Easy knits for beautiful yarns : 21 shawls, hats, sweaters & more designed to showcase special yarns

Easy knits for beautiful yarns 21 shawls, hats, sweaters & more designed to showcase special yarns

Toby Roxane Barna

Book - 2021

"Drawn to a beautiful, unique yarn, but not sure what to do with it? Look no further. Gorgeous hand-dyed, variegated, self-striping, speckled, and other fun yarns abound for the knitter today, but sometimes the color variations and changes can make it difficult to find patterns that allow the yarn to shine. Oftentimes, the simpler the pattern, the more the yarn gets to take center stage. With this in mind, Toby designed all of the pieces in this book--hats, shawls, mittens, sweaters, and more--to let the yarn be the main feature." -- Back cover.

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Subjects
Knitting > Patterns.
Knitwear.
Yarn.
Patterns (Instructional works)
Pattern books.
Genres
Patterns (Instructional works)
Pattern books
Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Toby Roxane Barna (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
x, 102 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9780811738590
  • Introduction
  • How to Use This Book
  • A Note on Choosing Colors
  • Abbreviations
  • Patterns
  • Technicolor Dream Cowl
  • Lilac Leg Warmers
  • Pistachio Baby Blanket
  • Kate's Moss Hat
  • Blue Jay Mitts
  • Summer Storm Shawl
  • Tutorial: Garter Tab Cast-On
  • Kaaterskill Shawl
  • A Note on Blocking
  • Abigail Shawl
  • Moonlight Hat
  • Baby Moonlight Hat
  • Hothouse Shawl
  • Tutorial: Picot Bind-Off
  • Mountain Time Mitts
  • Aquarius Cowl
  • Tutorial: Picot Cast-On
  • Garlic Clove Hat
  • Flint Corn Hat
  • Tutorial: Picking Up Stitches on Inside of Hat
  • Scrap Blanket
  • Tutorial: Picking Up Stitches along a Garter Stitch Edge
  • Psychic Rainbow Mittens
  • Treehouse Socks
  • Tutorial: Grafting
  • A Pointy Reckoning Pullover
  • Tutorial: Short Rows
  • Bluebird Cardigan
  • Enchanted Wood Cardigan
  • Tutorial: Picking Up Stitches along a Stockinette Edge
  • Acknowledgments
  • Visual Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this colorful guide, designer Barna (Design Doubles) offers 21 patterns that take the guesswork out of using rare or hand-painted yarns. Barna organizes her projects--most of them are accessory items--from easiest to most difficult, beginning with a "Technicolor Dream Cowl" and "Lilac Leg Warmers" for beginners. Intermediate projects include several shawls, while a "Bluebird Cardigan" is for experienced knitters. Along with listing the specific type of yarn she uses for each project, Barna also covers common knitting abbreviations, and illustrated step-by-step directions for more complicated stitches appear throughout. (For those times crafters find themselves stuck, Barna advises watching YouTube tutorials, as "You can pause them whenever you want and you can watch them over and over again without the teacher ever losing patience.") Knitters of all skill levels will thank Barna for her ability to make "luxurious yarns" exciting and accessible. (Feb.)

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