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Socks

	PKOK Sometimes you need a really thick sock, especially if your shoes are a little big. Or if you just want to finish knitting them faster. Or if your husband likes to slide around the hardwoods ála Tom Cruise. These socks meet all of those needs and teach you a fun new pattern stitch. By Jane Prater Price: $4.50

	Slanting Rib Socks These socks introduce some of the unusual sock construction methods from the book Strick-ly Socks: A Revolutionary and Amazingly Simple Approach to Sock Knitting. The toe-and-heel methods free you from complicated toe-up cast-ons, fussy short-row heels, and all manner of wrapped stitches on the toes. Both toes and heels are worked flat, but with no seams! By Candace Eisner Strick Price: $8.00

	Sugar Bay When Melissa first saw the yarn used in this pattern, it reminded her of the ocean in Sugar Bay, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Thus she designed the socks to echo that, with waves and lightness that hints at long days at the beach. By Melissa Goodale Price: $6.00

	Paulies This interesting arch construction will lead to your most comfortable socks ever. This has already led one husband to beg for all future socks to be shaped similarly. By Jane Prater Price: $6.00

	In the Clover Socks can be either comfort knitting or a chance to try out new techniques and stitch patterns. Cast-ons, cuff patterns, heel styles, toe structures — all of these offer challenge opportunities. The "challenge" in this sock is the Balbriggan heel. But if you aren't feeling so daring when you get there, you can always simply knit your favorite heel and continue on to finish the foot and toe as described. By Jane Prater Price: $4.50

	Scatterling “Scatterling” means: “One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond.” My family ventures far afield, but we come together when it counts. We recently reunited to celebrate my grand father’s 90th birthday. These socks were designed for him. By Hunter Hammersen Price: $5.50