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"The answer to your stash-busting prayers.... You'll want--no, NEED--to add [this book] to your collection." --"Knight Ridder/Tribune News"
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Sophisticated gloves, posh pillows, and swank tanks are one skein away! Everyone has the time to spend on projects requiring only one skein...so don't miss out on the fun! "One Skein" features more than 30 knitting and crochet projects that range in size, time and commitment, and experience level, providing both beginning and experienced knitters a variety of projects from which to choose. The stitch patterns and instructions are easy to follow and quick to use. Readers will enjoy creating a felted purse, a drawstring bag, crocheted accessory bags, cozy scarves, a pretty tank top, arm and leg warmers, cable footies, lace wristlets, fingerless gloves, pillows, bibs, felted bowls, a baby sweater, a soft and absorbent crocheted bath mat and accessories - and so much more, each from a single skein of yarn! In "One Skein", author Leigh Radford smartly includes several projects specially designed to make use of whatever you've got left over from other projects - one of the nicest designs we've ever seen is for a quick-to-make, colorful, and long-lasting rug. Dig out your stash and dash to your yarn store...you won't want to wait to begin these artful projects!
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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice basic designs with a twist,
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This review is from: One Skein (Paperback)
If you're my type of knitter (not to much time, kids, not wanting to spend millions on large amounts of luxurious yarn, having a reasonable shash of all types of yarns, eager to make smaller projects and giving them a personal twist) this book is a gem.
The whole idea of making a project from a single skein of yarn appeals to me tremendously. Leigh Radford presents some contemporary designs of clothing and accessories many of which I could imagine myself making for myself or others. A fair amount of the projects are things not to difficult to dream up and work out yourself (like the legwarmers - a tube with a lace etching - duh) but it sometimes is nice to have them worked out by somebody else and presented in a yummy book with nice photography. And let's face it, my favorite kind of knitting book is one with designs and photographs that make me want to make the things in the book. If you liked 'Last minute knitted gifts' by Joell Hoverson, you'll like this one too.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
dear oh dear conned again,
By Happy feet "happy feet" (scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One Skein (Paperback)
I keep on falling for the publicity about craft books and buying them. This book supposedly gives you plenty of ideas to knit with your odd balls of wool but it doesn't (except perhaps the cup cakes? but these have limited appeal). Most of the wool used is specialist yarn, requiring that you go and purchase it as alternatives are not clear. Not a great deal for crochet, the knitting is uninspiring and yet again more b----- felting! This time felt bowls, for goodness sake. As much good as a chocolate watch.
These type of books are often described as 'inspirational'. Well I wasn't inspired. Would have given it one star except that I've found another book even worse than this (and yes I bought that one too. Sucker!)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful projects but not one skein!,
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This is a lovely book and I have made some of the projects several times. The baby bolero and little newborn hat have been greatly appreciated by several new mums and the slipper socks and leg warmers have also gone down well. HOWEVER don't buy this if you're thinking of using up your stash. Think of it as an excuse to buy expensive yarn because you only need one (or two) skeins! Several of the projects do cheat a bit on the 'one skein' front - some of the wool suggested comes in balls of 1000 yards - hardly typical - and some just blatantly use several skeins, but in different colours! It is a lovely book for knitted gifts and I do recommend it - especially if you're quite new to knitting but fancy something a bit more challenging than a scarf.
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