Sock Architecture is perfect for both experienced and novice sock knitters. This thorough, imaginative collection of sock shapes and patterns gives you the tools to construct an astounding variety of custom socks. All heels and toes are carefully explained and clearly photographed, and you can plug in your own numbers to work at the exact size and gauge you want. If you'd rather just pick up the needles and start knitting, Sock Architecture also includes 17 fully designed patterns. Most span five sizes, from women's extra small through men's large. And most of the patterns offer guidelines for an adjustable size so you can choose your own gauge, size, or both. Make socks that are as unique as you are! "While this book could be used by a new sock knitter (Neel's Training Wheel Toe instructions are included to get a newish sock-maker started on toe-up socks), there is so much meat here that it will definitely be of interest to advanced sockateers and sock designers. I mean, how can a sock nerd's heart not beat faster at seeing chapter headings like "How flaps and turns affect gussets"? " - Knitty.com, Lynne Sosnowski "PHENOMENAL, and - spoiler alert - you need it. (Brilliantly done, Lara!)" - Jasmin and Gigi (The Knitmore Girls) "She's math-oriented, so not only does she give you...a magic size, which is the size where you can do a little bit of math and have customization...there are also three lengths for the toes...all in one pattern." - The Fat Squirrel Speaks, episode 121 "The book is a great resource for toe-up and cuff-down heels, toes, and sock knitting techniques, that also includes 17 patterns that use the techniques explained. Learn about socks and then apply it!" - Stockinette Zombies, episode 144 "First off, it is beautifully written and a surprisingly fun read. The tone of the book is friendly, approachable, and humorous. One would not usually use those words to describe a book that not only is a treatise on sock techniques, but goes in-depth into the historical beginnings of sock knitting but they are totally warranted in this case. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book." - Wendy Johnson (Wendy Knits) A friend of mine asked for heel "shape" recommendations for a great fit. Sock Architecture started as a simple list and grew from there! Sock Architecture is perfect for both experienced and novice sock knitters. This thorough, imaginative collection of sock shapes and patterns gives you the tools to construct an astounding variety of custom socks. All heels and toes are carefully explained and clearly photographed, and you can plug in your own numbers to work at the exact size and gauge you want. If you'd rather just pick up the needles and start knitting, Sock Architecture also includes 17 fully designed patterns. Most span five sizes, from women's extra small through men's large. And most of the patterns offer guidelines for an adjustable size so you can choose your own gauge, size, or both. Make socks that are as unique as you are! Lara demystifies popular sock-knitting techniques and gives you tips and tricks that could only have come from the mind behind the Math4Knitters blog and podcast. Terrified of grafting? Love afterthought heels but hate retrieving those tiny left-on-hold stitches? Adore the look and fit of your usual top-down heel, but hate picking up gusset stitches and dealing with that weird little hole at the top of the heel flap? Lara gives you all the tools and methods you need to address these issues and build your own great socks. 17 top-down toes... 68 top-down heels... 17 toe-up toes... 26 toe-up heels... At a minimum, before adding any variations in stitch pattern or color, a knitter could make 1,156 unique socks from the top down and 442 unique socks from the toe up using this book. A knitter who could turn out one sock every day could spend at least eight years knitting all the possibilities. Lara Neel published over 150 free patterns in three years for the  Math4Knitters, Crafty Living blog and podcast. Now, when she's not dreaming of more books, she's offering select, test-knit (and/or tech-edited) patterns for sale. Her work has also appeared in Knit Edge, Petite Purls, The Ennea Collective, and Knitty. The easiest way to reach her is on Ravelry. She is  Math4Knitters. She would love to hear from you. Heels, Toes, & Techniques for Knitting Awesome Socks