SockKnit
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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Stitches & Technique
The moves themselves — casting on, knit and purl, cables and lace, grafting a toe with Kitchener stitch, and the colorwork traditions like Fair Isle and intarsia.
8 entriesYarn & Materials
What you're actually knitting with — wool and its relatives (merino, alpaca, angora, mohair, cashmere), plant and synthetic fibers, how yarn is spun and plied, and dyeing.
13 entriesTools & Equipment
The kit on your table — needles and hooks, tape measures and blocking mats, swifts and niddy-noddies for winding yarn, and the machines that knit at scale.
9 entriesSock Construction & Fit
How a sock is actually built — the gusset that shapes a heel, ease and standard sizing, ribbing, welts, darning a worn patch, and the vocabulary patterns assume you know.
7 entries