The Design Source Book of Home Decor [Paperback]

Judith Shangold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2000

An irrisistible collection of knitted and crocheted throws and pillows for your living room, den, children's room and nursery. The designs are simple and easy to make in small, portable pieces or strips.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A handknitted throw adds a lovely accent to any room...the assortment of designs in this simple volume are no exception." -- Family Circle Easy Knits

"The designs include a beautiful interpretation of an Amish throw, a hexagon throw and a tassled pillow." -- Melanie Falick-Interweave Knits

"The pattern for the cover afgan and pillow called Tribal is alone worth the price of the book." -- Nancy Thomas, Knitter's Magazine

About the Author

Judith Shangold is a well known designer of handknits. Her popular knitting patterns for adults, children, dolls and bears are published under the names Designs by Judith and A Bear In Sheep's Clothing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Design Source (February 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0970657501
• ISBN-13: 978-0970657503
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,317,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful home items and inspiring ideas, February 6, 2001

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This review is from: The Design Source Book of Home Decor (Paperback)

I've long wanted to make an Amish-inspired afghan. Here's a book with just the same idea, wonderfully done.

There are a bunch of other very useful patterns, too. The throw featured on the cover of the book (called "Tribal") is gorgeous as designed, but this is also a great pattern to adapt with your own mixes of novelty yarns. The great thing about pillows and throws is that the gauge and size need not follow the pattern; it should just look pleasing and you can then knit it to any size you want.

Many knitters like to collect interesting yarns of various textures, with eyelashs and shimmering strands. You can use this same pattern adapted to mix in some of these yarns you collect in your "stash" and create an original design. In fact, the matching pillow is a good place to practice with some of your stash yarns to see how they'd look.

So for "stash-busting" (using up stores of yarn in your closet) or for creating some elegant designs following the patterns, this book has a lot to offer.