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The Sock Knitter’s Workshop

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Remember my desperate plea for help with my socks (well, maybe it was more like “help me not buy any more sock yarn”)? Anyway, I have issues with socks. They don’t quite fit. I wear them and love them because they are hand knit, and I know it’s me, because socks that others have knit fit just fine.

Enter The Sock Knitter’s Workshop – Everything Knitters Need to Knit Socks by Ewa Jostes and Stephanie van der Linden. Check! Check! and Double Check!

This time the socks I’m knitting are straight out of this wonderful book. It’s like the authors are holding my hands and walking me through this. So far, so good. Step-by-step, hundreds of illustrations, and 15 really cool patterns too. It’s a can’t miss! Available from Sixth and Spring, here.

Comments

  1. love knitting socks but have become stuck in a rut of knitting them cuff down, get goofy when i start at the toe for some reason! Hmmm, need a book!

  2. I produced a video on how to knit socks. Step by step instructions, over one hour and 40 minutes of clear visual instructions. Give it a try, I have a lot of happy customers.

  4. Would like to see your video and want to knit the next pair from the toe up. Thanks for your sharing. Wanita

  5. I want to start the For Mother and Daughter…with lace pattern from pg 105 and 106 of The Knitter’s Workshop but in reading the diagram, a diamond is shown on both row 2 and 4 of the lace pattern. My problem is that no diamond is given in the key for the diagram. Has anyone done this sock? And if so what stitch did you use at that point of the pattern?

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.