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Child's knitted cable knee-socks.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1979 (v.57#9) pg. 52, 144

Multicolor accessories to knit for men, women and children. Instructions for mittens, over-the-knee socks, mufflers and stocking caps in a bold pattern of diamonds, stripes, crosses and zigzags.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1979 (v.57#12) pg. 96, 166

Knitted striped socks made using yarn leftovers.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1981 (v.59#2) pg. 101, 147

Fair Isle Knitting. Instructions included for (1) a man's V-neck pullover, (2) a man's striped V-neck vest, (3) a woman's patterned pullover, (4) a woman's crew-neck vest, (5) a child's patterned pullover and (6) striped socks.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Oct 1981 (v.59#10) pg. 122, 170

Knitting replicas of the silk stockings found on Eleanora of Toledo (Grand Duchess of Tuscany) who died in 1562. These elaborate knee-length hose feature chevron, Eleanora's lozenge, ladder and seed pattern stitches.
CAST ON #29 Holiday 1990 (v.9) pg. 10

How to knit a pair of socks on four needles.
COUNTRYSIDE & SMALL STOCK JOURNAL Jan-Feb 2002 (v.86#1) pg. 94

Knitted leg warmers for the winter.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Dec 1981 (v.12#10) pg. 60

Knitting instructions for a round yoke long sleeve pullover sweater and matching legwarmers, hat, and gloves.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Nov 1982 (v.13#9) pg. 95

Patterned leg warmers that go all the way to the waist are knitted in pattern stitches.
FAMILY CIRCLE Feb 1 1979 (v.92#2) pg. 58, 106

Six knitted hat and muffler sets, four with matching gloves, mittens or socks. (1) Striped visor cap. (2) Rainbow striped cap. (3) Jumbo stitch hat. (4) Ribbed cap. (5) Border-striped hat. (6) Striped cap.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1978-Winter 1979 pg. 49, 112

Three styles of socks to knit. (1) Scandinavian knee socks. (2) Striped sport socks. (3) Ski socks.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1978-Winter 1979 pg. 76, 131

Knitted textured knee socks.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1979-Winter 1980 pg. 72, 114

Women's knitted knee socks.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1980-Winter 1981 pg. 59, 130

How to knit a simple set of legwarmers.
HANDMADE Jul-Sep 1981 (v.1#2) pg. 14

Gray knee socks to knit on double-pointed needles. Includes pattern bands at the ankle.
HANDMADE Winter 1981-82 (v.1#3) pg. 70, 90

Patterned socks with heel to knit on double-pointed needles.
HANDMADE Winter 1981-82 (v.1#3) pg. 71, 88

(1) Argyle socks. (2) Fair Isle stockings. One size fits all pattern for both men and women.
HANDMADE #11 Nov-Dec 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 48, 60

Knitted socks, in women's and men's sizes, are knitted in a honeycomb cable stitch.
HANDMADE 1/1986 pg. 30, 53

Woman's pullover sweater and matching hat, scarf, gloves and knee socks with knitted-in floral designs.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Sep-Oct 1981 (v.26#5) pg. 101, 142

Double thick ribbed knee socks.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Sep-Oct 1981 (v.26#5) pg. 107, 19

Woman's legwarmers have a pointelle pattern.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1983 (v.28#1) pg. 48, 134

Knitted argyle knee socks.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1983 (v.28#1) pg. 49, 80

Four styles of stockings to knit for men, women, and children.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1984 (v.29#1) pg. 48, 51, 61, 64, 114

Two matching sets of handknitted socks, scarves, mittens, and cap.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Oct 1984 (v.29#5) pg. 68, 48, 52, 113, 119

Woman's striped "newsboy" cap with matching mittens and socks are knitted in stockinette.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1985 (v.30#6) pg. 29, 92

Woman's knitted Peruvian helmet with patterned earflaps that tie under the chin. Matching socks have diamond-patterned cuffs.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1985 (v.30#6) pg. 29, 92

