Dawn Brocco Knitwear Designs: Knitting Patterns, Hand Knits and Handspun Yarn

Designer/Publisher: Dawn Brocco

Heels and Toes Gazette is a quarterly publication all about socks, and nothing else! Original sock patterns, sock yarn reviews, designing hints, knitting tips, how to substitute yarns, experiments with non-traditional sock yarns, blurbs, sock yarn purchasing information and more!

Gazette Closing Notice
The Heels and Toes Gazette is no longer in publication.

Back issues have been available for the past 8 years, however, I have been finding I need to simplify my designing business. To this end, I will be making a few changes, one of which is to cease providing any hard copies.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


Issue 1: Winter 2000 Truly Simple Beginner's Re-Heelable Socks, pt 1, Dawn Brocco, Naturally Naturelle 12-ply, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted, Naturally Naturelle 14-ply Scottish Fleet Socks, Dawn Brocco, Naturally Natural Wool 14-ply Cabled Norwegian Socks, Dawn Brocco, JCA Reynolds Candide Sock Yarn Review, Dawn Brocco

Issue 2: Spring 2001 Truly Simple Beginner's Re-Heelable Socks, pt 2, Dawn Brocco, Naturally Naturelle 10-ply, Naturally Naturelle 8-ply Crewel Yarn Socks, Dawn Brocco, Paternayan Crewel Yarn PushMe PullYou Socks, Melinda Shoop, Cascade Lana D'Oro Sock Yarn Review, Dawn Brocco DPN Comparison Chart, Dawn Brocco Corrections

Issue 3: Summer 2001 Truly Simple Beginner's Re-Heelable Socks, pt 3, Dawn Brocco, Heirloom Argyle 4-ply, Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband Heading North Lace Socks, Karen Hoyle, Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband Twist and Dot Socks, Karen Hoyle, Stahl Socka Needle Gauge Comparison, Dawn Brocco

Issue 4: Fall 2001 About Festive Knitting, Dawn Brocco Cushy Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted Art Nouveau Rose Socks, Dawn Brocco, Naturally Perendale DK Diamonds & Cables Knee Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted Sock Yarn Review, Dawn Brocco

Issue 5: Winter 2001 Heel Stitch Patterns, Dawn Brocco Peace on Earth Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted Dicey Toe-Up Socks, Maggie Dicey, generic, pattern in 3 gauges Cushy Socks (worked flat), Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted

Issue 6: Spring 2002 Ribbed Cable Socks, Dawn Brocco. Naturally Aspiring DK Itty Bitty Bow Socks, Karen Hoyle, Lorna's Laces Shepherd sport wt. Lilacs at Night Socks, Dawn Brocco, Naturally Perendale DK Tips for Stranding Yarn in Socks, Dawn Brocco Sock Yarn Review, Dawn Brocco

Issue 7: Summer 2002 Ivy Socks, Shelly Kang, Stahl Wolle Socka Cotton Cool As A Cucumber Child's Socks, Janet Rehfeldt, Patons Grace Provisional Cast Ons, Dawn Brocco Faux Slouch Socks, Dawn BroccoSchoeller Esslinger Fortissima Cottolana Slouch Socks, Dawn Brocco, Heirloom Breeze and Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband Typical Pattern Abbreviations, Dawn Brocco

Issue 8: Fall 2002 CIC (Children In Common Issue) CIC FAQ's and Online Pattern Source, Elizabeth Durand Hugs & Kisses Socks, Amada Gill, Froehlich-Wolle Special Blauband Twisted Rib Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky Pink Partridge Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted Easy Tube Socks, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted

Issue 9: Winter 2002 Fall Leaves Socks, Shelly Kang, any fingering wt. yarn Striped Fulled Slippers, Bonnie Franz, Classic Elite Montera and Noro Kureyon Christmas Booties, Bonnie Franz, Peter Pan Velvet Touch In Search of the Perfect Heel, Lillian Goldberg The 'Perfect Heel' Socks, Lillian Goldberg, Cascade Fixation

