| Have
warm feet this winter, or give the gift of warm feet to others
with this attractive book. All the Arne and Carlos books are
beautifully illustrated and this one abounds with the usual
lush photography showing the slippers and whatever inspired
them. This includes pieces about life in the past in Norway,
which makes for fascinating reading. There are slippers inspired
by native Americans, the Sami, bunny slippers, Christmas ones,
florals including Magnus the mouse, and of course, Scandinavian
pairs. If you can knit socks you can make slippers, and these
are also felted for extra warmth. At the front are detailed
instructions showing how to make a basic pair, in written
form with some staged photographs. Other patterns feature
charts, and some include pompoms, beadwork, crocheted flowers
or embroidery. All the projects have quite lengthy instructions,
but the reward is impressive. This is a book aimed at the
knitter who is confident with these extra skills and likes
a fairly involved project. Another beautiful and inspiring
book from Arne and Carlos.
If you cannot find a good range of knitting materials locally
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers. |
