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The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting:
Everything a
Novice Knitter Needs to Know
by Nicki Trench
Reviewed By Sandra Chambers
Do you ever take a look at the books in the five dollar bin at your
local big name craft store? It seems like there are always plenty of
cookbooks or holiday craft books. Rarely do I come across a knitting
book. However, this book was in good supply last week at my local
mega-craft
store. It is a British publication that contains 20 projects ranging
from a cotton summer hat to cute dog jackets. There's also the "easy
sweater" which is all garter stitch and fingerless gloves that have
little pockets on them.
The book begins with a brief history of knitting dating from AD
1200-1500 with a few pictures and takes the reader up to today with
extreme knitting -- knitting while sky diving. Of course there is a
picture of celebrities knitting and the obligatory section on yarn,
supplies and knitting techniques. At the end of the book, there are
two
patterns that do not require knitting. One is a "needle udder" (a
needle
case) made out of black and white cow print fur fabric with a pink
lining. The other pattern is a tote bag made out of a fleece blanket
with a t-shirt transfer picture on the front. Both of these projects
require more than just a passing familiarity with a sewing machine.
I would not consider this strictly a beginner book because there are
2
handbags that incorporate beads, buttons and ribbons. Also the "dare
to
wear bikini" is small but requires various shaping. Since this is
supposed to be a book for the novice knitter, there should be more
photos, especially close ups of the projects. Just about all of the
projects use Rowan or Debbie Bliss yarns. I would say that this book
is
better for the advanced beginner to intermediate knitter with the
exception of a few scarves and the cell phone/iPod cozies. All in
all
though, it is well worth the five bucks.
Sandra is a
Librarian who lives in NC with her husband, daughter and chocolate
lab.
She enjoys digital scrapbooking, reading, knitting and collecting
all types of yarn. Her crafty goal is one day to knit a pair a socks
without too much drama.
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