French Girl Knits Accessories: Modern Designs for a Beautiful Life [Paperback]

Kristeen Griffin-Grimes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2012

From the author of French Girl Knits comes a collection of signature French-inspired and feminine knit accessories. Kristeen Griffin-Grimes brings to life her signature aesthetic through timeless techniques for a stunning encore knitted pattern book. Organized into vignettes that travel from morning to night, these captivating projects invite knitters to imagine their own daily lives enhanced by these lovely designs.

French Girl Knits Accessories includes sixteen intermediate-level knitting projects covering a full range of accessories for women. Designed with French savoir-faire, the projects include shrugs, hats, gloves and mittens, wraps and stoles, and socks and slippers. Want to add more romance with lace and ribbon? Desire a perfect pleat or fold? Sidebars and techniques include simple how-tos for these details and more. Throughout this collection of small projects, you'll find an emphasis on clean modern lines and style woven with vintage and romantic fashion inspiration.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kristeen Griffin-Grimes launched her French Girl pattern line in early 2005. Her inspiration comes from her jazz-singing mother and her 12-year love affair with France. She leads regular knitting tours in France and is the author of French Girl Knits (Interweave, 2009) and blogs at frenchgirlknits.com. Kristeen lives in Seattle, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (September 4, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596684909
• ISBN-13: 978-1596684904
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raised in a family of Seattle jazz musicians, and encouraged to develop her own creative style, knitwear designer Kristeen Griffin-Grimes learned one word early on - improvisation. Coming of age in the 1970's, after university graduation and teaching in Mexico, she became a bona-fide "back-to-the-lander", complete with a herd of goats and five acres. Knitting and crochet were not only an artistic diversion, they were a necessity - every piece of clothing the author and her family wore (even her husband's jeans) was handcrafted.

Putting aside her needlework, Kristeen spent fourteen years as a professional musician and teacher in rural Wisconsin. It was her return to Washington State and subsequent retracing of ancestral roots in France that inspired her to begin her own design company, French Girl, which features knit and crochet patterns known for their inventive construction techniques, unique details and feminine styling.

Enthralled by the beauty of France, where the everyday is elevated to art, in 2006 Kristeen and her husband Philip founded French Girl Tours, leading small group excursions focused on knitting, cuisine and history in the Languedoc region. The tours have expanded to include a week-long immersion in the French countryside with visits to organic farmers and vintners, cooking classes, and a special Winemaker's Dinner on-site at a working wine domaine.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, but with technical issues September 1, 2012

By Kristen Sellers Pate

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I love this book and the adventure through France on which it takes you. I will probably knit a majority of the patterns, and that makes the buy a success for me. However, the book is not bound in the correct order (the glossary appears in the middle of a pattern and before the last 2 patterns), so if that kind of thing bothers you (as it does me), I'd wait for a corrected printing. **Update: I got a perfect copy resent from the publisher, and it seems the problem affected very few copies, so I'd recommend buying this book in a heartbeat.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars French Girl Knits Accessories: Modern Designs for a Beautiful LIfe September 29, 2012

By kee1

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This book has short and cute projects. It's easy to follow the patterns. It can be used for creating beautiful gifts for friends and family.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars French Girl Knits Just what I hoped for. September 14, 2012

By J. Harris

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With beautiful photos and well written instructions, this book is full of great knits, from easy to more advanced. It makes a gorgeous coffee table book and a useful idea book for gift giving and more.