Woolly Thoughts: Unlock Your Creative Genius with Modular Knitting (Dover Crafts: Knitting) - Softcover

Ashforth, Pat; Plummer, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486460843 ISBN 13: 9780486460840

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Here's the revolutionary way to knit—easy, fun, and foolproof! You can make your own rules and mix your own colors, and you can't go wrong. All you have to do is master a single stitch. The easy techniques in Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer's illustrated book will show you how to make patchwork squares that you can assemble to create colorful sweaters of your own design.
More than 100 drawings and diagrams, plus four pages in full color, illustrate the step-by-step instructions for casting on, knitting, casting off, and sewing up. Even if you've never knitted before, you'll be able to make a sweater after reading the first section. If you're an experienced knitter, you'll find hundreds of ideas for designs, yarns, and textures. The possibilities are endless, and the more you explore, the more inventive you'll become.
Written by two mathematics teachers—one a keen knitter, the other an illustrator—Woolly Thoughts uses mathematical principles to make knitting in squares work every time. Everything you make will be the right size, no matter how tightly or loosely you knit. Forget about conventional knitting patterns, and give your imagination free rein with Ashforth and Plummer's patchwork knitting method.

About this title

About the Author

Both Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer are mathematics teachers. Pat is a keen and imaginative knitter, and Steve is an avid illustrator whose drawings illuminate and enliven this playful book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486460843
• ISBN 13: 9780486460840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128