I purchased this book with the intention of making the "Button Glove" pattern, which the yarn company KnitPicks has featured in their latest catalog. Wow, I was so impressed when the book "Not Just more Socks" arrived to see the cute and functional designs offered here by Sandi Rosner. All the designs are made using fingering weight self-striping sock yarn, so if knitting on size 1 or size 2 needles is not for you, then you should pass on this book.
However, if you are like me and love the self-striping effects obtained with today's sock yarns, then you should definitely look at this book! In fact, of the sixteen designs contained here, only three of them are for socks. The other designs are for hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, pillows, a bed for a small dog or cat, a hot water bottle cover, and even a camisole! After I received the book, I've even decided to make the convertible mittens before the button gloves which originally inpsired my purchase.
The patterns are well-written and the photos are great. This book is a great addition to my knitting library!