These knitted and crocheted fashion accessories and decorative accents for the home vary in their required levels of skill, but all can be completed quickly and require only one skein of yarn. The stitch patterns and clear instructions make it easy for even procrastinators and the less-than-diligent to create a ruffled cravat, a drawstring bag, a tank top, cozy scarves, arm and leg warmers, lace wristlets, fingerless gloves, a mohair pillow, and even a sweater for a baby. Several projects do not require any new yarn at all—instead projects such as the Felted Striped Tote or the Labyrinth Circle Rug are designed using up a skein's worth of leftovers from other projects. A guide to terms and techniques, a resource directory, and a bibliography are also included.
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"Great way to sample new techniques and fibers without wasting time and cash." — KnitSimple
"Needlework heaven, indeed...Those who seek instant gratification will love this book and want to take it everywhere." — Bangor Daily News
"The cute designs are interesting, stylish, and very portable." — Anchorage Daily News
"The answer to your stash-busting prayers...You'll want—no, NEED—to add [this book] to your collection." — Knight Ridder/Tribune News
"A must for every knitter who's ever stared at her stash wondering what to do with her singles." — Yarn Market News
"Cover to cover, One Skein is love at first sight." — Spun Magazine
"I really like the innovative ideas in this book." — Knitting News
"You will be inspired by what you could do with small amounts of yarn." — Knitty.com
"Needlework heaven, indeed...Those who seek instant gratification will love this book and want to take it everywhere." — Bangor Daily News
"The cute designs are interesting, stylish, and very portable." — Anchorage Daily News
"The answer to your stash-busting prayers...You'll want—no, NEED—to add [this book] to your collection." — Knight Ridder/Tribune News
"A must for every knitter who's ever stared at her stash wondering what to do with her singles." — Yarn Market News
"Cover to cover, One Skein is love at first sight." — Spun Magazine
"I really like the innovative ideas in this book." — Knitting News
"You will be inspired by what you could do with small amounts of yarn." — Knitty.com
About the Author
Leigh Radford is the art director and knitwear designer for Interweave Knits, and the author of Alterknits: Imaginative Projects and Creativity Exercises. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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181 of 181 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I couldn't wait to get started on the patterns in this book. The day I bought it, I immediately began knitting the adorable Petal Bib, which used less than a skein of cotton yarn that I had in my stash. It was a hit at the baby shower I attended! A few days later, I made the Stash Handbag using a leftover skein of Lopi and other yarns I had on hand. It came out beautifully, and I have gotten compliments on it just about every day.
One Skein features lovely, inspired, and practical items that can be made from a single skein of yarn (or less). Baby bibs and sweaters, handbags (some felted, some not), mittens, cabled scarves, wrist warmers, a tank top made with laceweight yarn . . . every project is stunning, as is the photography and the layout.
So far, I have found the patterns to be easy to follow and error-free. This isn't a book for a beginning knitter, but if you know the basics, you can make many of these projects. And you'll learn new techniques (such as cables, I-cords, or short-rows) along the way. As an added bonus, since the projects only use one skein, they are mostly quick to knit and would make wonderful gifts.
One of my favorites is the Labyrinth Rug, which is a spiral made up of odds and ends of colors knit up and wrapped around cotton piping. What a simple, easy, and beautiful way to use your leftovers! It's not just a rug, but a colorful record of the many things you've knitted.
One Skein features lovely, inspired, and practical items that can be made from a single skein of yarn (or less). Baby bibs and sweaters, handbags (some felted, some not), mittens, cabled scarves, wrist warmers, a tank top made with laceweight yarn . . . every project is stunning, as is the photography and the layout.
So far, I have found the patterns to be easy to follow and error-free. This isn't a book for a beginning knitter, but if you know the basics, you can make many of these projects. And you'll learn new techniques (such as cables, I-cords, or short-rows) along the way. As an added bonus, since the projects only use one skein, they are mostly quick to knit and would make wonderful gifts.
One of my favorites is the Labyrinth Rug, which is a spiral made up of odds and ends of colors knit up and wrapped around cotton piping. What a simple, easy, and beautiful way to use your leftovers! It's not just a rug, but a colorful record of the many things you've knitted.
117 of 117 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love this book of small one-skein knitted projects. I've knit the adorable baby hat, the felted clutch purse, the cable footies, and I have my eyes on making the felted bowls, the baby petal bib, and the spiral rib bag. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. This has become one of my favorite knitting books ever, since I love small projects that are beautiful and don't bore me before they are done and become abandoned to closet corners. I also love the pictures in this beautiful book; I'm inspired just looking at the lovely yarns. By the way, the baby hat is lovely done in Rowan wool cotton.
The 30 projects are:
Put It On:
Leg Warmers, Tank Top, Cable Footies, Silk Sleeves, Unisex Gloves, Asymmetrical Cable Hat, Rib and Cable Quartet (scarves), Fingerless Garter Mitts, Crochet Cap and Ruffle Cravat.
Take It With You:
The Clutch You'll Never Give Up, Spiral Rib Bag, Geometric Accessory Bags (3 choices)
Dress Up Baby:
Petal Bib, Baby Bolero (sweater), Baby Hat
Make Your House a Home:
Mohair Pillows, Bath Mitt and Puffy, Bath Mat, Felted Bowls, Candy Wrapper Sachets
Rediscover Your Stash:
Cupcakes, Pom-Pom Boa (scarf like thing), Felted Striped Tote, Kid's Color-Block Cardigan, Stash Handbag, Labyrinth Circle Rug
The 30 projects are:
Put It On:
Leg Warmers, Tank Top, Cable Footies, Silk Sleeves, Unisex Gloves, Asymmetrical Cable Hat, Rib and Cable Quartet (scarves), Fingerless Garter Mitts, Crochet Cap and Ruffle Cravat.
