Boxing Day Give Away: SOCK ANATOMY

Happy Boxing Day! The shop will be reopening tomorrow, and in the meantime, I thought some bloggy bits were in order. Today consists of sock chat (I know, I know! I just can't stop talking about them). I don't even consider myself to be a serious sock knitter. But enough about me, let us move onto someone who is a serious sock mistress.

Clare Devine is just too clever! You may have already heard some hubbub over her e-book on the interwebs. SOCK ANATOMY is an e-book priced at £9.00, which is a fantastic deal. It's 53 pages on sock techniques and methods, and includes some adorable baby sock patterns. This allows you to practice different techniques on a smaller scale (with less pressure), and you can then implement these techniques into your adult sock knitting. It does not matter if you do not have a baby to knit for.

My favourite pattern from this book is Flexor. I've whipped up these teensy things using scraps from the shop stash; some Ginger's Hand Dyed Delight 4ply and King Cole Merino Blend 4ply.

Flexor by Clare Devine

This particular pattern uses an afterthought heel, which is a fantastic method for those beginners who may be terrified of heels. There are also instructions for both top down and toe up, take your pick. I used to be a toe up sort of gal, but have been converted to top down over the past couple years. 

Use up your wee scraps for wee socks!

Now we come to the GIVE AWAY bit. Which sock pattern out of Clare's new book is your favourite? Post your answer in the comments section below,and be entered into a drawing to win a copy of SOCK ANATOMY! The winner shall be drawn next Thursday the 2nd of January. Start your year off with socks!  

Alternatively, if you don't win or you just can't bear to wait, Clare is offering a discount to all you Ginger Twisters out there. Use the coupon code 'ginger1' in your Ravelry checkout cart, and this will give you 20% off SOCK ANATOMY (coupon code is valid until the 14th of January, so get on it like a bonnet)!

If you fancy reading more about Clare, please take a gander at this interview with her on a previous GTS blog post. You can also find her on Ravelry as knitsforklipskaap.