I was so excited to pick up The Little Sock Knitting Book! I've done some flat knitting with basic knit and purl stitches, but have felt too intimidated to take the next step of knitting in the round and giving socks a try. I figured this guide would be perfect as the synopsis says it is aimed at beginners. However reading it I didn't really find that to be the case.

First of all the organization of this book is kind of confusing. It would have been helpful to have larger overarching sections, even for a book under 50 pages. It would also have been helpful to start with the basics at the start of the book versus putting those in the back. As someone who has learnt to knit English style I was surprised this book doesn't even talk about different knitting styles and assumes the reader is knitting Continental style. It was surprising to see only knitting with DPNs covered and not say a word about knitting in the round on circular needles.

For a beginner this needs more pictures and instructions. I found myself quite lost at times. I also found it odd the author mention acrylic as an option for socks but not mention the obvious downsides of this fiber, or talk more about ideal ratios of fibers for socks. I can see intermediate knitters picking this up to learn more about different heels and ways to construct socks and get some cute patterns, but I would not recommend this book for beginners to knitting socks. It is an incomplete guide lacking in support and details.

The Little Sock Knitting Book is clearly illustrated and gives detailed instructions not only for each sock pattern, but for the different techniques which can be used to knit parts of socks. This book will even help you if you want to knit a pair of socks, using the general guidelines. This is a very good book for beginner sock knitters.

The Little Sock Knitting Book is beginner-friendly without being overly basic, and it walks you through the essentials of sock knitting with clear instructions. The visuals are clean and easy to follow, which makes it way less intimidating if you’re new to sock knitting. A great little resource if you’re looking to knit your first pair of socks! 🧦

This knitting guide is a fantastic introduction for beginners thanks to its clear, easy-to-follow instructions and helpful photos. The bottom-up approach to sock knitting makes the process less overwhelming, and the five included designs offer great variety. Whether for gifts or personal use, it’s a fun, practical guide that will get you hooked on knitting.

This looks like a good book for beginners. It has quite clear instructions to show you different techniques. There is a decent amount of patterns that offer variety and the opportunity to build on your skills. Although not every pattern appears to me, I still thought it was a good book.

Sad to say that this book was not that good. Some patterns are beautiful but when reading the instructions, it didn't feel like the usual terms were used. I'm an experienced knitter so I could to anyway but for someone new into knitting, this might be too hard to interpret.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC. All opinions are my own.

If you read this book, you will be able to knit a sock. However, you will come away with a lot of misconceptions about sock knitting—such that you must double-pointed needles in order to do so. You also will not learn many of the common names for the things the book describes that would be used in, say, English-language sock patterns available today.

The organisation of the book is bizarre with things like instructions for a crocheted edge under 'ribbing' or two unrelated 'tips' lumped together in one offset block of text, and the photos accompanying the instructions lack clarity because the double-pointed needles are not labeled with the numbers the descriptions rely upon.

Furthermore, the techniques described in the 'Knitting Basics' section are incomplete (e.g., the 'make-one left' increase increase is described, but its right-leaning counterpart, 'make-one right', is not); and in other cases, incorrectly named (e.g., the description of the 'knit three together' decrease is actually a description for a slip, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over (sK2togpsso).

Rather than buying this book, I would advise spending the extra money to get a copy of Summer Lee's The Sock Project or checking to see if your local library has it.

Thank you NetGalley, Fox Chapel Publishing, and Landauer Publishing for this arc!

5/5 stars

This is a great beginner resource on the ins and outs of sock knitting! Concise and easy to read patterns paired with photos and diagrams make this a perfect addition to a knitters library.

This book is incredible, I loved the photos which complemented the paragraphs without overwhelming me!

The options being cuff down or toe up is great, and have multiple options for heel flaps, gussets, and toe boxes, this is going to be my go to gift for ANYONE wanting to learn how to knit socks.

I looked forward to using this book and make the cute socks on the cover. However, this book is solely for those who knit with sets of double pointed needles. For me, life is too short to deal with double pointed needles. I only use circular needles for socks. For this reason, this book was completely useless for me. There were all kinds of instructions for using double pointed needles, but if you don't use these tools, the instructions and patterns are absolutely meaningless.

This book needs some serious proofreading. Some of it was in German!

The Little Sock Knitting Book by Tony Diaz is a solid and inspiring guide for anyone ready to knit their first pair of socks. Clear instructions, stylish patterns, and vibrant designs make it both approachable and fun. Whether you're a beginner or just new to sock knitting, this book is a fantastic starting point—friendly, helpful, and full of creative flair! (I received an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own.)

