SIMPLE KNITS FOR SOPHISTICATED LIVING : Quick-Knit Projects from Beautiful, Chunky Yarns

Albright, Barbara

ISBN 10: 1564969185 / ISBN 13: 9781564969187

Published by Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, 2003

About this Item

BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Some 44 projects, created for the beginner knitter in mind, using large needles and bulky yarns. Knitting Basics preceeds 6 chapters: 1, Cozy, Comfy Home; 2, Kitchen Knitting; 3, Holding It Together; 4, Knits for Kids; 5, Simple Wearables, Sophisticated Threads; and, 6, Under Cover. Included among servicable projects is directions for a charming, whimsical felted mouse.

Seller Inventory # 006413

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SIMPLE KNITS FOR SOPHISTICATED LIVING : Quick-Knit Projects from Beautiful, Chunky Yarns
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564969185
• ISBN 13: 9781564969187
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Bobbie Bush (Photographer)
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Design/Industrial/Interior/Fashion/Graphic Arts

About this title

Synopsis

From Hollywood's trendiest starlets to the legions of pariticipants in knitting classes and knitting groups around the country, people of all ages and lifestyles are taking up their needles and learning to knit. And once they learn the basics of the craft, beginners are eager to tackle projects they can create on their own.

Simple Knits for Sophisticated Living offers more than 44 simple yet beautiful projects created specifically with the beginning knittter in mind. Featuring gorgeous, chunky yarns and simple designs with a clean, natural appeal, projects use U.S. size 8 (5mm) needles and above—so the work is as fast as it is enjoyable. These appealing yarns were carefully selected to do some of the work for the knitter—and they guarantee spectacular results.

Author Barbara Albright, an expert who works with many of the top designers in the county, also provides helpful tips on choosing yarns, working with large needles, and mastering various finishing techniques. Whether you're looking to accentuate a home with throws, pillows, or seat cusions or to create lovely handmade gifts such as totes, backpacks, sweaters, scarves, and hats, this handsome book will inspire novice knitters to turn a sometime hobby into a lifelong passion.

About the Author

A knitter since she was in first grade, Barbara Albright is a seasoned writer and a knitting and craft designer with experience as a television spokesperson. Barbara recently completed writing and editing Knitter's Stash: Favorite Patterns From America's Yarn Shops (Interweave Press, October 2001). She is a contributing editor to Interweave Knits and has written about knitting for the Associated Press, Knitter's, and Family Circle Easy Knitting. She contributed a winning design to Kids, Kids, Kids: Funtastic Knits And Fantastic Toys, and she designed many of the projects featured in Kids Knitting. She designs for Interweave Knits and a major yarn company and writes a weekly column on food or crafts for familytime.com. The former editor-in-chief of Chocolatier magazine, she has written for many newspapers and magazines, Including Good Housekeeping, Traditional Home, Classic American Home, Country Living, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Working Mother, 1,001 Home Ideas, and Americana.