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Once again knitting is at the forefront of popular crafts and leisure time activities. Today, however, people turn to it not simply as a money-saving activity, but also as an opportunity to exercise their creativity, produce something original to wear or use, and do something relaxing and therapeutic away from the regular stresses and strains of modern life. Most patterns readily available to handknitters give instructions on how to knit the item, but not necessarily how to finish it. But the techniques involved in finishing a garment successfully, from choosing the appropriate methods of casting off to adding in a zipper, take a bit of time to master and achieve instinctively. In awareness of this, this book provides practical advice and step-by-step instructions for every sort of finishing technique. The reader can thus build up a store of effective methods with which to personalize and add flair to their work, whether it's embellishing a child's hat or inserting the right size button-holes for a chunky cardigan. The final section of the book enables you to put the techniques into practice using a few classic design projects to show the limitless potential and versatility of well executed finishing techniques.
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Jane Crowfoot studied textile design at Winchester School of Art in the UK where she specialized in knitting. Following graduation, she worked as a freelance textile designer. She currently works for Rowan Yarns as a Design Consultant, offering hands-on advice to knitters through teaching and demonstrations. Her recent work includes designs that have been incorporated into the books by the celebrated children's wear designer Debbie Bliss, with whom she takes regular workshops for knitters of all abilities.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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By The scribbler "Anna" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finishing Techniques for Handknitters (Paperback)
Jane Crowfoot has compliled a very useful book for beginner and advanced knitter alike. Yarn types are well explained and step by step photos feature largely. For me, the book covers things I want to do, explained well some things I didn't know about, and also has several projects for the home and wardrobe. My copy has become much-used, and if you only get one book on this subject this one will serve you well.
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This review is from: Finishing Techniques for Handknitters (Paperback)
Ms Crowfoot explains the basics of knitting techniques in a clear, no-nonsense way. Whether you want to learn the basics such as casting on or you'd like to make your garments look more professional with advanced seaming methods, this book is worth its weight in gold.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent for beginners,
By KnittyM (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finishing Techniques for Handknitters (Paperback)
This book has colourful pictures showing step by step stitches. It covers Basic skills and getting started (casting on) to some really clever finishing techniques. The book title does it no favours as really it covers all techniques of knitting. It explains abbreviations for patterns, has guidelines for tools and yarns and lots of tips for holding the needles and reading patterns. This is an excellent book!
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