Not so long ago, in a land called Portlandia, dwelt a knitter who loved sock yarn. She knitted socks night and day, generally on so she wouldn't have to make eye contact with fellow passengers. And it ...

It can probably be said that Ann Budd, editor of "New directions in sock knitting," is one of the most influential knitters of our time. As the former editor of Interweave Knits magazine and a current ...

During the holiday season, Terri Kelly’s husband purchased some sock yarn as a gift. The purchase wasn’t particularly noteworthy, until he offhandedly mentioned that his wife was an avid sock knitter, ...