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    Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists on Classic Patterns by Nancy Bush

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    • Pub. Date: October 2005
    • 128pp
    • Sales Rank: 115,458

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      • Pub. Date: October 2005
      • Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
      • Format: Hardcover, 128pp
      • Sales Rank: 115,458

      Synopsis

      Everything old is new again, and this collection of vintage sock patterns mines Weldon's Practical Needlework, a compilation of newsletters published more than 100 years ago, for some of the best. Twenty-four classic patterns are updated here for modern knitters with the inclusion of gauges, contemporary yarns, modern methods, and modern sizes. Filled with fascinating household and historic tidbits from the era, along with little-known tips such as an unconventional way to shape a heel, this historical and gracefully written book evokes a more genteel time while presenting a bevy of colorful socks not seen for nearly a hundred years. After an introduction to a few techniques from the original Weldon's, the patterns begin with an 1887 pair of Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern and end with a pair of Ladies' Silk Stockings with Clocks from 1914. Intended for knitters of all levels, this walk down memory lane revives some very classic patterns that may have been gone but are not forgotten.

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      Once again Interweave Press has produced a knitting book that is sure to become an enduring classic.

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      Biography

      Nancy Bush is author of Knitting on the Road, Folk Knitting in Estonia, and Folk Socks. She has published articles and designs in Interweave Knits, Knitter’s Piecework, Spin-Off, and Vogue Knitting magazines. In addition to owning the Wooly West, a mail-order yarn business, she lectures and teaches workshops worldwide. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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      October 11, 2009: A very important addition to any sock knitter's library. The patterns are interpreted from Weldon's Practical Needlework series. She includes a history behind the series, different methods of sock construction, i.e. Welsh heel with decreases along the bottom of the heel and some really varied and interesting toe decreases. If you don't like to Kitschener stitch, here is your answer. The sock patterns that she includes from the Weldon's patterns vary from Heeless Sleeping Socks, several patterns for gentleman's socks, and several intricate patterns for children's socks. The book is spiral bound which makes it easy to keep your place. I made the Lichen Ribbed sock for my sister as a birthday gift, and she, a fellow knitter, called me a Knitting Goddess. So the projects in this book are definitely an answer for what to give as a birthday or holiday gift.

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