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New Books for Knitting Inspiration!

Sensational Knitted Socks

Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch is our go-to reference book.  Great for newbie sock knitters it has a great chart for learning how to determine  how many stitches you should cast on and also has great patterns.  

This is the only book on sock knitting you'll ever need! Choose virtually any yarn, gauge, stitch pattern, and size you like - with nearly 1,000 variations, the possibilities for knitting fashionable to funky socks will last a lifetime. 

Knitting Vintage Socks
New Twists on Classic Patterns

Knitting Vintage Socks features 24 classic patterns updated for today's knitters with gauges, up-to-date yarns, and twenty-first-century methods and sizes including the following:

  • Ladies Silk Stockings with Clocks
  • Baby's Bootikins
  • Heelless Sleeping Sock
  • Evening Stockings for a Young Lady
  • Child's French Sock in Citron Pattern
  • Thorough but easy-to-follow patterns and instructions - including a helpful Techniques section

Vogue Knitting
The Ultimate Sock Book

The editors at Vogue® Knitting , the most trusted name in the craft, have done it again, creating the most comprehensive guide available to sock knitters! No other book has both information for designing your own socks and such fabulous, never-before-published designer patterns. It includes background on the social and historical development of sock knitting (complete with historical photos), techniques (top-down, bottom-up, many different heel and toe styles), stitch patterns, and socks from a wide variety of ethnic traditions.

60 Quick Baby Knits
Blankets, Booties, Sweaters in Cascade Superwash

From cozy cardigans and a whimsical blanket shaped like a sheep to a pinwheel beret, embroidered booties, and tiny legwarmers,  60 Quick Baby Knits  has something for every knitter...and every tot! Featuring the popular, affordable, and surprisingly soft Cascade 220 yarn, these cute and colorful projects-designed for ages 0 to 24 months-will please even the fussiest babies...and their parents.

Simple Knits for Cherished Babies

This book emphasizes classic designs knitted for babies in pastels and naturals using soft fibers such as bulky cottons, silk, and cashmere. Beginning knitters can complete most of the designs featured, and, although specific yarns are recommended, the author includes information on substituting yarns. Visually, this is a beautiful book, with full-page color photos of each design and detailed close-ups. 

Mason_Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines
Patterns, Stories, Pictures, True Confessions and more!

Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne are together again to reveal the "true" secret of knitting: the more you knit, the more fun it is. With clear instructions and unfailing encouragement, they explain techniques that will turn knitting into a welcome new adventure and keep more seasoned knitters on their toes.

Chapters include: Decorating Yourself, Covering the Small Human, Occasional Knitting, and The Sophisticated Kitchen. Filled to the rafters with tales, tips and Mason-Dixon Knitting "rules", this book will keep you coming back again and again.