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Twenty To Make Series
Susie Johns
Search Press
11 January 2011 (1 April 2011 in USA)/ ISBN 9781844485406
How-To Books/Knitting
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Knitted fruit? Obviously you cannot eat it (unless you are a clothes
moth) but think of it as the modern equivalent of Victorian wax
fruit. Great to look at displayed in a bowl and surely a great conversational
piece!
It is also cuddly, just the thing to adorn tables at sales of work
as an original gift and perfect for harvest home displays. You can
use up all your oddments of yarn and have fun with recycling. Choose
from all the traditional favorites of apple, pear, plum, etc., as
well as exotics such as pineapple, sharon fruit, pomegranate, papaya
and mango. There are some other ideas too, such as blackberries
covered with shiny beads, a lemon slice and even an apple core.
My own favorite has to be the unzippable banana (just add a 7”
yellow zip) that reveals the creamy white fruit within. Each project
takes two pages and has a large photograph of the finished item,
as well as written (no charts) instructions, a list of what you
need, and an inset close-up. There is a list of abbreviations, needle
sizes for US as well as UK and one UK supplier of yarn. This is
not a book on how to knit, but a fun book of projects for anybody
who can – you don’t need to be an advanced knitter to
tackle these small but satisfying projects.
Susie Johns has also brought out a companion to this book called
Knitted Vegetables so you can expand your repertoire to
include such delights as a nice fat butternut squash, corn on the
cob, leafy artichoke, large pumpkin and more.
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