Archive for the ‘english craft book’ tag
Alterknits
| Alterknits: Imaginative Projects And Creativity Exercises
ISBN: 1584794550 NLB Call No: English q746.432041 RAD -[ART] This is a pretty book you’d want to add to your shelf with it’s nice fabric+paper cover, nice fonts, happy colors and an attractive model on the cover. It’s a pattern book and not a learn-how-to-knit book, so don’t be mistaken. It isn’t as comprehensive as Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook but I love its Modern Bustier, Lace-up Fingerless Gloves, Paper Lanterns and Screen Door patterns; the latter two experiments with uncommon sources of yarns. |
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And, a free knitting pattern of another pretty pair of fingerless gloves in a back issue of Knitty here.
Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook
| Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitters Handbook by Debbie Stoller ISBN: 0761128182 NLB Call No: English 746.432 STO -[ART] This is a comprehensive knitting book for beginning knitters teaching you the basics of differentiating different types of yarn, what to look out for when buying your skeins, different type of needles and little “gadgets” for knitting, basic patterns, advanced patterns, it’s got them all! Great layout and with lots of humor injected; this book sets itself from the rest and is a keen reminder to us all: knitting is not reserved for grannies only! |
