24-Hour Knitting Projects (24 Hours) [Paperback]

Rita Weiss (Author)

Book Description

Series: 24 Hours | Publication Date: February 28, 2006

Take out the knitting needles today; wear a new shirt, shawl, or sweater tomorrow. These fashion-conscious projects will appeal to beginners eager to see results, complete with easy-to-follow instructions. Advanced knitters will find they simply can't resist the beautiful projects such as a cute little crop top with fringe around the neckline and a tie around the bottom. This title is complete with an international conversion table.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (February 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402734506
• ISBN-13: 978-1402734502
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Book, July 12, 2005

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jlps (Lima, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 24-Hour Knitting Projects (Hardcover)

I first borrowed this book from my local library, and I found that there were so many projects that I wanted to try that I ended up deciding that I wanted to buy my own copy of the book.
The projects are relatively easy ones, as one would expect from a book with this title. If you are looking for a particularly challenging project then this book probably isn't for you. But if you want to make something fun and creative that will work up fairly quickly, then I am sure you will find something that appeals to you in this book. The projects are attractive and there is a nice variety of projects offered. The photos are excellent, giving you an accurate idea of what the project will look like when completed. Best of all, the directions are crystal clear --easy to read and easy to follow.
I intend to make many items from this book -- for myself as well as for gifts.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for renewed knitter (me!), July 10, 2005

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Jyl Milner (Glendale, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 24-Hour Knitting Projects (Hardcover)

I borrowed this book from my local library, and I have to say I am thrilled with it! I was never a very good knitter, preferring to sew, quilt, or crochet, but with relatively easy patterns like these, I expect to improve greatly, if only through practice from making several of the projects. Although the patterns are fairly basic, perhaps too much so for more experienced knitters, the use of relatively inexpensive, widely available yarns, makes them look completely different from similar projects found in a typical "learn to knit" book made from garden-variey acrylic yarn. I'm a very visual person, but have trouble picturing in my mind how a certain project would look made up in a fancier yarn, so I really appreciate the great photos of these projects made in nicer yarns - different from those I use in my humanitarian work, for example. I like the looks of the finished projects and the clearly written patterns so well that about half the people on my Christmas gift list will be receiving items made from this book (yes, even the guys!).

Listing the brand name and specific color of the yarn used in each project has been very helpful to me as I've shopped online for similar yarns before hitting the stores.

In short, I think this book is great, and I look forward to adding it to my personal library in the near future.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars kind of cheesy, January 4, 2007

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A. Johnston "muscles" (Dedham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 24-Hour Knitting Projects (Hardcover)

I agree with someone said below about this book being tacky. There are only a couple of patterns that I thought I might use, but really, you could probably find better variations elsewhere. If I had had a chance to look through this book in the store I wouldn't have bought it.