Solid and bird's eye pattern mittens and socks for a man or woman.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1985 (v.30#6) pg. 30, 34, 88

Woman's knitted pull-on cap with a rolled brim. Cap and matching socks have an "N"-like design.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1985 (v.30#6) pg. 30, 92

Woman's knitted hood in a square-in-a-square design with coordinated mittens in a triangular design and socks in a houndstooth design.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1985 (v.30#6) pg. 31, 93

Man's hand-knit cabled and ribbed socks. Pattern originally featured in the Winter 1938-39 issue of McCalls magazine.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Sep 1988 (v.33#6) pg. 43, 12

Colorful mittens and matching knee-length stockings (mukluks) are knitted in a traditional Nordic tree motif.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1988 (v.33#8) pg. 40, 22

Ribbed tweedy tube socks and a matching beret.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Nov-Dec 1981 (v.4#6) pg. 19

Knit or crochet a set of legwarmers.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Sep-Oct 1984 (v.7#5) pg. 16, 17, 49

Knitting socks from handspun yarns. A guide to fibers, spinning, plying, designing and knitting. Includes patterns for a basic sock (circularly-knitted with a ribbed top) and two variations (one with a cabled top and another with heart motifs).
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #107 Summer 1996 (v.27#3) pg. 20

How to knit woolen socks from handspun yarn.
SPIN-OFF 1981 (v.5) pg. 60

Basic boot socks are knitted from handspun wool.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1986 (v.10#2) pg. 13

Spiral tube socks to knit from handspun yarn.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1987 (v.11#1) pg. 22

Project ideas for using odds and ends of yarn. Includes instructions for knitted leg warmers.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1988 (v.12#1) pg. 27

The basics of knitting socks. Principles and techniques so you can knit socks without a pattern. Includes an all-purpose formula for knitting socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 68
Correction SPIN-OFF Summer 1993 (v.17#2) pg. 120

Variations on sock-making. Dozens of tips and techniques for casting on, cuff variations, working with double-pointed needles, heel techniques, custom-fitting legs and feet, finishing the toes and making two socks that are alike.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 71

Two approaches to knitting tube socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 76

How to make double-knit socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 77

How to knit super-warm, fleece-lined socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 78

Making socks from scratch. Instructions for making a set of wooden needles and then using them to knit a pair of miniature socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 79

Choosing fiber and yarn for socks. Tips on choices and preparation.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 80

Tips on ways to put color in a pair of socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 84

Making socks that don't wear out. Making durable toes, heels and soles.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 87

Pattern for resoleable socks.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1992 (v.16#4) pg. 90

Small Bulgarian socks with a floral motif are knitted from spindle-spun yarn.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1995 (v.19#1) pg. 66

A miscellany of articles on knitting socks from handspun yarn. (1) Instructions for knitting a pair of women's medium-sized socks. (2) Advice on how to change fabric density at points in the sock that need reinforcement for longer wear. (3) A provisional cast-on technique that helps make a ribbed cuff more elastic.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1995 (v.19#3) pg. 56
Added Info SPIN-OFF Winter 1995 (v.19#4) pg. 3

Two tips from a novice sock-knitter. (1) Keeping the tension the same from sock to sock. (2) Toe decreases.
SPIN-OFF Spring 1996 (v.20#1) pg. 10

Silk stockings and teddy are knitted from handspun silk. The stockings are knitted in a Lace Ribbon pattern stitch. The teddy is knitted in the Butterfly stitch.
SPIN-OFF Summer 1996 (v.20#2) pg. 52

Eighteenth-century baby stockings to knit. Uses a four-needle technique. Emphasis is on heel and toe shaping.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1997 (v.21#4) pg. 30

Advice on how to knit durable socks.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1998 (v.22#3) pg. 38

Endless stripes. Handspinning techniques for working color changes into yarn so it produces stripes in knitted items. Includes charted pattern for Estonian Socks and instructions for Carding-trick striped socks.
SPIN-OFF Fall 1998 (v.22#3) pg. 56

