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Title: 2-at-a-Time Socks: Revealed Inside. . . The Secret of Knitting Two at Once on One Circular Needle Works for any Sock Pattern!
ISBN: 1580176917
Author:
Melissa Morgan-Oakes
Publicate Date: 2007-12-12
Publish: 2007-12-12
List Price: $16.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Spiral-bound
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1: socks, socks, socks
I waited to write this review until I actually tried 2-at-a-time socks. I'm almost finished with my first two socks and I'm in between. The book is very clear - great descriptions and pictures. Sometimes I wanted someone to tell me that I was doing everything correctly, but mostly I just tried it and it worked. If you don't like using double-pointed needles, then this is for you.
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2: Excellent idea, dreadful execution
I am a not-so-happy owner of a first edition of this book. The number of errata is astounding. This book could have been much more useful if the author had not been afraid to "dumb it down" a little. She is trying to teach a technique without taking the time to explain each and every step. If someone's trying to learn something, it's safe to assume that they don't know anything at all about it. So dump a couple of the patterns and add a few more pages of instruction and pictures. I'm going to wait until someone else comes out with another book or DVD explaining this technique before I try again.
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3: Great-but needs more pics & info of basic technique
I learn to knit socks with this book,and I don't mind DPNs. So,I didn't want to fall victim to Second Sock Syndrome. I love this technique, but I agree with some other reviewers; I wish there were more pictures and better explanations of the technique for the newbies. I like & have made a few of the patterns. Also, some toe up directions would be nice.
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4: Love the method beware the errata
I love this book and the patterns - I won't go back to using dpns to knit socks. However, I was disappointed by the amount of errata - some that I thought were painfully simplistic to have happened in the first place. Maybe this has been fixed now? To be sure check out the publisher's website for any corrections before you start using the book. Also, don't be put off by having to purchase 40" circulars - you only need them in the common sizes for socks (sizes 1,2,3 and maybe a 0 and a 4). You can find 40" circular needles for about $5/pair at Knitpicks; they are good needles at a great price and I've been very pleased with them.
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5: 2-at-a-time Socks
I am extremely disappointed in this book. This book was a gift and unfortunately a waste of money for the giver. My book is a first printing. After reviewing it, some things did not make sense. I went online and found the errata. The photos for 'Knitting a Sample Sock' to learn the technique are the wrong color for the sock referenced and therefore very confusing. Every single pattern in the book requires 4 corrections. There are a total of 100 corrections plus 4 charts that need to be corrected. This makes the book useless unless you have the time and patience to transfer all of the corrections to the book or the ability to print them out and reference back and forth. The author states that the third printing of this book encompasses all of the known errata. I won't be purchasing the third printing of this book only to get what I should have gotten in the first place, which would have been a usable, correct book. One or two mistakes are understandable, but 106 (counting the incorrect photos) is way too many. If you are lucky enough to start with the third printing of this book, it does have nice clear photographs, pretty patterns and an easy to follow layout.
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