Kate Atherley (@WiseHilda) is a terrific knitwear designer and tech editor from Canada and a good friend of Fiona Ellis, who is one of my all-time favorite designers. Kate is the tech editor for sock ...

In preparation for Sock Summit Aug. 6-9 in Portland, we've asked some of the teachers to answer a few questions for us. Today's interview is with Nancy Bush. According to the Sock Summit Web site, ...

Looking for a sock knitting pattern with subtle texture? The color of this yarn combined with the texture of this stitch made me think of mermaids! I love designing socks and I’m always looking for ...

"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 ...

In preparation for Sock Summit Aug. 6-9 in Portland, we've asked some of the teachers to answer a few questions for us. Today's interview is with Judy Becker. According to the Sock Summit Web site: ...

Inspired by nature, this adorable free baby socks knitting pattern is as fun to knit as it is adorable to wear! I love designing knit sock patterns – and the baby versions are SO cute! The adult ...

3D printing socks isn’t really a thing yet. You’d end up with scratchy plastic garments that irritate your feet no end. You can easily 3D print all kinds of nifty little mechanisms, though, so why not ...

Textile artisan Cody Edgar, 28, of Lowhill, Washington County, draws an audience of fascinated crafters when he demonstrates his auto knitting machine. Edgar uses the auto knitter to make some of the ...

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 ...

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - There may be nothing scary about socks, but a cut-throat competition involving hundreds of furiously fast knitters with pointy needles is enough to send even accomplished ...

RACINE — Forty-five people from seven states gathered last week at First United Methodist Church to knit as part of the first Antique Circular Sock Machine Conference in Southeast Wisconsin. The crank ...