Hand Knits for the Home: Over 20 Specially Commissioned Projects for Stylish Interiors - Hardcover

Birkett, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840913452 ISBN 13: 9781840913453

Publisher: Conran, 2004

Synopsis

Showing how to knit using a clear step by step approach, with comprehensive instructions and photographs, this book encourages creativity and includes 20 elegant and decorative projects for the home, from blankets and throws to cushions and table runners. Each project become s progressively more advanced, using increasingly more complex stitches and patterns making the process an enjoyable learning experience. Both comprehensive and creative, this book works from scratch to bring together all the ingredients - yarn style, colour, texture, and pattern as well as finishing details such as edging and fastenings to make knitting a versatile and creative skill for producing beautiful accessories for the home.

About this title

Review:

"Embodies the nouveau domestic knitting aesthetic . . . a beautiful collection of simple and contemporary knitted items for the home." -- Knitter's Review

"Twenty-plus stylish projects are featured . . . along with primers on completing the various stitches required." -- Vogue Knitting International

About the Author:

CAROLINE BIRKETT is a trained textile designer and has worked for several years designing knitwear. A successful designer and author, this is her third book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Conran
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1840913452
• ISBN 13: 9781840913453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160