(We're still officially in the pre-order window, so don't forget to drop me a note by email for your pre-order bonus: it's firstname dot lastname at gmail.)
I'll confess to being nervous. I'm happy with it, and pleased to have been able to share my research and knowledge and opinions and ideas... but I don't yet know if what I'm saying makes sense to my readers. Is the information useful? Informative? Is it presented in such a way that it makes sense?
I was very pleased to see my first "review" yesterday, in the form of a "live-tweeting" of a reading of the book, from CountingKat.
In order, both the good and the bad.
Tonight I will be live tweeting my first encounter with the sock fit bible from @kateatherley - with Newton. pic.twitter.com/prsS5163nm
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015First, we are standing on a ruler to measure foot & toe length. I'm 9.5" Newton is 1.5". #CustomSocks @kateatherley pic.twitter.com/GCeKp9IB97
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Foot circumference (8.5", 3ish. Measuring kitten paw circumference tricky if subject is awake.) #CustomSocks pic.twitter.com/cTugETsegk
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Ankle circumf is easier. 10", 2.5". (This foot/ankle ratio of 85% explains all my sock knitting probs.) #CustomSocks pic.twitter.com/2F6tjXo7GX
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Also, on reflection, why all Mary Jane style shoe straps are too short. (Side note: measuring tapes good for tugowar) pic.twitter.com/P4YVdFjFR8
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015My husband's feet are slightly short for their circumference but otherwise average shaped. #easytoknitfor #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Ooh, a children's shoe size sock knitting measurement equivalents chart! Knitting for my niece just got easier! #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015And a chart for sorting out if that leftover part skein will get me a pair of ankle socks! #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Huh. Just noticed the book assumes I've knit socks previously. #true #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Gah! Why is this all-text sidebar is sans serif instead of the serif in the body? #GoodForChartsThough #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015What? Here's a side bar where the text is sans serif but the labels on the diagrams in the sidebar are italicized serif. #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015Was there no font geek present during final layout??? #CustomSocks #FontGeek
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015At least the mix of serif main text, sans serif sidebar/diagram text and italicized serif diagram labels is consistent. #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015All right tweeps, I have devoured chapters 1-3 & 5 of #CustomSocks. My font complaints aside, the book layout is brilliant.
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015I especially appreciate the color banding on the reference sections and the amble room for notes. The large format of #CustomSocks ...
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015... initially startled me, but the decision means that you get near actual size photos of sock details. Very helpful! #CustomSocks
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015I'm definitely not going to be carting #CustomSocks with me like I do my sock knitting, but I'm going to revisit it after every sock swatch!
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015@kateatherley it's a wonderful book - the design case studies are especially helpful for thinking through modifying other patterns!
— Kat (Wilson) Sklar (@countingkat) July 25, 2015I'm happy with this! (Plus bonus kitten pictures.) Thanks for the feedback, Kat. Genuinely appreciate hearing both the pros and the cons. I am not a font geek, that's very true. I clearly need to learn more about.
Somewhat related: have you filled in my hand size survey yet?
https://docs.google.com/forms/
This may be considered a small hint about what I'm planning next...
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