Knit Socks - Betsy Lee Mccarthy [25]
Shadow Box
A subtly textured stitch pattern is showcased between rolled top and rounded toe on these intriguing socks. A square shadow heel adds to the interest. This four-row repeat pattern is easy to learn, and the sock can be knit in either worsted or bulky weight. For a soft, luxurious sock, combine two yarns in the bulky version.
Resources
Blue Sky Alpacas
888-460-8862
www.blueskyalpacas.com
www.spudandchloe.com
Spud & Chloë Fine
Brown Sheep Company
800-826-9136
www.brownsheep.com
Wildfoote Luxury Sock
Cascade Yarns
www.cascadeyarns.com
Cascade 220, Cascade 220 Quatro,
Lana D'Oro
Crystal Palace Yarns
www.straw.com
Crystal Palace Panda Silk
Dalegarn/Dale of Norway
www.dale.no/dalegarn
Dale Baby Ull, Falk
Fiber Trends for Naturally NZ Yarns
509-884-8631
www.fibertrends.com
Waikiwi Luxury Blend Sock Yarn
Lana Grossa
www.lanagrossa.com
Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton Fun,
Meilenweit Cotton
Lorna's Hand-Dyed Yarns
773-935-3803
www.lornaslaces.net
Shepherd Sock Yarn
Louet North America
800-897-6444
www.louet.com
Gems Fingering Weight (Super Fine #1)
Misti Alpaca Yarns
888-776-9276
www.mistialpaca.com
Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn
Mountain Colors
406-961-1900
www.mountaincolors.com
Bearfoot
Westminster Fibers, Inc.
Yarn Division
800-445-9276
www.westminsterfibers.com
Regia 4-ply Sock Yarn, Regia Ringel Color, Regia 6-ply Design Line by Kaffe Fassett
Acknowledgments
More people than I can name contributed to this book. Thanks go first to my students, who raised wonderful questions and requested patterns to help them progress from basic to more challenging socks, and ultimately to patterns of their own.
Special thanks to: Evelyn Clark of Seattle, Washington, for encouraging me to write the book and supporting me through the whole process; Grace Jarvis of Corvallis, Oregon, for introducing me to sock knitting nearly 45 years ago; Sandy Blue of Seattle, Washington, for mentoring and encouraging me to design patterns and teach; Bev Galeskas of East Wenatchee, Washington, for sage pattern-writing advice; Nancy Bush and Lucy Neatby, and now many others, too, for wonderful sock books, inspirations, and new techniques. Other friends who provided help when it was needed: Mary Berghammer, Renee Coale, Sarah Hauschka, Jason Hanson, Judie Stanton and Annelie Wallbom. Again, special thanks and appreciation to Gwen Steege, creative and sensitive Storey Publishing acquisitions editor, who encouraged this book and contributed greatly to its development, and to technical editors Andrea Dodge and Kathy Brock.
Finally, heartfelt thanks go to my husband, Terry, for love, understanding, and support of all sorts through both editions of the book, to my children, Matthew (and Renee) Coale and Rebecca Skloot, for their love and long-time encouragement and to grandsons Nick (who can knit) and now Justin (who will).
For testing the patterns included in this book, thanks to: Rebecca Bienn, Kathleen Case, Mary Johnson, Ruth Ann Myers, and Carla Sawyer. Special thanks to Judie Stanton for knitting the socks “Best Foot Forward” and “Winter Garden” (shown on the cover) for this revised edition.
For providing yarn, thanks to:
Spud & Chloë Yarns (Blue Sky Alpacas), Cedar, Minnesota
Brown Sheep Company, Mitchell, Nebraska
Cascade Yarn Company, Tukwila, Washington
Crystal Palace Yarns, Richmond, California
Dale of Norway, Shelburne, Vermont
Fiber Trends (Naturally New Zealand Yarns), East Wenatchee, Washington
Lorna's Laces, Chicago, Illinois
Louet North America, Ogdensburg, New York
Misti Alpaca Yarns, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Mountain Colors, Corvallis, Montana
Index
Page numbers in italics indicate photographs or illustrations. Page numbers in bold indicate charts.
A
abbreviations, 175
adding new yarn, 24, 24
Alphabet Chart, 84
anatomy of a sock, 14, 14–15
B
bamboo needles, 10, 12
yarns, 9–10, 110
bar increase, 23, 23
Best Foot Forward, 86–94, 87, 94
Brown Sheep yarn, 38
C
Cable & Garter Rib, 130–38, 138, 139
Cable Twist