Wire Knits
by Heather Kingsley-Heath
Do you love
knitting, but tired of making things out of yarn? Make some fun
jewelry and other accessories with your knitting needle, using wire
and beads. You don’t even need to be able to do much more
than simple stitches to make necklaces, scarves, bracelets, bags,
corsages and more.
This has definite appeal to anybody who thinks that knitting is
a slow way to make anything (ie., a beginner like myself), and who
thinks that no outfit is complete without several accessories. Let
out your inner child to play with a knitting “dolly,”
and make some fun tubular jewelry…you don’t even have
to limit yourself to conventional knitting to do this which ensure
a wider appeal. This is not the usual type of craft book with a
lot to say about the materials, as most of them need little or no
introduction. As long as you know how to “cast on, knit, purl
and cast off,” (none of which is shown in this book) you can
make anything in the book. I particularly liked the section on healthy
advice at the back, telling you how to be a fitter knitter, and
sort out problems such as eyestrain, backache, etc., to ensure a
long knitting life. The projects themselves have clear instructions
(but not the type with lots of staged illustrations) and are attractive
and modern, crying out to be customized by anyone who has mastered
the basics. This is a useful and user-friendly primer for anybody
who wants to learn how to knit with wire.
If you cannot find knitting and wirework supplies locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers. You can also buy this book from this website.
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The
Book |
Search Press |
May 2007 |
Paperback |
9781844482245 / 1844482243 |
How-To Books/Knitting |
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Excerpt |
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The
Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
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