Knit Wit: 30 Easy and Hip Projects (Hands-Free Step-By-Step Guides) [Spiral-bound]

Amy R Singer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2004 | Series: Hands-Free Step-By-Step Guides

The newest title in Harper's stand-up series, Knit Wit features 30 hip, creative knits that are easy and fun to make. A beginner's class (or refresher course, if you're a lapsed knitter) offers the equipment advice, step-by-step instructions on basic techniques, and expert tips you'll need to knit with wit. Then on to the projects -- arranged by order of difficulty so you can match your skill level and time constraints. Each one is vividly photographed and, when necessary, accompanied by clear diagrams to ensure happy results. Best of all, the stand-up format allows handsfree perusal so you can knit without dropping a stitch, referring to the instructions as you go.

Projects Include:
postmodern legwarmers • rockstar scarf • pixie hat dreadlock hat • ice cream pint cozy • sound-system snugglers • water-bottle sling • birdless boa • surf & turf skirt • girly boxers • purple haze cardigan • coral bikini • AND MANY MORE!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Since knitting’s become cool again, a number of purportedly hip books have burst onto the scene. While none have matched the blockbuster success of Debbie Stoller’s Stitch ‘N Bitch, some—like this one—have at least come close to duplicating that book’s sassy, upbeat approach. Singer founded the Web community Knitty.com, and her book will appeal to beginning and intermediate knitters. She explains the basics, and her drawings and illustrations are comprehensible. Still, there’s no shaking the feeling that she’s imitating Stoller, with comments like, "Now that you can knit and purl, you know almost everything necessary to follow any pattern. No, seriously. Stop looking at me like that." Her funky patterns instruct readers on making hats, scarves and other warming devices, such as the "too good to pass up" Postmodern Legwarmers; apparel (including a vest, skirt, pullover and bikini); as well as somewhat less useful items such as boas and cozies for items like ice cream pints and laptops.
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Review

Amy Singer’s lively introduction to knitting is well organized, and thorough. -- Pam Allen, Editor, Interweave Knits

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 128 pages
• Publisher: Collins (September 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060740701
• ISBN-13: 978-0060740702
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #632,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amy R Singer is the editor of the online knitting magazine Knitty.com which has welcomed more than 72 million site visits since its launch in 2002. Most people who learn she's a knitter and knitting magazine editor who is allergic to wool think it's hysterical. Ha. She's perfectly happy knitting with cotton and silk, and wrote a book on the subject (No Sheep for You; Interweave Press, 2007).

When Amy puts down the knitting needles, she picks up her ukulele, and hopes the yarn won't be jealous. Amy lives in Toronto with her husband and their two rabbits, Boeing and Squeeze.

[author photo by Margaret Mulligan at http://margaretmulligan.com ]