Easy Knitted Accessories: Funky And Fashionable Projects For The Novice Knitter [Paperback]

Jeanette Trotman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2004

The time-honored craft of knitting meets today?s colorful and

funky styles in Easy Knitted Accessories. 25 projects for

scarves, hats, bags, gloves and socks have a fun, contemporary

look and are fast and easy to knit. Readers are first led

through the basics of the techniques (including knitting with

color, knitting with beads, changing colorways and

embroidery) and then the book moves on to step-by-step

instructions, photos and illustrations for each project.

Readers will enjoy creating accessories like baby booties, hats

with earflaps, gloves with beads, funky beach bags, snuggly leg

warmers and much more. Complete instruction on techniques

allows the reader to learn from scratch or brush up on their

skills. Full-color photos of each finished project inspire

knitters to create and enjoy these great accessories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (September 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873499042
• ISBN-13: 978-0873499040
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky accessories, December 27, 2004

By 

Bonnie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Knitted Accessories: Funky And Fashionable Projects For The Novice Knitter (Paperback)

Like the book said, the 30 accessories offered here are funky.

There is section on how to knit etc with colored photos.Projects are the usual hats, mittens, scarfs, bags, socks, warmers, shawls. But not the usual one colored hat.

Of course ,there are classic designs like gloves, socks but for most of the designs, there is a mix of interesting details to each project like lace with beads, sequin glove, color motifs with colored stripes for bag, loops on shawl, patchwork bag etc. The colors of the projects are fun.

If there is a new skill to be learned with the project, colored photos are included. Much better than other books on knitting gifts coz they look quite plain.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for beginners!, July 15, 2005

By 

Karen Porter "SweaterGoddess" (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Knitted Accessories: Funky And Fashionable Projects For The Novice Knitter (Paperback)

I bought this book for the fabulous beaded denim bag pattern, hoping it would be full of similar projects. At first look I was a bit disappointed because it's a beginning knitting book, but after further perusal I found I wanted to make more than half of the 30 projects in it. I've been knitting a long time and sometimes it's hard to find challenging and inspiring projects, especially with the abundance of beginner's knitting books currently available. This book was a pleasant surprise - it's full of fresh, fun, trendy, and colorful designs. It would be a wonderful book for a beginning knitter - the instructions are very clear, basic techniques are clearly presented, and the projects teach lots of fun embellishment techniques such as beading and duplicate stitch. At the same time, the designs are creative enough to inspire more advanced knitters, and patterns for items like gloves and hats can easily be adapted for circular or double point needles. All of the projects are both decorative and very functional, and most would be special enough for gifts. If you want to have fun creating unique accessories, buy this book - I got my copy 3 weeks ago and am already in the middle of my third project - and I'm having a great time!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this instead of the other thing!, March 10, 2005

By 

Ophelia Chopin "Erin" (Irving, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Knitted Accessories: Funky And Fashionable Projects For The Novice Knitter (Paperback)

I totally meant to buy Last Minute Knitted Gifts, but was unimpressed with the patterns. I thought to myself, I can figure out how to make all these things without your expensive help, thanks. Then I saw this book.
The patterns are so versatile, so fresh, that it's a must-have. Twenty patterns are included, the fingerless glove pattern has four variations. I will probably make fifteen of the twenty patterns, and that's a good ratio.
High points: The driving gloves, legwarmers (like none you've seen before), chunky ruffle beanie, ribbed earflap hat, pompon hat, and floral relief scarf.
These are gorgeous patterns you won't be bored of while knitting.