Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Needlework - Knitting

Knitting has recently exploded in popularity. Professionals, punks, and feminists are embracing this ancient craft, an activity that was previously relegated to the realm of the traditional woman, the mother and homemaker. While knitting books featuring such hip projects as iPod cozies and yoga mat bags abound, few explore the subculture of knitting in any depth. Who are these people? Why knitting, why now? Wills takes the reader on a fascinating tour of this subculture, complete with lively anecdotes and revealing interviews. Those who are new to the craft will enjoy a fascinating...

The first edition of this indispensable classic gave knitters easy-to-follow (and fun-to-read) advice on producing the knits of their dreams. Drawing on decades of experience as a knitting instructor and designer, Maggie Righetti offered step-by-step directions on avoiding common mistakes and getting out of tricky spots.

Now, in this completely updated and revised version, Righetti gives readers what they've asked for: advice on making all different garments, working with new patterns and different kinds of yarn, and even an introduction to her own legendary history. Neither...

An historian and lifelong knitter, Anne Macdonald expertly guides readers on a revealing tour of the history of knitting in America. In No Idle Hands, Macdonald considers how the necessity--and the pleasure--of knitting has shaped women's lives.

Here is the Colonial woman for whom idleness was a sin, and her Victorian counterpart, who enjoyed the pleasure of knitting while...

Easy-to-follow instructions with colorful illustrations get you going even if you've never picked up knitting needles before. Cosmo-style quizzes make it fun to explore both your knitting style and your fashion profile. There are projects for you whether your style is:

• Tomboy
• Dancer
• Punk
• Preppy
• Girly-girl
• Arty and funky
• Hippie
• Fashionista

Put your new skills in action by choosing from more than twenty-five hip patterns, including a mellow...

-One of America's most ingenious and creative knitters.- -- Barbara G. Walker, author of Treasury of Knitting Patterns.
Elizabeth Zimmerman once wrote, -So please bear with me, and put up with my opinionated, nay, sometimes cantankerous attitude. I feel strongly about knitting.- Perhaps her passionate opinions, as well as her love of wool craft and her delightful style, hark back to her English upbringing or long residence in the Wisconsin woods; in any case, the -Busy Knitter, - as she calls herself, is one of the most charming and informative, as well as -un-ventive (her word)...

This clearly written, lavishly illustrated guide to the age-old art of lace-making allows even novices to fill a treasure chest with lovely tatted designs.
Veteran tatting instructor Rozella Linden has included clear, step-by-step instructions that will help you create simple rings and picots for such projects as earrings, a small sunflower, and an ice crystal as well as chains for flower pins, a small rosette, a lacy square, and a snowflake ornament -- among other designs. Advanced tatters will find directions for completing elegant projects that include a tatted necklace (which can...

Do you love to knit--and hate to purl? Have you ever started a sweater without enough yarn from the same dye lot to finish it? When you cast on, do you end up with a tail of yarn that's maddeningly too long or too short? Elizabeth Zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and step-by-step instructions for brilliant,...

Discover how a little yarn can go a long, long way . . .

Over 30 irresistible quick-to-stitch knitting and crochet projects celebrate the new generation of gorgeous gourmet yarns available to knitters and crocheters today.

Say goodbye to old wool and humdrum cotton and hello to fun fleeces and fur, slinky twists of ribbon, luxurious lurex and bubble boucle. As you only need two balls, you can afford to experiment

Dedicated knitters can extend their skills by experimenting with crochet, whilst beginners will love the quick and simple designs for adults, kids, the home and gift...

Discover felting the quick and clever way with over 30 fun and fabulous projects:

• Essential easy-to-follow techniques include needle felting, wet felting, fulling and using ready made felt
• Variation ideas show just how easy it is to adapt the designs to suit your own style
• Colorful designs range from beautiful jewelry, bags and cushions to quirky toys and slippers
• Each irresistible project can be completed in a day, but will make a lasting impression