Strick-ly Socks
Candace Eisner Strick's novel, easily understood approach to sock-knitting makes a great launch pad for beginners and offers a delightful new experience for seasoned sock knitters. --Cat BordhiLiberation for the sock knitter! A unique and beautifully elegant way to embark on practical toe-up socks beginning with to-and-fro, flat knitting. The patterns also feature a creative new heel style for enhanced fit and function. --Lucy NeatbyWhy another sock book? Because Candace Eisner Strick has something new to say! Not just a pattern collection, Strick-ly Socks presents an innovative method of constructing toes and heels that eliminates the need for short rows, wraps and yarn-overs. No counting, no grafting, no fuss - with Candace's fresh approach, your socks will no longer have those "tricky bits" that you put off for a quiet moment. Comprehensive step-by-step instructions and clear close-up photographs make these techniques accessible to every knitter with basic skills. Like Candace herself, Strick-ly Socks has a friendly, casual style that new sock knitters and sock veterans alike will appreciate and enjoy --Sandi RosnerThose of us obsessed with knitting socks can get pretty preoccupied with holes in heels. My problem is with short rows. No matter which method I tried, I was never happy with the results, so I almost exclusively used afterthought heels when I worked toe-up. Now I can gladly say that I have another method at my disposal, thanks to Candace Eisner Strick. In Strick-ly Socks, she describes a technique for working heels that requires no wrapping or drawing up stitches, and avoids the holes and messiness that can occur at the short row seam. I had seen the method described once before but failed to recognize how useful it would be until Candace presented it in her more refined and fleshed-out format, complete with variations to improve fit and add interest. The 16 patterns included in Strick-ly Socks are an added bonus to the greatest value Candace provides: an innovative approach for crafting a simple, elegant, toe-up sock. --Reviewed by Cindy Webber. --Knitcircus MagazineWhy another sock book? Because Candace Eisner Strick has something new to say! Not just a pattern collection, Strick-ly Socks presents an innovative method of constructing toes and heels that eliminates the need for short rows, wraps and yarn-overs. No counting, no grafting, no fuss - with Candace's fresh approach, your socks will no longer have those "tricky bits" that you put off for a quiet moment. Comprehensive step-by-step instructions and clear close-up photographs make these techniques accessible to every knitter with basic skills. Like Candace herself, Strick-ly Socks has a friendly, casual style that new sock knitters and sock veterans alike will appreciate and enjoy --Sandi Rosner