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Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Patterns That Go Way Beyond Socks!

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I have all of the One Skein series and I think this is the best one. This one seems to have the biggest variety of patterns that I would actually want to use. The author included a photo on the same page as the pattern (this was not done on other one-skein books) -- this is a big improvement in browsing! Sock yarn is my favorite to buy -- pretty colors, typically very soft, but I get tired of knitting socks. Perfect book for me!

There are sock patterns (of course), scarves, lace items, shawls, gloves & fingerless mitts, baby clothes, tea cozy, dog clothes, placemats, lampshade, ornaments, bags, pillows, hats (kid & adults).... and lots of other things, too.

The shawls look especially fun to try! One very nice note: the book is in color and you can see how the varigated sock yarns would look knitted up! This is HUGE to me, I often buy varigated sock yarn only to find that it pools and does odd patterning (yuck), but with most patterns in One Skein, I can see how those pretty-in-hanks yarns will actually knit up! YAY!

One of the best new knitting books of the season! I'm ready to make a dent in my sock yarn stash!

As a sockaholic with a large stash of sock yarn, I waited with great anticipation for this book! And I was not disappointed! I love the variety of patterns, and want to knit many of the projects - including a couple of the sock patterns! There are some beautiful scarves and shawls, as well as some cute baby and doll clothes. This is one book I shall be going back to time and time again!

I cannot wait to start on some of the projects in this book. The scarves, gloves, and shawls are wondrous and challenging. The Floral Fingerless Gloves are adorable. The Gambit Unisex Scarf should be as much fun as knitting a Landscape Shawl with all its pattern changes. There are sock patterns here, but for those of us who collect and stash sock yarn because it's pretty, this is our book.

Based on other reviews, I bought the book and waited for it with great anticipation. As the owner of an embarrassing amount of sock yarn in my stash, I had visions of knitting up interesting and unique gifts for all my non-knitting pals. It was so disappointing to actually thumb through the book and see so few unique designs (really, those were more techniques than designs) that were not already available free on the internet. The free patterns may have different names than those listed in this book, but they are easily and readily available.

Most of these patterns are dead simple and uninspired. Out of all the designs, only three were completely new to me, and of those, I would make two. On the other hand, these patterns are all in one place and at the ready for you to cast-on without having to research all the free pattern sites and print your own patterns. Most are easily knit by even the most inexperienced knitter. If you aren't adventurous or are a little timid, this book may be just for you. If you have been knitting for some time and are looking for a challenge, you are better off designing your own knitwear for fingeringweight yarn in sock quantities.

Sock yarn is so pretty. It comes in wonderful colors. It is often relatively inexpensive and tempting to buy a single skeins of sock yarn at one's LYS (local yarn store) and at STITCHES conventions (I never miss STITCHES WEST-- <3 it!). Sock yarn is irresistible.

But sometimes one gets tired of making socks. Not everyone is delighted or appreciative of receiving hand knit socks (some people were never taught by their mamas about not looking gift horses in the mouth-- tsk,tsk).

There are lots of really interesting patterns in this book for things OTHER than socks. Lots of excuses to not restrain oneself from adding to that stash of sock yarn when you see some really fantastic yarn.

I haven't tried any yet since I just got the book yesterday so I cannot comment on instructions within but the variety of patterns is very intriguing and there are a lot of them to choose from.

There are only 4 patterns for doll clothes. I wish there had been more patterns for clothes for dolls and stuffed animals (mine wear clothes, don't yours?).

This book is supposed to "go way beyond socks". Hmm. There are 10 sock patterns that are not any more remarkable that the things you find on the internet for free. 6 patterns for hand-warmer gauntlets but not any actual gloves w/o fingertips. The hat patterns are more fun. Kids and doll clothes take up 59 pages. Some high spots, a lot that is "craftsy" and redundant. Borrow it from the local library. Not that needed for your library. Patterns just as good online for free.

I was surprised how big it is, and how many of the patterns are *really* nice. Often a book this big has lots of 'junk' patterns to fill out the space, but not this one. There's a long list of designers in the back, and it shows that the editors went the extra mile to fill the book with good quality, beautiful patterns.

You get a lot for the price, that's for sure. This may be the best value for the money I've seen in a knitting book.

I bought this book so I could use up my sock yarn stash, but the darn thing has me wanting to run out and buy more!

This is the first and probably last one-skein wonder book for me. It it chock-full of eye candy. Many if not most of the designs require 100 or 100+ gram skeins of sock yarn; most widely available sock yarns come in 50 gram skeins. There are several absolutely adorable items for babies, the cutest I have seen in any of the several books I have bought to knit for my now nearly one-year-old great granddaughter. The catch: many are for babies 0-3 months old, an age range when babies seldom wear anything but sleepers and onesies. A few items go up to 6-month size. There isn't a single thing large enough for my great granddaughter. The author could have made the book more useful by increasing the size ranges with the stipulation that additional yarn might be necessary. If one buys the book for directions for hats, gloves, scarves, etc., the book is a treasure. I bought the book for the "children" chapter, so I am disappointed. Judith Durant is a fabulous presenter of designs. I wish that she would quit limiting herself and her readers to the "one skein" concept. My fingers and my brain itch to knit "Sock" It to Me (for Girls) on pages 170-172, but I am frustrated by instructions for a 6 month size when I need them for a size 18-24 months child.

Great book for those who just adore sock yarn but don't enjoy making socks. Thankfully this installment has the project photos right with the instructions compared to others. Also, I think this book has far more usuable projects than the other 'one-skein' wonder books. Be advised, that if this is your first book in the series that the others have an excessive amount of errors in my opinion given that they should have been test knit/crocheted. Make sure you check for errata on Ravelry or the publisher's site before you start.

My husband bought this for me for Christmas because I told my local yarn shop owner, "I WANT this!" and she slipped it into his hand as soon as he entered the shop.

Beautiful projects, and a wide variety of them -- socks, scarves, gloves, baby things, hats, household stuff, shawls, scarves -- plenty to keep me busy with.

Sock yarn is pretty much sock yarn, so you don't have to have a specific brand or type, and many of the projects are such that you can cobble together scraps from the stash.

One thing to watch out for: Gambit Unisex Scarf, page 107, is gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous -- but unfortunately, has an error in construction, which I found out halfway through. Instead of working Chart A, B, C, A, and D -- skip the second A and just work A, B, C, D. Then you'll get the scarf that's in the picture.

Treat yourself to this book, and better yet, as you make the projects, make sure that you make some of them for yourself!