This week we are featuring a book that is sure to inspire you to try knitting socks for the first time or maybe revisiting them again, Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks by Knitwear designer Melissa Morgan-Oakes. Oakes, who changed the world of sock-making forever with 2-at-a-Time Socks, her ingenious approach which delighted knitters by showing them how to simultaneously create two socks on a single circular needle. With that book, yarn enthusiasts said goodbye forever to second sock syndrome, the frustration of completing one beautiful hand-knit sock, only to remember that another must be made. Now, Morgan-Oakes turns the approach on its head or rather, its toe with Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks.

With the toe-up sock approach knitters can try on the sock as they work, they never run out of yarn before the foot is complete, and they avoid needing the dreaded kitchener stitch to finish off the toe. Many swear that toe-up socks just plain feel more comfortable, too.

Morgan-Oakes combines the pleasures of toe-up knitting with the convenience of her 2-at-a-time approach in her latest book, Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks. There are 15 original designs for men, women, children, and babies. From the delicate and graceful ballerina sock to the kaleidoscopic, nubby peppercorn pattern, there is a style here for every pair of feet. For each pattern, Morgan-Oakes provides row-by-row instructions, charts for both large and small feet, and captivating, four-color photographs of the finished product. Readers aren't limited to these patterns, however. Once mastered, the technique can be applied to any sock pattern.

Stop in this week and pick up your copy of Toe-UP 2-at-a-Time Socks at 30 % off. Happy Knitting!