Take It With You:
The Clutch You'll Never Give Up, Spiral Rib Bag, Geometric Accessory Bags (3 choices)
Dress Up Baby:
Petal Bib, Baby Bolero (sweater), Baby Hat
Make Your House a Home:
Mohair Pillows, Bath Mitt and Puffy, Bath Mat, Felted Bowls, Candy Wrapper Sachets
Rediscover Your Stash:
Cupcakes, Pom-Pom Boa (scarf like thing), Felted Striped Tote, Kid's Color-Block Cardigan, Stash Handbag, Labyrinth Circle Rug
106 of 111 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a variant on the "oddball" idea. What do you do with one lone skein of yarn? You know the problem; you go to a knitting store and there is one simply cuddly, interesting, fascinating, pretty orphan ball of yarn (or it's leftover in your stash) and what on EARTH do you do with it? Here are some ideas.
There is a very fine baby jacket made of one ball of each color to make a color block design (well, it isn't EXACTLY one skein, but sure uses up oddball colors.) But the real prize are the felted projects like felted small bags and felted bowls. These are great for gifts. There is also a novel boa made of pom-poms (leftovers really work here) and a couple of stylish mohair pillows with buttons. My absolute favorite, however, are the knitted cupcakes. Using a ribbing for the cupcake "cup" and frosting of furry novelty yarn, you can make a number of these intriguing non-edible confections, dress them up with bugle bead jimmies or a button cherry on top. A box of these would make a great gift and look really intriguing on a knick-knack shelf. Or just give them to the kids to play tea party. A lot of fun and could make a hilarious mom-child project or for a class art project. Terrific.
There is a very fine baby jacket made of one ball of each color to make a color block design (well, it isn't EXACTLY one skein, but sure uses up oddball colors.) But the real prize are the felted projects like felted small bags and felted bowls. These are great for gifts. There is also a novel boa made of pom-poms (leftovers really work here) and a couple of stylish mohair pillows with buttons. My absolute favorite, however, are the knitted cupcakes. Using a ribbing for the cupcake "cup" and frosting of furry novelty yarn, you can make a number of these intriguing non-edible confections, dress them up with bugle bead jimmies or a button cherry on top. A box of these would make a great gift and look really intriguing on a knick-knack shelf. Or just give them to the kids to play tea party. A lot of fun and could make a hilarious mom-child project or for a class art project. Terrific.
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've only had this book a handful of days and have tried several patterns. I have found them simple and fun. The felted bowls are among my favorite projects. I have already made a few for gifts - what cute Easter baskets! Most of the patterns are basic, making it easy to add your own embellishments. I had hoped or a few more felting projects, plus a bit more on embellishing ideas - which uses those tiny, commonly useless amounts of yarn. This books offers incentive to buy that oddball skein of yarn - that you have absolutely no use for, but you just love it too much to leave it on the shelf. Many of the ideas could be done without a pattern, but sometimes, it's nice for someone else to figue it all out.
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By P. Crockett
Format:Paperback
I'd heard a lot about this book through podcasts and knitting websites so I almost bought it sight unseen. I'm glad I took the time to get it from the library first. I had imagined that the book would be full of original and creative projects using a single skein. Instead I found a lot of rather obvious projects like gloves, and a mini scarf. These are the sort of one skein projects I could have thought of on my own.
There were also several projects that I just wouldn't want to keep if I made them. For example, the knit cupcakes were cute, but I wouldn't know what to do with them, so making them seemed like a waste of yarn.
In short, I love the premise but was disapointed by the book.
There were also several projects that I just wouldn't want to keep if I made them. For example, the knit cupcakes were cute, but I wouldn't know what to do with them, so making them seemed like a waste of yarn.
In short, I love the premise but was disapointed by the book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
One Skien
I Crochet and there what this book had to offer on Crocheting was next to nothing....might as well threw my Money out the Window......But I did throw this book away!
Published 13 days ago by Lucy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent
I found the follow-up to this book at a used book store and loved it, so I went directly to amazon to buy the first. This one is good, but the second one is better!
Published 2 months ago by Laurie W
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly advertised
I was very disappointed by how few crochet patterns were in the book. I Would return it if I could.
Published 2 months ago by Punkie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful purchase,can't wait to do some
Nice book for knitters and crocheters
Exactly as I anticipated
Very happy with purchase,will share with friends who crochet and tell them where I ordered it
Exactly as I anticipated
Very happy with purchase,will share with friends who crochet and tell them where I ordered it
Published 3 months ago by Emma Shealy
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Skein
I love this little knitting book that uses only one skein of yarn and yet produces so many interesting projects from such a little amount of yarn.
Published 4 months ago by casadondora
5.0 out of 5 stars
A One Skein Wonder!
Unlike many of the "one skein" smaller project books available that feature endless variations of scarves and baby hats.... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Geraldine
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
This is a great resource book for knitters who have to have one skein of each kind of yarn. I also think that the service was great.
Published 16 months ago by P. Koss
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Skein: 30 Quick Projects to Knit or Crochet
This book got to my house fast, was in wonderful condition and available for a great price! Overall, I couldn't be happier with the this transaction!
Published on April 10, 2011 by Maggie Keiser
5.0 out of 5 stars
Such create and unique designs!
This book is full of unique designs and great ideas for small projects. Beautifully illustrated.
Published on October 12, 2010 by Avignon Design
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really Worth Buying
This has been a very useful book. With downloads and libraries, I don't buy many knitting books anymore, but this is one I refer to over and over again. Read more
Published on September 21, 2010 by madbee
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