Power socks. How to spin the yarn and knit thick socks to wear with boots.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1998 (v.22#4) pg. 62

Extreme socks. A description of the design of two pairs of socks to serve three functions (a hiking sock, a hiking liner and a cycling sock). Fiber selection, dyeing and preparation, spinning, sock design and construction are detailed. The first pair are thin, lightweight liners that wick away moisture and, with their bright, colorful patterns, provide a blinding flash of color for cycling. The second pair are side-vented hiking socks designed to absorb shock and concussion. Only general guidelines on knitting are furnished.
SPIN-OFF Winter 1998 (v.22#4) pg. 66

A guide to the basic shaping methods in knitting for anything that isn't a square or a rectangle. Instructions show how to knit a sock heel as a learning exercise. Accompanying insert gives instructions for knitting a woman's bobby socks in a cloverleaf eyelet rib.
THREADS #2 Dec 1985-Jan 1986 pg. 28

Tip: Use silk sewing thread to reinforce the heels and toes of handknitted socks.
THREADS #20 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 8

Tvaandsstickning, Swedish two-strand knitting that resembles Fair Isle but has no floats. An introduction to the technique and pattern for knitting Swedish socks with a diamond pattern around the ankle and sock top.
THREADS #27 Feb-Mar 1990 pg. 68

Designing and knitting Fair Isle socks. Includes instructions for a straight (boot or crew) stock, and shaped (knicker) socks.
THREADS #31 Oct-Nov 1990 pg. 42
Added Info THREADS #33 Feb-Mar 1991 pg. 16
Added Info THREADS #34 Apr-May 1991 pg. 6

Striped knitted leg warmers.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 23 1978 (v.42#2) pg. 110, 154

Knitted leg warmers and crocheted spats.
WOMAN'S DAY Nov 4 1980 (v.44#2) pg. 93, 154

Perry Ellis knits to make. (1) 5-color turtleneck. (2) Chimney hat. (3) Rope-cable V-neck. (4) Bicolor cowl & cabled mittens. (5) Deep-sleeve pullover. (6) Tasseled fez. (7) Cabled tunic. (8) Cap. (9) Knee socks.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 13 1981 (v.45#1) pg. 85

Tasseled stocking cap and leg warmers are worked in rib knit.
WOMAN'S DAY Nov 3 1981 (v.45#2) pg. 74, 106

Scarf and leg warmers are knit in stockinette stripes.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 25 1983 (v.47#2) pg. 64, 152

Men's knitted patterned socks.
WORKBASKET Oct 1979 (v.45#1) pg. 17

Knitted sausage socks.
WORKBASKET Jan 1980 (v.45#3) pg. 59

Knee socks knitted on double pointed needles with a cable twist in the front.
WORKBASKET Mar 1981 (v.46#5) pg. 12

Cable legwarmers.
WORKBASKET Sep 1982 (v.47#10) pg. 66

Knitted spats.
WORKBASKET Jan 1986 (v.51#3) pg. 46

Teen girl's open-front vest and matching leg warmers are knitted in bands of stockinette and garter stitches and decorated with floral motifs.
WORKBASKET Jan 1988 (v.53#3) pg. 8

Girl's sweater and knee socks feature "Bare Feet," footprints and a teddy bear designs . Both are knitted in stockinette stitch. Sweater is a long-sleeved pullover with ribbed polo collar. Intermediate skill level.
WORKBASKET Sep 1988 (v.53#10) pg. 12

One-size-fits-all socks for men or women are knitted in ribbing and stockinette on four needles. Sock is worked from top to toe, tube fashion, without a shaped heel. An easy project.
WORKBASKET Jan 1989 (v.54#3) pg. 18

Warm wool stocks to knit.
WORKBASKET Oct-Nov 1993 (v.59#1) pg. 24

Knitted knee warmers help relieve joint aches.
WORKBASKET Oct-Nov 1994 (v.60#1) pg. 26

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