In this collection, the author brings you knitting patterns for 20 fantastic, original scarves. Her designs embrace colour and texture and she keeps the patterns simple so that not only do they let the yarns speak for themselves, they are also ideal for beginners and lapsed hand knitters.
Caps are wonderful knitting projects—small and portable, providing just the right mix of challenge and simplicty. From the basic to the fanciful, you'll find it in Hats On! Charlene Schurch
These designs for a wide variety of bags from the beading world’s top designers will amaze beginners as well as advanced bead workers. These 30 projects include clutches, drawstring purses, wrist bags, amulet bags, and even a market bag. Featured are a variety of techniques leading to bags that are not only beautiful, but can often be completed in an evening or weekend, providing instant gratification. Included are tips to help start each project and clear demonstrations of each stitch used in the book. Each project includes information about the designer, giving a feel for the people in and the bead buzz surrounding this interesting and accessible community.
Fun and fashionable, eye-catching beads team up with easy-to-knit handbags. Make one or all to accessorize your wardrobe or for the special girls in your life.
They're called oddballs, orphans, and leftovers - those stunning but solitary skeins of yarn just waiting to be turned into treasures. What can you make with just one skein of yarn? Find loads of creative ideas in this collection of "one-skein wonders."
Nationally known designer, teacher, writer and self confessed Knitting Heretic Annie Modesitt shares her secrets of creating beautiful hand knit millinery. Included in this book are complete instructions for creating 5 wired, brimmed hats using basic millinery & hand knitting techniques. Each pattern features charts for lace sections accompanied with written instructions for each chart. Patterns included are Ascot, Aqueduct, Carnivale, 1925 Oval, Linen Oval A section on millinery technique shows how to create your own faux hat block, how to block and wire your knitted blank (hat shape), how to create a brim and head size wire, and many trimming tips. The projects range from advanced beginner to experienced knitter.
Cap off your wardrobe with a hat for every occasion—it’s one of the smallest, most creative projects to knit. Stay warm with a Nordic stocking cap or cool in summer straw. Have a fling with a Scottish tam. Or try a chenille helmet, a stylish cloche, a pansy beret, or a mosaic fez. Twenty-two in all.
Two leading knitwear designers, who have created classic pieces for private collections and galleries for more than 20 years, present an eye-catching assortment of intarsia projects, perfect for gift-giving.
With their simple shapes, versatility, and timeless style, scarves are in many ways the ultimate knitting project. They're ideal for beginners who are just learning to knit, as well as for more experienced knitters wanting to experiment with colors, fibers or their own designs. Vogue Knitting On the Go! Scarves presents more than twenty fabulous scarf designs for knitters of all skill levels, from a "Very Easy Very Vogue" mock cable-rib scarf to a whimsical knitted-leaf basketweave wrap to an intricate lace stole. In addition to an introductory section that covers all the basics, this book features step-by-step instructions, helpful charts and full-color photographs of the finished scarves.
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