Pints and Purls: Portable Projects for the Social Knitter (Paperback)

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Product Description

Recipes for tasty cocktails and delicious hors d’oeuvres are not the only things that you’ll find in Pints and Purls. For the social knitter who likes to have one drink (or a few!), there are a variety of portable projects such as drink cozies and soft scarves that feature simple-to-follow patterns, plus tips and tricks for fixing mistakes should you have a bit too much while knitting. The pocket size and quick-to-knit projects are perfect for the knitter on the go.

About the Author

Karida Collins runs Neighborhood Fiber Company, a hand-dyed yarn company based in Washington, D.C. She attends fiber arts trade shows across the country, blogs at www.neighborhoodfiberco.com, and is regularly featured on the popular Lime & Violet knitting podcast. Her yarn is sold through major yarn stores with significant online presence. Libby Bruce is the owner of WonderKnit yarn shop in Columbus, Ohio. She writes, designs, and teaches knitting. She blogs about knitting, drinking, cats, and life at winelips.blogspot.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (April 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160061146X
• ISBN-13: 978-1600611469
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,862 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea. Disappointing in execution., June 5, 2009

By	Knittin' Fun Things All The Time! (Beautiful Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is really fun to read and has some great projects. Sadly, I have to rate the book poorly. Unfortunately the binding of the book came unglued the first day I had it. Not the authors' fault, but a dissatisfier nonetheless. I made the six-pack caddy and it is great. I started making the wine cozy and found the directions for the bottom of the cozy to be very unclear. I've been knitting for 40 of my 46 years, so I followed my instincts and everything turned out fine. If someone inexperienced follows the directions as written they will probably be in trouble.

Hats off for the concept of the book. Thumbs down on the quality.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing!, April 30, 2009

By	Diana J. Decker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the 1st knitting book that I've actually bothered to READ! Usually, I buy a book for the patterns & could care less about reading anything else in it. I started looking through the patterns, caught a paragraph here & there, & decided to start reading this one! I found it very entertaining & refreshing! It has some very nice patterns that are easy to pick up & take with you, & this was what I was looking for, since I love to knit, but don't get a lot of time to devote to involved or long-term projects. There's a little bit of something for everybody in this book, & some great get-together ideas for friends, as well!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practice Knit and Release, May 16, 2009

By	Lauren Dowell "Lauren" (Bowling Green, KY) - See all my reviews

I used to smoke, now I knit. This means that knitting in bars was an absolute necessity. I'm quite adept with the manipulation of yarn, needles and pint at this time.

I was very pleased with the patterns and the clarity of the rating system (clever use of beer bottles to show the difficulty level). The whole book was a well written great read.

I would have enjoyed a few more patterns in the five + range for those of us who make a habit out of supporting our local breweries and pubs.

The photographs are stunning and are set in the kinds of places that I find myself knitting. I was disappointed with the drunken sweater pattern's picture because it doesn't show the intended effect (I think).

Overall, a book worth giving as a gift and most certainly worth adding to your shelf. For those of this with this bent, I'd pair it with "Naughty Needles" and call it a day!