Completely revamped edition of this popular book on knitting socks using the silk road as inspiration. Author Hunter Hammersen sets the scene with an introduction and a brief history of the silk road and oriental rugs. She follows this with 15 patterns for socks and one slipper pattern inspired by different oriental rugs, providing useful margin notes, full instructions and the pattern charts themselves. The tips and tricks section at the back will help any knitter who's not sure about what needles to use, how to read the charts, sizing and yarn requirements. On the inside back cover of every book is a unique code which will allow you to download a PDF version of the book. Just follow the instructions.