Knitter's Magazine is a 20-year-old magazine featuring articles and projects for today's knitters.
Sep 05 What is a knitter’s dozen? Twenty four! That is how many
different scarf patterns there are in this book, the work of
fourteen different designers and Knitter’s Magazine. There are
chunky scarves, a lacy Shetland style one, a scarf made up from
sock patterns, a Carmen Miranda ruffle, scaves made from silk
ribbons and one that looks like a tie. Aimed at the confident
knitter who knows the basics and wants to play with them rather
than the total beginner, this is a great way to explore the world
of scarves. The editor calls them “The Knitting Phenomenon” due to
their popularity, and “the playground of knitting” due to their
simple shape and the fact that they give knitters a chance to try
out new techniques. There are some diagrams of various stitches
used and ways of casting on when doing things like cable at the
back, and with every pattern a handy shopping list of what you
need. Yarn weights, size of needles, conversion charts and a gauge
showing how many stitches and rows you need to make a 4” (10cm)
square are also included which is very helpful. If you live outside
the States some of the terms used might be confusing as they are
not the same in different countries. Another small flaw is the
warning at the front that some of the yarns used are no longer
available – although it fails to say which these are. It would have
been better to have used current yarns, but at least it gives
details of the generic type of yarn used. Like all Search Press
books it is attractive and user friendly – the sort of book that
will have large appeal.
*Myshelf.com*
Summer 08 A pleasure to look through this book, I found it very
instructive, so much detail, but I did think it would be helpful to
put addresses and names where some wool could be obtained. For
instance we have tried to find a place to obtain 1-2 ply Shetland
wool with no success. Apart from this I found the book most
instructive with great ideas. Pegg Hilton, Penzance
*West Country Embroiderers*
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