Knit Scarves!: 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm [Hardcover]

Candi Jensen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Knit | Publication Date: September 15, 2004

Beginners love knitting scarves because they're easy; experienced knitters love them because the projects are fast.

Continuing Storey's popular die-cut Knit! series, Knit Scarves! features 16 unique scarf patterns that range from the toasty warm to the way cool to the tres chic. Candi Jensen--a craft and needlework designer with 25 years of experience--discusses everything from choosing the proper needles to avoiding such gaffs as mixing acrylic yarn with mohair yarn (acrylic needs a dryer to keep its shape, while mohair should never see the inside of a dryer).

The friendly, step-by-step instructions and color-coded charts make Knit Scarves! perfect for knitters of all skill levels.

Editorial Reviews

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“Fun patterns…” –Northwest Herald

 

About the Author

Candi Jensen has been a craft and needlepoint designer for more than 25 years. She is widely published in national magazines including Vogue Knitting and Better Homes and Gardens. She is the author of Crochet Scarves!, Crochet Bags! and Hooked on Crochet. Candi lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (September 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580175775
• ISBN-13: 978-1580175777
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great for beginners, November 11, 2004

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This review is from: Knit Scarves!: 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm (Hardcover)

There are 16 scarf patterns and lots of advice especially for beginners so this would be a great book to start out with. My favorite scarf is the final one using a double decrease technique to form diamonds and it is explained very well. Lots of different yarns plus alternate yarns listed as well for many of the patterns. I'm docking her one star because she suggests beading as an embellishment and has a photo of it but nowhere does she tell how to do it. And on another lacey pattern which she admits can be difficult, she should have put in a chart to make it easier. But the pictures are great and the format and price are just right.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars inspiring and good, January 3, 2005

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Anne Leland (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knit Scarves!: 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm (Hardcover)

Very good book. 16 patterns, as the cover states, but the pattern stitches inspire you a lot to design your own scarves. All of them look nice, except the last one consists of many, many mohair squares that must be knit separately then attached later. That thought doesnt exactly excite me, so i think ill skip that one...
not a knitting instruction book, either--the knitting instructions in the beginning are meant more for review than teaching. get this book if you already know how to knit and dont depend on it to teach you.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed, March 7, 2005

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Jennifer C. (Central Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knit Scarves!: 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm (Hardcover)

My friend and I are starting a little side business where we are selling custom designed scarves. This book was perfect for that. It gives great basic patterns for scarves and shows the stitches in various fancy yarns. If you are not a creative type who likes your end product to look exactly like the picture, don't buy this. If you like to try different yarns and be a little creative in your knitting, this is the perfect book for you.