I have always wanted to get into sock knitting and honestly, I am still trying to find the confidence as someone who has been knitting for 10 years. This little book does have detailed charts, instructions, and clear, detailed, and colored pictures to assist beginners and even intermediate sock knitters. I love the pictures with every step of the patterns. I also like the fact it also includes some knitting basics and sock size charts.

This is a nice little primer for knitters who are interested in learning how to knit socks and also for more experienced knitters who want to play around with mixing and maxing different patterns for legs, heels and toes. The illustrations are incredibly helpful and do a great job of illustrating the written instructions. This book is a good investment for a knitter.

good basic instruction, Great patterns, this will get you on your way to becoming a good sock knitter. I really liked the many options it teaches to make a pattern your own.

There's some good information here but unfortunately it was not up the standard I was expecting.

While it did offer several techniques for the different sock parts (cuff, leg and toe), I found the instructions quite hard to follow and though I could figure out what was meant, I think beginners, or knitters not experienced with socks, would have some difficulty. Perhaps this was due to translation, in which case an adaptation of the instructions may be more effective than a close literal rendering.

As this is an eARC it is not expected to be perfect, however, this is a book about design in which layout and font are very important to its function. There was irregular spacing, half-capitalised words, unharmonious colours, random untranslated lines, missing or blurry pictures, no standard method of showing diagrams, and as a result it's impossible to get a good sense of how useful this book might be,

Finally, it's called The 'Little' Sock Knitting Book but was still much shorter than I expected.

Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book, I would appreciate a chance to review a more polished version.

I was really excited to dive into The Little Sock Knitting Book, but unfortunately, my current knitting skills weren’t quite up to the level needed to fully benefit from it. That being said, I still found the instruction to be clear and well-explained. Had my skill level been higher, I think I would have truly enjoyed working through the techniques in this book.

One thing that would have made this book more accessible for beginners like me is the inclusion of more visual cues. As someone who learns best with step-by-step visuals or even video demonstrations, I would have loved to see links to online examples that show the techniques in action. Additionally, having at least one full project broken down into a detailed, start-to-finish tutorial would have been incredibly helpful in building confidence and bridging the gap between instruction and execution.

Although I wasn’t able to complete a project from this book just yet, I plan to revisit it once my knitting skills improve. I can tell that it’s a valuable resource for sock knitters, and I’m looking forward to giving it another try in the future!

I was delighted to have the opportunity to look at this little sock knitting book. I've knit dozen of socks over the years, and am always on the lookout for a good foundational primer to give to other knitters that are wanting to give them a try. Unfortunately, I don't think this is that book for me.

Pros:
There's a great visual of the parts of the sock including color blocks for each part, and the patterns seem to reference back to these sections as well.
There's a variety of edge treatments, leg patterns, heels, and toes presented to pick from.

Cons:
The most common toe, with a kitchener stitch, is surprisingly missing. This well fitting toe isn't as pointy and would have broadened the shapes available.
Suggestions for customization are missing, like shortening/lengthening the cuff, swapping out a different toe than the pattern, or changing the pattern to fit another shoe size.
The stitch patterns for the leg all require very specific stitch counts which don't lend themselves to all sizes.
A crocheted edge is included without any crochet stitch instructions.

I'd recommend this book for already Intermediate knitters who already understand the mechanics of pattern alterations to fit your size but are looking for some starting patterns that show the pieces of sock construction.

This how-to guide contains clear diagrams and charts to help knitters learn to make different styles of socks. There’s a lot of information in such a little guide. However, I think this would serve better in print, rather than as an ebook.

This is a succint little starter book on sock knitting, but it's a bit "neither fish nor fowl" - it promises to be for beginning knitters, but I am not sure a beginning knitter could really follow it, but it leaves out a lot of common sock things (Kitchener toes, for sure) that are sock essentials, one assumes as an attempt to keep it beginner friendly. I'm having a hard time imagining a beginner knitter who can't graft a toe together but who can knit an allover lace sock with little instruction. There's also a cute crocheted edge sock with no crochet instructions. It's just a bit hard to imagine who precisely this is for, although it's a perfectly fine roundup of "how to knit a sock with several heel options".

This is a fantastic resource for new and experienced sock knitters alike! There are fantastic tutorials for a variety of cuffs, heels, and toes. A number of stitch patterns give inspiration for the cuff and foot. There are also full patterns both cuff down and toe up construction. The most important part are the various size charts that I know will be a major resource for me as I make socks for various members of my family. Definitely a good inclusion in your knitting library.