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Twelve Months of Knitting: Improve Your Knitting Skills Month by Month with 36 Seasonal Projects

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Most of the 36 projects use #4 yarns (standard weights) or worsted weight. My favorites are vest in multicolored yarn, child's cardi, snuggle wrap in variegated yarn, bikini (with the schematic and done in cotton classic), lace cardi with some intarsia, man's cable cardi, bandeau and bikini (schematics), tied sleeveless cardi with cables, lacey summer shawl, fairisle vest, kimono wrap with sleeves. Some very nice arans or cabled sweaters, scarves, hat, small bag. Each pattern has good photo in color, difficulty level and schematic. No charts for the arans or cables which is a minus. Helpful tips and intro material to each pattern plus a weekly planner for those knitters who want to make everything in one year. This is exactly the kind of book that isn't being published anymore. Instead we get a book of 12 or 20 patterns or similar amounts. 36 is very generous and hopefully the buying public will respond to this book. Really includes something for everyone.

Knitting is one of those productive and recreational pastimes that can be indulged in all year long. "Twelve Months Of Knitting" showcases 36 needlecraft projects developed and presented by knitting expert and knitting design creator Joanne Yordanou. Organized to provide three do-it-yourself knitting projects (one each for the novice, the intermediate level, and the experienced knitter) for each month of the year, "Twelve Months Of Knitting" offers seasonal project patterns that range from sweaters, to bikinis, from accessories to wardrobe enhancers, from shawl to wrist warmers, and from cottage table settings to flower power felted bags. Superbly illustrated throughout with diagrams and full color photography, each project is complete with all of the information and step-by-step directions required for the successful accomplishment of the featured garment. An impressive compendium of 'user friendly' knitting projects, "Twelve Months Of Knitting" is an enthusiastically recommended addition to both personal and community needlecraft instructional reference collections