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Interweave Presents Knitted Gifts: Irresistible Projects to Make & Give
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Product Description
Offering more than 30 projects for any occasion—birthday, anniversary, thank-you, get well, bon voyage, new baby, Christmas, and more—this collection focuses on small knitting projects that can be completed in a relatively short period of time. The classic to contemporary projects are from a variety of top knitwear designers, including Nancy Bush, Mags Kandis, Pam Allen, Véronik Avery, Chrissy Gardiner, Marta McCall, Kathy Merrick, and Kristin Nicholas. Sample projects include garments and accessories for the entire family, gifts for four-legged friends, and items for the home, ranging from beautiful hats, bags, scarves, socks, mittens, and gloves to unique gifts such as a felted oven mitt, napkin rings, baby blocks, a hobby horse, a catnip mouse, a car seat–friendly baby bunting, and floral ballet shoes. With detailed instructions and helpful photos, these projects are perfect for knitters looking for small projects to keep or give away.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #12661 in Books
- Published on: 2009-08-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 136 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9781596680913
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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"Thirty-seven patterns. That's huge! And—I can't remember the last time I said this—there's not a loser in the bunch. It's the outside-the-box touches like these that make me appreciate these designs." —KnittingScholar.com
"It's the first knitted gift book to catch my eye in a long time. These projects are classy . . . they may be whimsical when appropriate, but they're often also subdued and elegant, practical and pretty. They'll stand up tall against any store-bought gift, fitting examples of the full potential of knitted gifts. And best of all, the projects are as knittable as they are attractive. The patterns are well-edited and easy to follow, the photography shows you quite clearly what you're doing, the layout is inviting, and the overall execution is clean and flawless." —Knitter's Review
"The expected array of outerwear, socks and home decor is all here, but it's the unexpected touches that stand out." —Yarn Market News
"I actually gushed over this book. These patterns are perfect for the woman, man, child, or baby in everyone's lives . . . A pattern to match virtually every gift-giving opportunity." —KnitPurlGurl.com
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Customer Reviews
Not a Necessity for Your Knitting Library
This is a book of little gifts, only a few I'd really want to knit as a gift myself. There are thin scarves, felted pot holders, hats, mittens and even a hobby horse. There is a cute baby bunting but it has a zipper on the bottom. I don't like adding zippers to my finished projects. There are some lovely sock patterns and a nice pattern for a folded tweed bag.
Some of the gifts are just plain silly such as the 'wool lint juggling balls' , the 'texter gloves' (for people who IM a lot) and the 'felted mohair scarves' (which look like moths have eaten them). The other patterns, or very similar ones, can be found in my other knitting books. Besides, and this is a pet peeve, this book uses charts and I am not a fan of charts.
I ask myself the same three questions that I do every time I buy a knitting book:
Will I knit any of the patterns? The answer is 'maybe'.
Are the patterns easy to follow. The answer is 'no'.
Will I use this book as a resource. The answer is 'no'.
This is the kind of book for someone who does not have many knitting books in their library and needs to come up with an idea for a knitted gift. Except for the scarf and felted pot holders, most of the gifts take a long time to make. I'm not saying that the gifts are not nice; it's just that, except for the hobby horse, none of them are really unique enough for me to want to invest in this book. I am usually a fan of books put out by Interweave Press but this is not one that is special.
Knitted Gifts makes giving simple and fun
This is a delightful book, filled with 37 different projects -- something here for pretty much everyone on a gift list. Some items make excellent house gifts (such as the coffee clutch, napkin rings, bottle sleeve, felted hot pads, coasters, oven mitts, candle cozy, pillow covers). Others are for women, including scarves and a lacy vest(lace is my major interest now), a felted bag, a catnip mouse for that much-beloved pet, several baby items -- blankets, sweaters, bunting, that above-mentioned hobby horse, and a set of alphabet blocks. I can hardly wait to make the ballet slippers with their beautiful floral toes for myself plus a pair of fresco patterned leg warmers, and I also look forward to making socks, scarves, and mittens for several good friends. Fortunately there's plenty of time to begin these projects for the most special people on my holiday gift list.
I love this book
I love any book written by Ann Budd; her books are uniformly fabulous. But Knitted Gifts is truly special. I snapped this one up the first time I saw it at my local book store.
As a Blackberry addict, I was overjoyed by the Texter gloves; this pattern alone is worth the price of the book! These gloves provide for a removable thumb so that the wearer can easily text message. Brilliant! I also love the oven mitts, the gorgeous Nancy Bush Ulla scarf (Nancy's work is also consistently wonderful), the Gentleman's Scarf, the clever Neck Warmer Hat, and much more. I've already started on the oven mitts as a housewarming gift for my cousin.
It's another great book from Ann Budd and Interweave. Go for it!
