Knitting Daily Offers Free Sock Patterns

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Go to www.knittingdaily.com, sign up for a free account and download your free sock ebook.

Sandy Wisehart of Knitting Daily says: “Knitted socks have long been among the favorite projects of experienced
knitters, but in the last few years they’ve gained rock-star status. They are
definitely less daunting to the novice knitter,” says Wiseheart.

Wiseheart says this knitted sock pattern e-Book offers “a little something for every foot in the family: a fancy lace sock, a richly textured rib sock, a colorwork masterpiece, a cabled sock, and a simple, basic sock in a large
gauge perfect for beginners.”

Two of the free knitted sock patterns in the book are by Ann Budd, one of the most prolific knitted sock designers in the industry and author of Getting Started Knitting Socks and Favorite Socks. Knit socks in the book span the last five years of publishing at Interweave, and have all been reader favorites
at KnittingDaily.com since the site’s launch. The e-Book includes:

1. Seduction Socks by Ann Budd, originally published Interweave Knits, Spring
2007
2. William Street Socks by Lisa Shroyer, originally published Interweave Knits,
Fall 2007
3. Caspian Sea Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, originally published in
January 2007
4. Diagonal Rib Socks by Ann Budd, originally published in November 2004
5. Comfy Socks by the editors of Knitscene, originally published in Fall/Winter
2005

The e-Book is available exclusively on KnittingDaily.com

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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