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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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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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