The Sock Project

COLORFUL, COOL SOCKS TO KNIT AND SHOW OFF

BY SUMMER LEE

Oklahoma native and proud member of the Muscogee–Creek Nation, Summer Lee shares her knitting secrets for creating all shapes and sizes of socks with dots, zigzags, stripes, and a near–neon palette of happy colors

Selling Points

KNITTING WORLD FAVORITE: Summer Lee’s sock patterns are sought–after and her new designs are eagerly anticipated. She has sold more than 36,000 individual patterns on the popular knitting site Ravelry and more than 8,000 (and counting) on Etsy.

COLOR GURU: Newbies, beginners, and experienced knitters alike can't get enough of the madly colorful style and great knitting instructions on Summer Lee's YouTube channel and in her newsletter and master class. Now it is all in a book, along with lots of brand–new patterns and colorful creations.

FAST AND FUN: Socks knit up so fast that making them can be addictive: Summer’s crazy palettes and fantastic designs are destined to become your next make–then–wear–everywhere pair of socks.

Specifications

*Full-color images throughout

Sock projects are universally loved by knitters, but Summer Lee has turned this favorite pastime topsy turvy with designs that feature the most electric colors and wow–patterns ever dreamt up. The Sock Project is a book for every crafter: beginners who want to learn, knitters who want to improve their sock skills, and anyone who wants to fill their knitting needles—and sock drawers—with jazzy colors and new designs.

Build your skills month–by–month with 12 levels of sock knitting. First start with the humble–but–mighty Basic Sock, then try more complicated patterns for lace socks, cabled socks, socks with Estonian Inlay, and socks done in stranded knitting. You’ll be able to sample all 18 fresh and zippy patterns, plus new variations on favorite designs! The Sock Project is a joyful Starburst–color explosion for adventurous knitters everywhere.

Before she discovered knitting, Summer Lee worked as a political reporter and commercial photographer. An Oklahoma native and proud member of the Muscogee–Creek Nation, Lee is inspired by the landscapes and wild lands surrounding her home; her love of color is a defining feature of her work. She lives in Bixby, Oklahoma.

* 160 pages

* WIDTH: 7" - 178mm

* HEIGHT: 9" - 229mm

* Paperback

PUB MONTH: FEBRUARY 2024

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ISBN 978-1-4197-6811-8

US $24.99

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