Design Process: Interview with Mona Schmidt
Mona Schmidt is another lucky soul: she designs and crafts for a living. Originally hailing from Deutschland, Mona now lives in Montreal, Quebec, where there is plenty of cold weather to keep her knitting to stay warm. Mona's fabulous pattern [...]
Future Socks: Innovations with Cookie A
Cookie A made her debut on the design stage last year, with the online publishing of her Pomatomus socks on Knitty.com. Cookie's design aesthetic clings to traditional motifs and patterning and adds a very modern edge. Cookie agreed to share [...]
Get Shorty: Tutorials for Short-Row Heels
I love delving into the technical details of socks – experimenting with different cast-ons, and heel and toe techniques. However, I have avoided the short-row heel after my first (holey) foray. Luckily, there are some great tutorials to help avoid [...]
Knitting Around with Shobhana
When this year's Socktoberfest began to formulate in my head, I started to receive several emails from beginner knitters asking where to get a start on sock knitting. Before I knit socks, I familiarized myself with the concepts and techniques [...]
That Extra Something: Picot Tutorials
Socks can be plain. Socks can be fancy. Either way they cover your feet and make you feel cozy. Some fellow Socktoberists have prepared some fun tutorials on how to add that extra little something to your plain sock. **Suitable [...]
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