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Custom Knits: Unleash Your Inner Designer with Top-Down and Improvisational Techniques
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432041
EAN: 9781584797135
ISBN: 1584797134
Label: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Manufacturer: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: September 01, 2008
Publisher: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Studio: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Along with being pleasurable and satisfying, knitting can sometimes be frustrating: the turtleneck that looked so fabulous on the model is too bulky for your body, or the cardigan you spent countless hours on just doesn’t fit right. Herein lies the beauty of Custom Knits, which teaches knitters how to use improvisational techniques to achieve spectacular results—and to unleash their inner designers.
Wendy Bernard, creator of the popular blog Knit and Tonic, provides 25 original designs for sweaters of nearly every type, plus variations, most knitted in one piece starting at the top, a method that allows you to try on as you go, alter as desired, and essentially design on the fly. “Make It Your Own” prompts in each pattern suggest easy alterations to suit your style and body type. And an in-depth reference section teaches how to alter key sweater elements, for example, change a crewneck to a V-neck, add sleeves to a vest, and much more. For the truly adventurous, the book concludes with guidelines for knitting sweaters with no pattern at all.
Bernard’s friendly writing style and photographer Kimball Hall’s lively images create an inviting book of beautiful designs and key techniques that a knitter can use to customize nearly every garment she knits from now on.
Rating:
- The Best!During last few years I bought almost every available book on knitting and just few of them where worth the money. This book is definitely the best book over past few years!
Rating:
- Could this be the today's EZ and B Walker? Is it possible??I admit it, I am a reformed knitting book addict.
After reading all of Elizabeth Zimmerman's books, and B Walkers " Knitting From the Top Down" it changed my entire perspective on knitting.
I didn't think that there would be one person (in this generation of knitters) that could even come close to the wit and wisdom those two woman had. I teach basic knitting to home schooler's and other young people so I am very careful what I teach, and what methods I use.
I do not want ... Read More
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- This book ,in my opinion, rates right up there with Barbara Walker's and Elizabeth Zimmerman's!!This is the latest knitting book I have purchased!! I love this book! The patterns are all lovely! They are mostly worked from the top down, (my favorite way) and and are presented with very clear instructions. They are beautiful the way they are, and the author gives suggestions and instructions on how to personalize EACH pattern and make it your own! A lot of the patterns in the book are made with "negative ease" which is what the author prefers for her own garments, (something I new nothing about ... Read More
Rating:
- Best Recent Knitting bookI need plus sized patterns and this is the best recent knitting book for me. The patterns are great and it gives you options for fit etc. Love this book and so do all my friends.
Rating:
- Wonderful projectsI saw the book and could not wait to get my own copy. I am current working on 2 projects out of the book and have the yarn for a 3rd. I love all the project and see myself doing and completing 90% of them. Great book! And the author has given you alternatives to the patterns which is refreshing. A book worth the price. Enjoy.
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