Issue 10: Spring 2003 Shetland Lace Socks, Anne Woodbury, Brown Sheep Wildefoote Swollen Ankkle Socks, Shelly Kang, Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Dancing Socks, Lynn Hershberger, Dale Freestyle Bidirectional Socks (with Peace Fleece Info), Dawn Brocco, Peace Fleece DK Sport Yarn

Issue 11: Summer 2003 Beaded Faux Cable Anklets, Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer, Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Yarn Handspun & Handpainted Textured Socks, RisŽ Burgie, handspun Targhee Combed Top Handspun Cabled Socks for Men, RisŽ Burgie, handspunFalklands Islands Combed Top We Match! Socks, Lynn Hershberger, Cascade Fixation Yarn Review, Dawn Brocco

Issue 12: Fall 2003 Harlequin Slippers, Vicki Sever, felted, Noro Kureyon Shapely Secrets Socks, Dawn Adcock, Froehlich-Wolle Special Blaband, Schachenmayr Nomotta Regia 4 Making Waves Socks, Cheryl Dawley, variety of fingering and sport wt. yarns Sock Knitting Hints & Tips, Dawn Brocco

Issue 13: Winter 2003 Chinese Porcelain Sock, Anne Woodbury, Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport (includes photos and description of working ajogless jog) Aurora Borealis Socks, RisŽ Burgie, Koigu Premium Merino and Koigu Premium Painter's Palette Merino Heavenly Snowflake Socks, Dawn Brocco, Indiecita Baby Alpaca DK, used double Family Sized Holiday Stocking, Dawn Brocco, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted, used double (bonus cable chart enclosed)
Editor: JC Briar (issues 14-17)
Issue 14: Spring 2004 Crocus Socks, by Bonnie Franz, fingering wt. lace design in 3 sizes Turkish-Style Toe-Up Socks, by Lynn Hershberger, DK or lofty sport wt., My Journey to Turkish Sock Knitting, by Lynn Hershberger The Resurgence of Crochet, by Dawn Brocco New Soles, by Dawn Brocco

Issue 15: Summer 2004 Phases of The Moon Clog Socks, by Dawn Brocco, a stranded design in 1 size and knit with sport weight wool yarn Sherbet Stripe Socks, by Shelly Kang, in 4 sizes and knit with Fixation yarn One World Turkish-Style Socks, part 2 of the Turklish Socks series by Lynn Hershberger, in 5 sizes and knit with sport weright wool yarn

Issue 16: Fall 2004 Be True To Your School Socks, by Vicki Sever, a design in 2 versions, knit / purl and intarsia colorwork. Pattern in 1 size and knit in Lana Grossa Meilenweit Cotton or Regia 4 Fadig. Sunset Mosaic Socks, by Anne Woodbury, a mosaic colorwork pattern in 1 size. Knit in KPM and KPPPM. Intrigue Socks, by Lynn Hershberger, the last design in her series of Turkish-style socks designs. Pattern is in 5 sizes, knit in Froehlich Wolle Special Blauband and Regia 4 Fadig. Footless Knee Highs, by Dawn Brocco, in 1 size and 2 yarn weight variations. Knit in Plymouth yarns baby Alpaca DK or Garden Yarns Cashmere. Correction to Vicki Sever's "Be True to Your School Socks", in the Heel Section: Traditional Argyle: Place sts from heel stitch holder onto 1 ndl and attach MC to right edge. Sl 1 knitwise, k16, k2tog (this eliminates the bulk from the seam), k16, turn. Work Short Row Heel.

Issue 17: Winter 2004 Men's Cabled Socks, by Mary McCall, in 1 size, knit in KFI Gaelic Aran (now discontinued). Faeroe Slipper Socks, by Dawn Brocco, a stranded colorwork design in 1 size and 2 colorway versions. Knit in Halcyon Yarn Botanica (doubled). Shortie Slippers, by Dawn Brocco, a quick-to-knit slipper in 3 sizes. Knit in Helvetia Shepherds 2-ply wool (doubled), Plymouth Yarns Alpaca Boucle (doubled) and Heirloom Breeze 8-ply (quadrupled). Yarn Review, by Dawn Brocco, covering 3 wool/nylon blend yarns.