Vogue Knitting on the Go! Shawls [Hardcover]

Trisha Malcolm (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Vogue Knitting on the Go! | Publication Date: June 28, 2006

The popular series for the “knitter on the go” showcases the perfect take-along project: timeless, elegant shawls. Twenty classic designs—from gossamer lace creations and glittery fashion statements to sturdy wraps made for warmth—span the seasons in style and color. They come in unique shapes and forms, too, including round, triangle, and mitered, and in a range of skill levels. There are even some patterns to crochet!  And they’re all created by the best designers, such as Nicky Epstein, Fayla Reiss, and Amy Bahrt, who contributes a charming and whimsical Sheep Shawl. Superbly photographed so that beginners can follow easily, this is truly Vogue® fashion at its very finest.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sixth&Spring Books (June 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931543976
• ISBN-13: 978-1931543972
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful but flawed, July 12, 2006

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Nina V. Lehman (NYC) - See all my reviews
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The designs are wonderful. I am currently knitting the Kureyon shawl that is featured on the cover. However, I have already noticed more than a few mistakes/omissions. This book should have been edited with greater care.

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Editors were asleep, July 19, 2006

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K. Valdes (California) - See all my reviews
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The patterns are varied, ranging from difficult to easy. I enjoyed flipping through and getting ideas from this book. However, when I was trying to match my stash to the shawl patterns I noticed that several of the patterns do not specify how many skeins are needed. The format is generally [number of balls] of [type of yarn]. For the type of yarn, they specify the weight and yardage for the individual ball, but not the total yardage for the entire project. So without the number of skeins needed, it is a wild guess for the knitter. With missing something as basic as this, it makes me worry about all the instructions. Definitely a rush to press here, wait for the next edition.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 12, 2006

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Vicki J. Strom "vjs" (Champaign, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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I was looking forward to this book, but was very disappointed once I got it. Several of the patterns were already in their previous books, and one of the others (the sheep shawl) is just four of the sheep scarf from a previous book that are then sewn together. I have enjoyed most of the previous books from the "Vogue Knitting on the Go" series and expected more from this book, but it did not deliver.