Knitting with Ribbon Yarn: 28 Beautiful Projects Using Vibrant Luxury Yarn [Hardcover]

Tracy Chapman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Make head-turning garments and accessories using gorgeous ribbon yarn. This stylish guide features 20 step-by-step projects, from sweaters and camisoles to bags and belts.

Editorial Reviews

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The upsurge in knitting as a pastime has been accompanied by a great range of yarns, equipment, and patterns. Here, British designer Chapman selects a relatively new kind of yarn--ribbon--to showcase her talents and the possibilities. Although many experienced stitchers might grumble that the 28-item collection features simple classic styles, it's the care and detail of instructions that differentiate this from all other pattern books. Who else, for instance, stresses not only the importance of knitting to gauge but also pictorially shows the differences between too-loose, too-tight, and just-right gauge--and the remedies? Or inserts, in the appropriate pattern, instructions for fashioning the a-bit-unusual, such as how to change yarns, knit bobbles, and loop stitches, among others? Color photographs are plentiful; step-by-step details, more than sufficient. An almost-sure "best-borrowed" book. Barbara Jacobs
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“it’s the care and detail of instructions that differentiate ths from all other pattern books. An almost–sure “best–borrowed” book.” -- Booklist

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570763275
• ISBN-13: 978-1570763274
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #735,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unimaginative patterns; assumes reader knows nothing about knitting, April 4, 2006

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This is one of the most disappointing knitting books I've ever purchased. I expected patterns that would highlight the beauty of ribbon yarns but all I got were a bunch of basic patterns for purses, halter tops, square cushions, etc.

Author assumes that her reader does not know how to knit; at least a quarter of the pages in the book are how-tos that apply to any kind of yarn.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun with ribbon, May 29, 2009

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This review is from: Knitting with Ribbon Yarn: 28 Beautiful Projects Using Vibrant Luxury Yarn (Hardcover)

I love this book. I plan to make many of the patterns, either with the
ribbon recommended or with substitutes. Lots of advice on how to
use ribbon--I have used it aready. Knitting that I felt might be
difficult or knotty was not with the tips and hints inside.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative collection of do-it-yourself projects working with ribbon yarn to knit high-quality garments in short time, April 4, 2006

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This review is from: Knitting with Ribbon Yarn: 28 Beautiful Projects Using Vibrant Luxury Yarn (Hardcover)

Superbly illustrated throughout, Knitting With Ribbon Yarn: 28 Beautiful Projects Using Vibrant Luxury Yarns by needlecraft expert Tracy Chapman is an informed and informative collection of do-it-yourself projects working with ribbon yarn to knit high-quality garments in short time. Inclusive of instructions for summer-weight sweaters, vests, wraps, bags, silken camisoles, and halters, Knitting With Ribbon Yarn covers many fun and inventive aspects of self-knit clothing. Knitting With Ribbon Yarn is very strongly recommended to all women who knit as a hobby, as well as those anticipating a new innovative and exciting wardrobe as product of their own easy labors.