Knitting Sock Techniques 1 Video on DVD with Lucy Neatby of Tradewind Knitwear Designs

Almost 3 hours of incredible live sock footage! Half the sock techniques you need to know to really love sock-knitting. Demostrates a variety of strong elastic cast-on edges. How to easily establish knitting in the round with one or two circulars or double pointed needles. Failsafe toe grafting without loose stitches, relaxed bind-offs, fun cuffs, sock anatomy and how to adjust the common heel for the best fit. Welcome to your new sock-knitting companion. Here are skills, techniques and tips that all sock knitters need. It contains knitter’s-eye-view shots, accompanied by Lucy’s lucid commentary on how to achieve the technique, why you might wish to use it, and what exactly is going on. Covered here are a variety of strong elastic cast-on edges, how to easily establish knitting in the round with one or two circulars or double pointed needles, failsafe toe grafting without loose stitches, relaxed bind-offs, fun cuffs, sock anatomy and how to adjust the common heel for the best fit. All the techniques covered in this DVD can also be found described or incorporated into patterns in Lucy Neatby’s book “Cool Socks Warm Feet. ” Cat Bordhi, author of Socks soar on Two Circular Needles and A Treasury of Magical Knitting 1 and 2 writes, “You will be a far more clever knitter after spending these delightful hours with one of our most innovative knitting wizards, Lucy Neatby.”