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Title: Knitting Circles Around Socks: Knit Two at a Time on Circular Needles
ISBN: 1564777391
Author:
Antje Gillingham
Publicate Date: 2007-08-27
Publish: 2007-08-27
List Price: $24.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Wonderful!
I just knit my first pair of socks - ever! I had never even attempted to make socks before and just dove right in using this book for a guide. The pictures were great and the instructions were very helpful - the author includes boxes with tips throughout the instructions - it seemed she was always addressing the very question I had in mind at that very moment.
This was a great way to learn to knit socks - working on two at a time let me use stitches and concepts that were brand new to me 2x in a row (which I like to think really reinforced it for me!) and gave me instant satisfaction - when I was done I popped them on my feet without having to start all over to make a second one!
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2: Just not for me
This just isn't the sock book for me. I think I will remain a one at a time sock knitter. HOWEVER, the illustrations on how to do the grafting/Kitchner stitch were well worth its purchase, and the sock patterns can be done one at a time. I really like the variety of the
socks that are presented, and the stitch patters. But I do think it
will take just about as long to knit my socks one at a time, as it will
to keep track of the extra long needles.
But this is just me.
Happliy knitting my socks the traditional way.
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3: Great Manual
This book is a great way to start knitting socks on two circular needles. I had never knitted socks before & though I'd knit other things on dpns I wanted to knit my first pair of socks two at a time. The book was great. Answered most of my questions & I knit my first pair with the book alone & no guidance from the local knitting shop (which is also fun, but if you're going to write a book it might as well be thorough enough in and of itself without having to go ask for help.) Her explanations are very detailed & clear. What I love about this book is that she gives measurements for every sock size, man, woman & child, so to convert any pattern for whoever you'd like to knit it for. She also tells you how to convert any pattern for dpns to the two at a time cirular needles method. I only gave it 4 stars because the variety in pattern has more to do with yarn varience than pattern, though enough to get you started & give you ideas. She does have one cabled pattern, and a few lace variations. And though she was exceptionally clear in her directions there was an instance where she assumed you would already know the technique & didn't describe how to do it anywhere in the book. Actually this only happened once for me when it came time to pick up stitches. I had never learned this correctly & when the pattern said to pick up 11 stitches, I had no idea how to do it & couldn't find a description anywhere in the book. Luckily I had also bought Ann Budd's Getting Started Knitting Socks book at the same time to refer to, which included the directions for the various ways to accomplish picking up stitches. Her descriptions for other techniques, like the proper way to ssk, etc, were far superior to other books/magazines that I've read & I actually corrected a few of my stitches, which I had previously been doing wrong. Overall, I would highly recommend this book.
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4: Clear
Simply put:
It's clear, got fabulous instructions, and wonderful pictures to guide a beginner to knitting socks... and 2 at a time!
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5: Fun new way to knit socks
The book has clear, easy directions that I was able to follow the first attempt, except for some confusion as I entered the gusset stitches for the heel. I ended up with the yarn access on the opposite side of the socks and had to retry. This was remedied after two tries and I honestly don't know if my misreading or the book caused the problem. I will use this method, I love it, for two reasons. First, it assures both socks will be exactly the same size. Secondly, I love to knit socks while traveling, but have a tendency to drop the loose needle, which leads to awkward times in an airplane or car as I try to find the needle on the floor. This technique will save that embarrassment--THANK YOU
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