Status
Available
Description
Crafts. Nonfiction. HTML: A little luxury goes a long way! Discover the treasures you can knit from single skeins of the expensive yarns you dream about. More than 100 patterns include elegant wraps and scarves, cuddly baby blankets, evening bags, and dozens of other projects destined to become cherished heirlooms. Indulge yourself with a small sampling of creamy cashmere, lustrous alpaca, seductive silk, exotic soy, or organic linen. The softest fibers make the greatest treasures, even in small doses..
Publication
Storey Publishing (2008), Edition: Original, 272 pages
Series
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ISBN
1603420797 / 9781603420792
User reviews
LibraryThing member coddington
This book contains more project ideas that can be used to test out a new yarn. Unfortunately, there a loads of errors in the instructions, so be sure to check for errata on the publisher's web site. Most charts int he book have errors and the publisher provides a pdf for corrections. You'll need
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patience to open each separate pdf, but do check for errors before beginning any project. You'll also need patience to find the errata -- use the search term "corrections". Show Less
LibraryThing member Pferdina
A small book packed with patterns that take one skein and are written for some wonderful luxury fibers. The patterns are arranged by yarn weight, which is very handy. However, I wish the photos had been placed with each pattern, rather than in a separate section at the front of the book, or at
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least that the photos were in the same order as the patterns, because it was difficult for me to flip back and forth while reading to constantly remember what each item looked like. Show Less
Original language
English