Thanks Linda! Both her books are $70 each on amazon.ca, think I’ll order those to a friend in the states 
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You could check your library first, to mKe sure you really want to own them.
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That is way too high…I got the spiral bound for less than $15!!
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There’s a stupid conservative government in our province right now, a “cost saving” measure he implemented pre-covid was to disallow interlibrary loans so I can’t always get books I want from there.
I swear their agenda is the dummification of everybody, this guy hates books, art, schools, teachers, nurses, nature, people… he ran on a platform of bringing back “buck a beer”, I’m not even kidding.
ANYWAY, back to our regularly programmed socks!
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Maybe send him some nice cozy socks. 
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To stuff in his mouth? Better be big ones.
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ha ha ha I would definitely use online patterns, such as the vanilla sock pattern, before investing in hardcover books. I have so many crafting books that I barely use because I lost interest or just wasn’t into it…mostly quilting books, but some knitting and crochet as well!
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I kept very few crafting books when we moved into this house. A small selection of faves that are nice even just for reading through. I’ll knit some socks first before buying books though, what if I hate it?
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A ton of knitters hate knitting socks because you really have to pay attention and count stitches and rows to make it sock-shaped. So it’s definitely something to try out first before investing in a book.
It does get easier over time though. The first sock is a real challenge but after a while it starts to make sense. Personally I can’t even remember what the last time was I knit something on two long needles. I’ve made two sweaters in my life and frogged both.
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Finally starting lesson 2!
Edit to add. I just did 3 rows and stupidly did the cable twist twice. Undo and think about going back to making tiny (probably useless) baskets. Lol
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Lolol. Oh no! I haven’t touched sock #2 since starting. 
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ha ha ha I was hoping no one would post to this so I could pretend it was over…
Seriously, I am also finding it difficult to get that second sock started…maybe we could do a simple vanilla sock that is scrappy and short…
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… And sized for a cat…
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These are super tiny, but I think I still only made one 
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Ha! Love it!
I had to take a sock break to work on a time-sensitive gift but I’m looking to get back to it by the end of this week. DH’s horrible, horrible semester of Stats is over so we’re all breathing a little easier around here and I have the brain for it again. (Horrible horrory horror that was.)
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lol yes…and they are fantastic!
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Pro tip: only do vanilla socks 
There’s one issue though. I’ve knit two pairs in the last two months, so I have two balls of leftover yarn now. I already had two other balls of leftovers in my knitting bag. They’re all too small for another pair of socks, and none of them look nice together. Should I wait until my stash is out of storage (two months or so) so I can match them to other leftover bits in my stash… or just buy new yarn?
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Ohhhh i know what i want to say here… lol
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