for some amazing patterns. Would be delighted to try my hand at some socks! Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to all!

  14. I just finished my first pair of socks and I am hooked! All I want to do now is knit socks!

  15. I love to knit socks, and usually have one that I carry around with me since it’s such a portable project. I have knitted them on the train, in the line at the grocery store, etc. It’s usually a good conversation starter, too, since most non-knitters aren’t familiar with double-pointed needles or magic loop and it looks kind of exotic.
    thanks for the giveaway!

  16. I have only knitted sock-like felted slippers, but bought some gorgeous rainbow yarn at Stitches West that is calling to be knit up. Just need to finish up a couple other projects so I can focus on socks!

  17. I love sock knitting and I am always looking for new patterns and techniques to improve my skills. I enjoy both toe up and cuff down styles and am just trying two socks at a time. I’m trying to improve my sizing ability. It is a work in progress.

  19. Socks were the first real clothing item I kit at age 9! Fo the kid brothers of course, smaller feet and finished quickly. right now I have balls of sock yarn and can’t decide what pattern! And lots of nieces to make socks for!

Have you read?

Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts. 

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