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Highlights
- This fun, funky guide helps you find your style and create great hand-knit clothes and accessories that express it.Easy-to-follow instructions with colorful illustrations get you going even if you've never picked up knitting needles before.
- 176 Pages
- Crafts + Hobbies, Needlework
Description
Book Synopsis
This fun, funky guide helps you find your style and create great hand-knit clothes and accessories that express it.Easy-to-follow instructions with colorful illustrations get you going even if you've never picked up knitting needles before. Cosmo-style quizzes make it fun to explore both your knitting style and your fashion profile. There are projects for you whether your style is:
- Tomboy
- Dancer
- Punk
- Preppy
- Girly-girl
- Arty and funky
- Hippie
- Fashionista
Put your new skills in action by choosing from more than twenty-five hip patterns, including a mellow newsboy cap, a delicate ballet skirt, a casual kerchief, a preppy sleeveless hoodie, and even some in-your-face skull wristbands. Mix and match styles and add details to express your mood and individualize your look! Lots of the projects are so simple you can knit an extraordinary one-of-a-kind item faster than you can drive to the mall and pick up a one-style-fits-all piece.
From the Back Cover
This fun, funky guide helps you find your style and create great hand-knit clothes and accessories that express it.Easy-to-follow instructions with colorful illustrations get you going even if you've never picked up knitting needles before. Cosmo-style quizzes make it fun to explore both your knitting style and your fashion profile. There are projects for you whether your style is: TomboyDancerPunkPreppyGirly-girlArty and funkyHippieFashionista
Put your new skills in action by choosing from more than twenty-five hip patterns, including a mellow newsboy cap, a delicate ballet skirt, a casual kerchief, a preppy sleeveless hoodie, and even some in-your-face skull wristbands. Mix and match styles and add details to express your mood and individualize your look! Lots of the projects are so simple you can knit an extraordinary one-of-a-kind item faster than you can drive to the mall and pick up a one-style-fits-all piece.
About the Author
Sharon Turner is the founder of Monkeysuits, a playful, popular line of knitting patterns. She runs two knitting clubs for kids and teens at New York City schools. She is the author of "Monkeysuits: Sweaters and More to Knit for Kids," "Teach Yourself Visually Knitting," Teach "Yourself Visually Knitting Design," and "Knitting Visual Quick Tips."