Teach Yourself VISUALLY Sock Knitting

December 15, 2008
Why more publishers, even businesses, dont adopt more pictorial ways to communicate (other than PowerPoint) is a mystery. After all, visual learning, step-by-step, accompanied by clear, up-close photographs and directions, is one of the best methods to retain information, which is precisely the point and success of the Teach Yourself Visually series. This series volume focuses on sock knitting.Chau immediately dismisses any reader misgivings by deconstructing every step, beginning with selecting the right yarn and ending with the care and repair of handmade socks. Content varies from simple to complex; the author details three different methods of sock constructiontop down, flat, toe-upthen expands readers experiences with additional patterns, whether angora baby booties or cabled cuff socks. There is a follow-up chapter on troubleshooting to fix such mistakesas dropped or twisted stitches. Boxed tips throughout the text provide professional hints to turn a perceived difficult task into a relaxing hobby.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)