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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51143 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 128 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781931499651
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Terrific for the sockerati
Socknitters should put this on their Must Have Christmas list--if they can wait that long! Nancy Bush has done several books on sock knitting--folk socks, and Knitting on the Road--in which readers get to explore different sock knitting traditions. Here, she takes us on a journey through time, into the Weldon's Needlework series. It's an amazing experience to contemplate knitting a sock pattern that your grandmother or great grandmother very well might have knitted herself out of the original Weldon's.

She has adjusted the sock needle sizes to something slightly more in tune with the materials and patience level of the modern-day socknitter. All of the patterns can be done in easily available yarn weights, and most are doable on your trusty old size ones. Men's socks, women's socks, and even a few baby socks are featured. She gives clear discussions of a wide variety of sock heels and toes (not *all* as someone else mentioned--for example, there is no discussion of the Balbriggan heel in this book but I'm a total sock pedant so forgive me for that minor correction) which should encourage knitters to break out of their same old same old heel and toe (though I love my dutch heel!) It's another great sock knitting release from Ms. Bush, and certainly offers great challenging patterns (and some quite beginner friendly ones as well) for the hungry sock knitting public. It hits the spot!

Fabulous!!
Put "vintage" in the title of anything and I am there, though usually I am not pleased with the result. This book does NOT dissapoint. It is everything it promises to be and then some!

If you have ever tried to read very old knitting patterns, then you have discovered that they are written in a very different manner than the patterns of today. Nancy Bush has taken the time to work through these wonderful, essential patterns that our grandmothers (and their mothers and grandmothers) used and make them workable for today's knitter.

Patterns range from basic socks (with three styles of heel and toe) to lacy, dressy women's socks to a men's dress sock, and they run the gamut in between. Included with each pattern is information on the original yarns called for and for whom the sock was designed. (There is at least one pair that was originally a child's sock that has been reworked to fit a woman's foot.) Furthermore, the yarns Ms. Bush has chosen for the projects are fairly easily accessible. If you don't want to find the yarns recommended (or you want to raid your stash), there is plenty of gauge information to make a good substitution.

There is something in this book for everyone! Well worth the wait, and well worth the price.

Classic does not mean boring
I generally have a policy of not buying knitting books unseen - it's always a good idea to look before you leap to avoid cluttering your bookshelf with patterns you don't care for or instructions you find unhelpful. I broke that rule for Knitting Vintage Socks, and I'm happy I did. The historical sections are enlightening, the discussions of technique are clear and helpful, and the patterns themselves are interesting and attractive. The simple, elegant lace and color stich motifs featured will hold a knitter's attention without being needlessly complex. I can see myself turning to Knitting Vintage Socks again and again, as will beginning and experienced socknitters alike.