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Techniques used in the sock book

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Techniques used in the sock book

Working on another pair from 52 Weeks of Socks? Here we have listed different techniques used in the sock book and added links to tutorials you may find helpful. 

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CAST-ON TECHNIQUES 

Cuff-Down 
Long-Tail Tubular Cast-On 
Long-Tail Cast-On 
Norwegian Cast-on / Old Norwegian Cast-On  / German Twisted Cast-On

Tubular Cast-On 
Knobby Estonian Cast-On 
Knitted Cast-On 
Backwards Loop Cast-On 
Provisional Cast-On

Toe-Up 
Turkish Cast-On
Judy’s Magic Cast-On 
Figure-Eight Cast-On 

BIND-OFF TECHNIQUES 

Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off 
3-Needle Bind-Off 
Russian Bind-Off 
Tubular Bind-Off 
I-cord Bind-Off 
Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Sewn Bind-Off method 

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 

Kitchener stitch 
German Short Rows