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Twinkle's Town & Country Knits: 30 Designs for Sumptuous Living [Hardcover]

Wenlan Chia
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Book Description

September 16, 2008
Wenlan Chia gave readers a taste of her signature style—transforming bold, chunky yarns into delicate, body-shaping pieces—in Twinkle's Big City Knits and Twinkle's Weekend Knits. Now she returns with Twinkle's Town & Country Knits, featuring sweaters and accessories that channel the sophistication of town and country life.

Twinkle's Town & Country Knits whisks knitters to picturesque locations such as the California coast and the farms of New England—the influences for this set of Chia's signature garments—and offers 30 designs unified by their chic, classic silhouettes. From the Pacifica Cardigan (a sky-blue sweater with feather-edging openwork) to the Santa Lucia Skirt (a long, coral-and-pink skirt with wavy stripes) to the Bookbrowser’s Sweater (a bright-pink, long-sleeved sweater with a bobble front and split fold-over neck), the projects suggest a town and country lifestyle, with a charming, witty touch that one expects from Twinkle collections. The patterns feature the attention to shaping and the innovative approach to large-gauge knitting that Twinkle is famous for, along with easy-to-follow directions.

Like the lifestyle that inspired this collection—in which the urban and the pastoral gracefully meet—the Twinkle aesthetic strikes an elegant balance. Here, Chia's runway-ready look gives the casual, town-and-country chic of years past a thoroughly modern makeover.

Whether worn during the weekend in the country or strolling through town, the looks in Twinkle's Town & Country Knits embody sumptuous living.Wenlan Chia's stylish fashion line leaps off the runway and into your hands with these accessible knits that conjure the sophistication of the town and country life. From cardigans that at first seem classic and familiar—but that reveal an unexpected, romantic twist—to scarves with details that delight, these luxurious ensembles will enliven your wardrobe. These knits go effortlessly from city to country and back again.

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About the Author

WENLAN CHIA launched Twinkle in Fall 2000 with a collection of colorful and exuberant handknit sweaters and accessories. After Twinkle’s debut at the Gen Art Fresh Faces Fashion show in 2002, the line has been a success on the runway each season at Seventh on Sixth Fashion Week in New York. Chia has won major awards and nominations from the fashion industry and was also selected as one of Spring's Leading Ladies—a group of five notable designers—by Vogue magazine.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Potter Craft (September 16, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307346129
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307346124
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.8 x 10.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 46 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Lovely designs crappy patterns November 9, 2008
Format:Hardcover
I love wenlan's designs. why the one star? because when I wrote the company to have them explain a major directional problem in the patterns and got royally blown off by some flunky and told to obtain the errata (that doesn't exist) by "contacting Classic Elite". Ummmmm, did classic elite write the book???? oh, new to me. Maybe that's what she does, is draw a sweater and call classic elite to actually write the pattern.

This behavior is in stark contrast to the lovely and wonderful Teva Durham (Loop-d-Loop: More than 40 Novel Designs for Knitters) who personally talked to me on the phone when I found an stitch issue in one of her patterns. She explained to me why she had to condense her patterns and walked me through the error and profusely appologized (which I wasn't expecting) This is someone who really CARES about her patterns and reputation. What a wonderful person. But Wenlan's company??? after I asked for clarification of some very VAGUE instructions (mid pattern, she jumps off to a chart that makes no sense with columns that aren't properly labeled, and doesn't explain where to place decreases) and when you write back to ask for clarification (not errata) they never even respond. Too bad, cuz no more money for you, ms. chia. U need to do a little better than that. go on, u took my money and ran, oo oo ooo
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars no errata?!!!??? July 17, 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
In fairness, since I've only attempted one pattern so far, I give 2 stars. But, I've already found 3 errors in that first pattern and that doesn't bode well for rest of the book. I've tried to find an errata, but one doesn't seem to exist. Wenlan's designs are, for the most part, not appealing to me and not even flattering on the models, but there are five that I would consider making and two that I really love, so I bought the book.

If you do decide to buy this book for the Metropolitan Diary Skirt, as I did; here are my errata:

1) there is a minor error in the description of sssk in the back of the book: sssk (slip, slip, slip, knit), slip next 3 stitches one at a time knitwise, insert the left-hand needle into BOTH (this should read ALL THREE) stitches as if to knit, knit those three stitches together - creates a right leaning decrease.

2) there is a much more damaging error on page 57 describing the Dec Rnd. Each round is based on 2 bookended blocks of 6(7,7),5,4,5,6(7,7) stitches for a total of 48(56,56) stitches. The instructions for the Dec Rnd leave out instructions for the second set of 6(7,7) stitches bookending each block. Since these are merely knitted the first time, I assume they are to be knitted the second time as well since the pattern is symetrical.

3) the same error was made in the description on page 57 of the Bias Rnd. The final 6(7,7) stitches of the pattern should be knitted.

I will review again if I find more errors or, hopefully, no more errors in any other patterns I attempt.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written patterns & sizing January 5, 2012
Format:Hardcover
I have had this book for about a year and finally purchased the $100 worth of yarn to do the black turtle neck sweater that adorns the cover. The pattern was poorly written (and I'm an experienced knitter) and the sizing was WAY off. I'm a typical size M but decided to make the L just in case and it BARELY fit around my mid section. Great patterns in style and theory but terribly written and sized. I wish I could return the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars FUN May 18, 2013
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Lots of fun patterns, easy to follow. Grand daughters in their twenties loved the cool designs.
Not your Granma's usual knits.
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4.0 out of 5 stars mixed emotions February 10, 2012
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this book has some great quick knits. however the patterns are a bit strange and I had to modify many of them to get them to fit right. oh well that's what Ravelry is for. :p
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money! April 27, 2012
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This book is pricey, not very well written, lacks clarity and concise instructions... Again, way to pricey for something that just looks good but does not allow for true learning on how to make pieces... I had a doubt, I should have listened to it.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun items. September 12, 2011
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TG for Ravelry where you can browse to see what these very cute items look like on more average bodies. Most are done in super bulky yarns or yarns held several strands together and knit on very large needles. They knit up VERY fast!
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8 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and fancy! October 17, 2008
Format:Hardcover
I got the book in the mail yesterday - thinking chunky knit is not my thing. Got carried away I guess when the off cam this summer. That to the side - I like the book! It has trendy items, fast knitted and slightly different look than most fast, easy, chunky knitting. I will try some of these garments. There is a red dress you can start a week before you plan to wear it that will be my first project. [...]

The book is worth it if you like warm cosy knits that look a bit "fat". It's surprisingly stylish for easy fast knitting.
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