Dip your toe into this emerging crochet trend--crochet socks! This comprehensive guide will have you stitching socks that fit with unique techniques and inspiring patterns. 'Step into Crochet' is the most comprehensive guide to creating crocheted socks. Author Rohn Strong shares 19 patterns for cosy socks, along with a wide variety of techniques, in this must-have reference and pattern book. The first section of Step into Crochet focuses on construction methods: you'll learn basic toe-up and cuff-down construction, while being introduced to a variety of heel and toe treatments. Plus, you'll find out what makes a certain heel/toe combination perfect for socks! The pattern section includes 19 socks ranging from basic ribbed and simple socks (great for customising) to more technique-based pieces, focusing on colourwork, lace, cables, and motifs. Whether you're ready to jump into crocheting socks feet first, or just dipping your toe in to try out a few fun patterns, 'Step into Crochet' is your go-to resource. AUTHOR: Rohn Strong has wound a life full of yarn. He is a designer, author, writer, and teacher with a strong focus on modern crochet. He has written many independent crochet books and designed over 200 patterns since 2011. He has been published in nearly every crochet magazine in the United States as well as magazines in the United Kingdom and Germany. SELLING POINTS: ? Crochet is a hot trend in crafts and crocheting socks is an area of the market not saturated with books. ? Includes a variety of skill levels, not just projects for beginners like current crochet sock booklets. ? Explores a variety of stitch patterns popular among crocheters including crochet lace, crochet colourwork, crochet motifs and more.
