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Giveaway: Sockupied

November 28, 2016 by Sarah White

sockupied giveaway

Judith is the winner!

I spent a fair bit of yesterday knitting the heel flap, turning the heel and working the gusset on a sock I’d neglected for more than a year. I’d knit the leg a long time ago and just moved on to other things, as will happen, but I’m trying to finish some things before the end of the year and it felt like a good place to start.

It reminded me how much I love knitting socks, especially that particular part I did yesterday, where the magic happens. It finally feels like you’re knitting a real thing when it curves into a sock shape, and I think that very part may be one of the many reasons so many of us like to knit socks so much.

Whether you know that feeling or have yet to knit your first pair, this week’s giveaway is designed to encourage the sock knitter in you. Sockupied: 20 Knit Projects to Satisfy Your Sock Obsession, edited by Anne Merrow, features patterns and advice from the “pages” of the digital magazine of the same name from Interweave. It includes 20 patterns from basic to slightly mind-blowing, as well as advice on things like working stranded colorwork on socks, casting on, binding off and shaping toes.

Check out all the patterns on Ravelry, and if you’re interested in winning this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Dec. 4. I’d love to know how many pairs of socks you have knit and/or your preferred construction method. I usually go with top-down but my toe-up ones are probably my favorites to wear. Go figure.

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

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Comments

  1. Brenda K Wells says

    November 28, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    I’ve knit 6+ pairs. On my second toe-up pair, and I’m a convert to toe-up now.

  2. GUEGUIN Valérie says

    November 28, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    I have still never had the opportunity to knit socks. These models are very beautiful and I would like to try!!!

  3. Maureen says

    November 28, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    I have not knit socks before. I am going to learn with an upcoming class.

  4. Kayla says

    November 28, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    I’ve never knitted a pair befire but wanting to learn 🙂

  5. Frances Welden says

    November 28, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    I have almost knit one whole sock! I have turned the heel and am finishing it.

  6. Kas says

    November 28, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    I’m so in love with making socks! Toe-up ankle socks are my favourite… so fast to make

  7. yolanda says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    I have knit zero pairs. I am intimidated by socks!
    BUT my goal is to conquer sock knitting in 2017!

  8. Robin Crittenden says

    November 28, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    I have one pair. Would love to try two at once. Found I had hard time doing 2nd one.

  9. Paula Johnson says

    November 28, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    I absolutely love knitting socks! I also love learning new ways to knit socks.

  10. Deborah Nelson says

    November 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    I have only knit one pair and took a class to make myself learn…..fun and will start knitting on a reg basis.

  11. Judith (from Israel) says

    November 29, 2016 at 2:16 am

    I’ve never knitted socks but I’m constantly knitting house slippers.

  12. asteride says

    November 29, 2016 at 5:00 am

    I’ve knit 12 (!!!!) pairs of socks this year! I prefer the toe-up construction and a Fish Lips Kiss heel. My favorite pair so far is a No Purl Monkey pattern from Cookie A. It was free on Ravelry and has been a real pleasure to knit with the partridge eye heel. I like to try new construction and the last pattern I knit was a Vanilla Reversed sock.

  13. MelodyJ says

    November 29, 2016 at 5:00 am

    I have not knitted socks yet. I would like to try.

  14. Sharon S Isley says

    November 29, 2016 at 8:16 am

    I have one sock that needs to be finished! just 2″ to the toes and my socks will be complete! Help me finish knitting that pair of socks! Its Christmastime, and my Carolina Panthers aren’t winning!

  15. Lee Ann says

    November 29, 2016 at 11:03 am

    I love knitting socks. I’m not sure how many I’ve made, but my favorite construction is toe-up. I even make toe up baby socks for new parents!

  16. knittingdancer says

    November 29, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    I am very lucky my sister knits all of my socks for me. I think she prefers the top down version. I know she does both top down and toe up. I would love to win this book for her.

  17. Sharon says

    November 29, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    I love sock knitting! I’m always on the lookout for unique designs and yarns to knit them in.

  18. Thami Seabrooke says

    November 29, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    I was just telling my son that a book about knitting socks was what I really wanted for Christmas! Well if I don’t win…I can just send him a link!

  19. Jeanne says

    November 29, 2016 at 11:00 pm

    I’ve knit at least 50 pairs, I still love them and have 2 drawers full. I also have 2 drawers full of sock yarn that need a little inspiration.

  20. Nancy J. Gill says

    November 30, 2016 at 12:52 am

    I’ve made watermelon socks for my grandchildren: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202069603489938&set=t.1345484064&type=3&theater

    I want to try more varieties and patterns – this book would be a big help in expanding my repertoire!

  21. lindarumsey says

    November 30, 2016 at 4:42 am

    I’ve knit a dozen pairs, mostly cuff down. You can’t beat a hand knit sock for warmth!

  22. Nancy D says

    December 1, 2016 at 1:39 am

    I’ve knit several pairs of socks. Haven’t tried toe up yet.

  23. yarnaddicted says

    December 3, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    I’m ready to try my first pair, would love to enter for this book!

  24. Sheila says

    December 4, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    I knit a pair of socks every month to month and a half. They’re my go-to-meeting knitting, mindless and portable, and my job sadly requires quite a few meetings. I have at least 20 pairs now. I normally do toe-up with a gusset and heel flap, but love exploring different construction techniques.

Have you read?

A Whimsical Sock Pattern to Blow Your Mind

You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try. 

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]

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