Knitting In the Sun: 32 Projects for Warm Weather (Paperback)

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Product Description

Bulky sweaters be gone!

Knitting in the Sun gives you more than 30 projects designed exclusively to knit and wear in warm weather. You'll find patterns to keep your needles clicking whether you're lounging by the pool or taking a break at the beach:

• 5 sleeveless tops
• 4 short-sleeved tops
• 4 lightweight long-sleeved tops
• 6 summer-weight cardigans
• 2 skirts, a sleep set, and a wearable bathing suit
• 9 accessories ranging from a beach hat to a cotton wrap to a beach chair

Whether you're new to knitting or a seasoned stitcher, you'll find fresh patterns and compelling designs to create gorgeous lightweight pieces that will make a splash on sunny days.

About the Author

Kristi Porter is an author, designer, technical editor, and teacher. In addition to authoring Knitting for Dogs and Knitting Patterns For Dummies (Wiley), her work has been featured in the Knitgirl series, the Big Girl Knits series, No Sheep for You, and Knit Wit. She is a frequent contributor to Knitty.com and has been a part of the online magazine since its start in 2002. As a knitter and teacher in Southern California, Kristi is an expert in choosing projects and guiding her students in creating garments that they will enjoy knitting and wearing in warmer weather.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470416661
• ISBN-13: 978-0470416662
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, innovative patterns for warm weather, May 11, 2009

By	Charlene Anderson "Purveyor of All Things Cre... (Jackson, WY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes, I am shallow. Many times, I judge a book by its cover. And I love the cover of this one. It makes me want to make the shawl featured on the cover. So far so good!

Billed as "The first-ever knitting book to offer projects exclusively for warm weather," Knitting in the Sun is divided into categories such as tanks, wraps, bags, and more and features 32 projects for warm weather.

There are several beautiful projects in the book I want to make, which means a thumbs up from me. I especially like and want to knit Santorini, Coronado, and Anacapa (the cover shawl).

While the book includes traditional warm weather fibers like cotton and linen, it also features patterns using the best of newer natural offerings like yarns made of or blended with hemp, bamboo, and soysilk. More than 80 full-color photos showcase these knit projects.

By only real quibble with the book is that there are many patterns that could have been written for circular knitting and few, if any seams that instead are written so each piece is knitting separately and seamed together. I hate sewing together knitting so would jiggle the projects as much as possible so I could knit in the round. This caveat aside, I still recommend Knitting in the Sun.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not JUST for warm climates, May 19, 2009

By	Shannon Okey "knitgrrl.com" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Knitting in the Sun is a fantastic book for knitters in all climates -- the many layering pieces are wonderful even for the climate here in the midwest, and the patterns are beautiful. What's even better is the ability to print working copies of the charts from the book off its related page at the publisher's website -- first time I've seen that done, and I read a lot of knitting books! Kristi Porter has done a fantastic job of bringing together top designers and patterns for a one of a kind book that belongs in your knitting library.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knitting In The Sun, June 7, 2009

By	R. Deichman "Countess Crafty" (Kihei, HI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a must have for the following reasons: I live on a tropical island. All of the patterns in the book offer size range up to 3X. Any pattern that has a graph offers a web link to print the graph in large bold face for easy reading while knitting. All of the directions are in simple language, and anything unusual about the construction appears in a tip box before the item. There are no surprises, except for the variety of beautiful things that anyone, of any size can knit to wear in a tropical climate.