Big Knitting: Quick and Easy Designs with Chunky Yarns and Fat Needles [Paperback]

Sophie Britten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2005

Start with big, bulky balls of yarn and fantastically fat needles; then be amazed at how quickly these stylish projects come together! This fun way to knit guarantees a sprint from start to finish—see results in just a few rows.

· Choose from 19 fresh designs for today’s fashion-conscious, and time-deprived, knitter

· Create wraps, pullovers, cardigans, and jackets in chunky, colorful yarns

· Find sections on basic knitting and finishing techniques, plus advice on customizing patterns to make projects fit just right

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About the Author

Home: London, England

Sophie Britten is a freelance crochet and knitwear designer who makes specially commissioned pieces. She also teaches crochet and knitting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (November 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564776174
• ISBN-13: 978-1564776174
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,053,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Even an experienced knitter had trouble..., June 15, 2006

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Monica Lee-henell "mls" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Knitting: Quick and Easy Designs with Chunky Yarns and Fat Needles (Paperback)

I was so excited to get this book and bought up all the yarn for the projects. I got stuck on the cardigan took it to my knitting teacher we both tired 2 times and the pattern just wasn't right. Big bummer. I don't want ro invest the time for the other patterns!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sad Knitting, December 19, 2008

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A knitter (Durham, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Knitting: Quick and Easy Designs with Chunky Yarns and Fat Needles (Paperback)

I've made two sweaters out of this book..I wasn't happy with either one of them. The directions were terrible. I found mistakes in both patterns. I do not recommend this book to new knitters.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as big as I thought, January 4, 2007

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Susan G. Good "obsessed knitter" (Wilmington, DE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Knitting: Quick and Easy Designs with Chunky Yarns and Fat Needles (Paperback)

This book is fine if you are looking for very similar patterns. All of the patterns are usuable and easy to follow, but none are very exciting. The book definitely gets kudos for having easy and fast to knit patterns, but not many are what I would call very attractive. Perhaps I was expecting too much.