Custom Socks: Knit to Fit Your Feet
The Sock Book I’ve been working on for the 10+ years I’ve been teaching knitting was released July 2016, by Interweave Press.
I’ve taken my Plain and Simple Sock patterns – both Top Down and Toe Up versions – and created a book all about how to make them actually fit your feet.
I’ve provided the basic formulas and templates for both directions, and created the numbers for you for gauges from 4 to 9 sts/inch (including the important 6.5 and 7.5!), for finished socks from 5 to 10.5 inches in circumference. That’s covering feet from 5.5 to 12 inches in circumference, and pretty much any possible yarn you might ever want to use.
And then. THEN. I’ve given you a ton of info on how to measure your feet properly to determine your fit needs, and how to customize the socks for those needs.
Oh yeah, and there’s some fancy patterns, too. Texture stitches, cables, lace, colourwork. All sorts of lovely socks.
The book also has all my sock knitting tips and advice and wisdom from nearly 20 years of sock knitting, and 10 years of teaching sock knitting.
The book is available at your local yarn shop – get them to order it. Or from the usual online sources – link to the left.