"Sock Architecture" by Lara Neel is the most comprehensive book about how to custom-fit your handknitted socks that Pam MacKenzie has ever seen. The book includes a brief history of how socks are ...

Many of us will be opening packages to find hand-knit socks this Christmas. While they rarely feature in the top lists for most desired gifts, hand-knit socks are among the most traditional Christmas ...

In a workshop that’s a refuge from the world, Dorothea Campbell uses her hands. Her right hand turns a crank, or manipulates dozens of needles arranged in a circle. With her left, she holds tightly to ...

Organizers of the world's first, maybe only, Sock Summit could put their feet up Sunday night, reveling in sweet memories of a sock hop at the Portland Art Museum and the satisfaction of setting a ...

As 2018 draws to a close, we use this opportunity to bring you a soleful holiday musing: How could we engineer the perfect winter sock? Think about your favorite pair of winter socks. Are they wool, ...

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