Quick Knits with Today's Yarns: 50 Fun and Stylish Designs

by JayneS.Davis (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.37

  Knitters who want to create today's popular fashions in a minimal amount of time will love this book, with 50 projects that can be completed using just two basic stitches: knit and purl. The book explains each technique in easy-to-follow instructions, so that even beginners will be successful in creating these fun and funky pieces. A delicious array of popular yarns in sparkly metallics, soft fuzzies, cozy chenilles, eyelash yarns, and ribbons of every variety are used to create hats, shawls, scarves, bags and cover-ups. Many projects feature embellishments such as beads, buttons, tassels and fringes. Sprinkled throughout the book are titbits on the history of knitting, tips to make knitting easier and sidebars teaching specific techniques.