Knitter's Bible Afghans & Pillows [Paperback]

Claire Crompton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2008 | Series: Knitter's Bible

Combine fabulous colors and textures with 25 stylish designs to create striking accessories for your home

The Knitter's Bible: Afghans & Pillows features an inspiring collection of knitted projects to brighten up the home, from luxury afghans and bedspreads to functional cushions and seating. The styles vary from basic beginner projects such as cushions and chunky throws to more advanced bedspreads and textured wall hangings. Inside, you'll:

• Discover the design secrets behind each project and choose color schemes to incorporate the projects into your own interior style
  
  
  
  
• Experiment with eye-catching embellishments, sumptuous yarns and easy-to-follow techniques to simply beautify your home

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Claire Crompton has worked in the knitting industry for almost 20 years. After a Knitwear Design degree she became a pattern designer for major yarn manufacturers such as Sirdar and DMC. This is the sixth book in The Knitter's Bible project series, following Knitted Bags and Knitted Accessories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (August 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715327380
• ISBN-13: 978-0715327388
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite What I Was Expecting, August 20, 2008

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Patricia A. Brusie (Manchester, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knitter's Bible Afghans & Pillows (Paperback)

While this book had excellent descriptive explanations for knitting features, ie; making bobbles, differences between yarns (this was especially useful as it showed the same patterns done up in varying yarn compositions, and needles sizes, I was disappointed in the patterns. I found most dull and not what I would expect from the descriptive written material. Still, I would recommend buying it. It is beautifully layed out and photographed. I would recommend purchasing just for the written portions and illustrations. I always pick up more knowledge from almost every knitting book I purchase as each witter has something new to share.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 16, 2009

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upfront_reader (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knitter's Bible Afghans & Pillows (Paperback)

I agree this book's patterns are very disappointing. The book has beautiful pictures and the author is obviously knowledgeable about stitch patterns and yarns but the projects are often silly (knitted wall panel) or impractical (seat cushion cover) or absurdly expensive (afghan that requires 36 different balls of yarn). This book is definitely not worth the money.

4.0 out of 5 stars BEST FOR DESCRIPTION AND VISUALS, January 21, 2012

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MANYFACETED - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knitters Bible Throws & Cushions (Knitter's Bible) (Kindle Edition)

This was a great book, very concise, thorough and exptremely helpful for a beginner like me to learn even more about knitting. I have been able to perform the basic knit and purl but beyond that and terminology too, wow, this book was great.