Christmas Stockings: Holiday Treasures to Knit
Socks are fun to knit, but many knitters finish the first of a  pair and lose interest. Enter the Christmas stocking an ideal  gift, and you only have to knit one! This collection includes a  great variety of patterns by leading knitwear designers. There  are cabled socks, Argyle socks, Fair Isle and Intarsia socks,  Victorian lace socks, and even a whimsical sock monkey Christmas  stocking. Patterns are grouped by level of difficulty, and each  includes complete instructions and full-page color  illustrations. Also included is a chapter on designing your own.  This is a real treasure for public libraries, as such patterns  are normally found only in seasonal magazines not in the book  form preferred by libraries.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.