Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn

Description

Create fabulous footwear with handpainted yarn.

Do you have a stash of handpainted yarn that just won’t behave? The gorgeous shades and contrasts in hand-dyed yarns are the very same traits that can make them a challenge to knit with. Sock knitter and hand-dyer Carol J Sulcoski offers a close up look at working with unique and colourful sock yarns, plus spectacular sock patterns and techniques for getting the most from handpainted yarn.

Get tips for avoiding splotching and pooling, strategies for choosing patterns that complement handpainted yarns, and guidelines for understanding how the colours in a sock work together, plus 21 patterns from top sock designers including Ann Budd, Charlene Schurch, and Priscilla Gibson-Roberts. Choose from simple unisex boot socks, lacy feminine anklets, and spectacular colourful socks with multiple yarns.

The techniques and patterns will help you find new inspiration for your treasured skeins.

Hardback

128 pages

Published 2009