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Author Balke, Kerstin, author.

Title Colorful knit soxx : 26 sock patterns for warm, happy feet / Kerstin Balke of Stine & Stitch.

Publisher Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2019]
©2017.

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 Superior adult nonfiction  746.43 B199c    AVAILABLE
Edition First edition.
Descript 192 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Note Nonfiction.
Translated from the German.
"The original German edition was published as SoxxBook by Stine & Stitch."--Title verso.
Includes index.
Contents Getting started with brights -- Knock your socks off in wearable retro -- Nature at your feet -- Anchors aweigh! -- Muted hues for putting your feet up -- Getting creative with sock design -- Sock basics.
Summary Bright, colorful socks to knit! The 26 designs in this book will ramp your sock knitting from ho-hum to WOW! Each pair of socks is a masterpiece of luscious color, but the repeating patterns ensure that the knitting is still relaxing and easy to track. Divided into five color sections--bright, maritime, natural, pastel, and classic retro--there are patterns to please every taste. Wonder what the socks would look like in other colors? Check out the inspirational chapter showing some of the socks knitted in other color schemes, and then choose your own color combinations to try. New to sock knitting? We've got you covered! Explanations of sock knitting techniques--from the anatomy of a sock to how to work the heel and toe--are included, along with illustrations. Your feet will be doing a happy dance every time you wear these beautiful socks you knit yourself!
Subject Knitting.
Knitting -- Patterns.
Socks.
Genre Handbooks and manuals.
Unif Title SoxxBook. English.
Added Title Twenty six sock patterns for warm, happy feet.
Colorful knit socks.
Colorful knit sox.
26 sock patterns for warm, happy feet.
ISBN/ISSN 0811737934 (paperback)
9780811737937 (paperback)