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The Doodle Sock Knitting Directory: 200 mix & match motifs to design and knit your own socks
The book willl launch on Sept 22nd 2026. Please don’t order anything else with your book unless you are happy to wait until then.
The Doodle Sock Knitting Directory is the ultimate guide to designing custom Doodle Socks.
With 200 mix and match colorwork charts across 13 playful themes – from coffee to pets and farmers' markets – The Doodle Sock Knitting Directory puts creativity at your fingertips. 200 Mix-and-Match Charts: Grow your Doodle chart collection with 200 new Doodle charts! Brand new book-exclusive themes include: sweet treats, baking, coffee & tea, farmer's market, movie night, game night, video game, book, pets, gardening, outdoors, and pool party!All Doodle charts are designed with the same stitch count to enable full customization across the sock patterns and even include abstract filler designs to help you break up the charts and create unique combinations! The charts also work with the patterns in the first book, The Doodle Knit Directory, and with any other charts in the Doodle system!
Sock Pattern Recipes: Clear, user-friendly sock knitting recipes support beginners and experienced knitters alike. Use my pattern recipes for toe-up or top-down socks, and learn to mix & match cuff, heel, and toe techniques to create endless project possibilities.
Endless Customization: Doodle knitting is all about having fun with patterns - choose your favorite motifs and create your own combinations. You'll knit these patterns again and again because they are different every time!
*Note on which charts & patterns are included in the new Doodle Sock Knitting book:The Doodle Sock Knitting Directory is organized into 13 new themes that pair well with our existing collection of themes. With the exception of a number of Basic Doodle Charts, all the charts included in this book are new and exclusive to this book, and are not available in any of our existing Doodle Decks. The Base Doodle Patterns included in the book are: toe-up sock & top-down sock + a number of interchangeable techniques for different cuff, heel, and toe construction.
Why not treat yourself or a friend to a beautiful box of goodies?
This Treat Box is a Pre ordered item that will ship during the last week of July.
The box will contain hand dyed yarn in a surprise colourway based around the colours in the background of the product image. You can also now opt for just yarn only if you prefer.
Previous boxes have included:
wax melts, candles, essential oil scrubs, soap, fudge, chocolate, loose leaf tea, lip balms etc.
Please let me know if you have any allergies or intolerances.
Please note the extras will differ each month.
The yarn will be hand dyed by myself, Claire Bentley at Cookston Crafts in Aberdeenshire.
This yarn will be dyed to give a variegated effect using various colours of professional acid dye.
You can choose from either Double Knit or 4 ply / fingering weights and full details of each base is below.
4PLY MERINO NYLON / 100 grams / 425 metres / Sock / 4ply / fingering / 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
STELLINA SPARKLE / 100 grams / 400 metres / Sock / 4ply / fingering / 70% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon / 5% Silver Stellina
SILK SINGLES / 100g / 400m / Fingering Weight / Single Ply / 70% Superwash Merino / 30% Silk
DK MERINO NYLON / 100 grams / 225 metres / Double Knit / 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
These will be washed, rinsed and line dried.
The yarn has been rinsed until the water runs clear, however some bleeding MAY occur and handwashing in a lukewarm solution with wool detergent would be recommended. Do not soak or wring. Do not tumble dry.
Made in a smoke free home with love and care
Monet is a variegated blue and green Cashmere / Silk Blend is a truly fabulous yarn with an amazing drape and sheen.
It has been hand dyed by myself, Claire Bentley at Cookston Crafts in Aberdeenshire.
This yarn has been dyed using various colours of professional acid dyes.
100 grams
400 metres
Fingering
70% Superwash Merino
20% Silk
10% Cashmere
These have been washed, rinsed and line dried.Although I have tried to photograph this yarn in plenty natural light, the actual colour may vary slightly to the way the image is presented on your screen.The yarn has been rinsed until the water runs clear, however some bleeding MAY occur and handwashing in a lukewarm solution with wool detergent would be recommended. Do not soak or wring. Do not tumble dry.Made in a smoke free home with love and care x
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