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Arne and Carlos
Search Press
14 November 2012/ ISBN 9781844489244
How-To Books/Knitting
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
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This is the third book by those knitting
Norwegians to be featured on this site. Check out my reviews
for 55
Christmas Balls To Knit and Knitted
Dolls in the site archives. Now it is the turn of Easter,
and here is a book filled with bunnies, chicks, eggs and more
balls, this time with a springtime theme.
By now you will be expecting a lushly illustrated book and yep,
this is what you get. Pages are filled with large colorful photos
of the projects plus gorgeous shots of them amongst Easter themed
memorabilia from what must be a treasure trove of a house. The
bunnies and chicks are shown in various poses modeling their
outfits, and I can imagine many children being inspired for
all sorts of games looking at this book. It is rare to find
a whole book full of Easter projects so this is a very welcome
addition to any knitter?s library. Aimed at improvers, (this
is not a beginner?s book or a book on how to knit) the instructions
are mostly in written form with a few charts. There are lots
of small projects ? eggs, balls and outfits - that make up fast
and use up often quite small amounts of yarn, a fun way of recycling
and being thrifty. If you live outside Norway you will probably
find getting hold of the exact yarns mentioned (Dale of Norway)
difficult, but any knitter worth their salt ought to be able
to find an alternative. One thing I particularly enjoyed was
reading about how Norwegians spend Easter, a holiday when snow
is still on the ground in many places and just before the onset
of spring. I look forward to this duo?s next book.
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Note: Holiday: Easter |
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