Expand your idea of what a scarf can be! This collection of 31 elegant, whimsical, and ingenious scarves taps the expertise of over twenty-five knitwear designers who offer new ways to think about this most basic of garments. Expect to be surprised: a timeless scarf that uses cables and stitch patterns, a "scarf" that functions as a pair of portable sleeves with a turtleneck, a delicate triangular shawl based on traditional Estonian lace patterns, and a deconstructed striped scarf held together with brightly colored bobbles. Although each scarf is an individual interpretation by such prominent designers as Kathryn Alexander, Debbie Bliss, Nancy Bush, Lily Chin, Nicky Epstein, Sasha Kagan, Sally Melville, and Kristin Nicholas when the scarves are considered together, they represent an exploration of techniques that provide new ways to think about knitting and crochet. Scarf Style is also a manual on how to make a scarf without a pattern: With only a pile of leftover yarns or several carefully chosen skeins, any knitter can create an imaginative scarf. A section on knitting and crochet basics helps beginners get started, and the Designer's Notebook provides templates for basic scarves worked in three directions - end to end, sideways, or on the diagonal - along with suggestions for design variations: stitch patterns, stripe arrangements, and shapes. This book is sure to make you into a scarf wearer, and make a knitter or crocheter out of anyone who loves to wear scarves.
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"Simply the single most elegant fiber arts book I’ve seen to date." -- Crochet Me
"This is one of the nicest books of scarves I’ve seen in ages…truly imaginative." -- Textile Fibre Forum magazine
"This is one of the nicest books of scarves I’ve seen in ages…truly imaginative." -- Textile Fibre Forum magazine
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Pam Allen has been part of the hand-knitting industry since 1985, and joined Classic Elite Yarns in May 2007. Until 2003, when she was hired as editor of Interweave Knits, her designs were published regularly in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits, and Knitters. Her work was also featured in general interest magazines—Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens, and Woman’s Day—and in Melanie Falick’s book Knitting in America (1996) and Vogue Knitting/American Collection (2000). She is the author of Knitting for Dummies and Scarf Style, and the co-author of 4 other titles in the Style series published by Interweave Press. As editor of Interweave Knits, Pam worked with established hand-knitwear designers such as Norah Gaughan, Mari Lynn Patrick, and Deborah Newton, and she also encouraged new-generation designers such as Veronik Avery and Kate Gilbert. As creative director at CEY, Pam continues to work with these and other talented and well-known hand-knitwear designers, including up-and-coming blogger and designer Jared Flood. She also continues to be published not only in CEY’s semi-annual collection of best selling pattern booklets, but also in major knitting magazines, and e-zines, such as Twist Collective and knitty.com.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This is a truly inspirational book. The patterns include wraps, capes and sleeved shrugs as well as scarves of all types. It covers all types of knitting, from simple garter/stocking stitch to lace, cables and intarsia as well as some crochet projects. Many of the yarns are not available in the the UK, but can be substituted easily.
The only quibbles I have are that the layout is sometimes a little confusing, with the photo of one project next to the instructions for another. Also, it is a little short in men's scarves.
Other than that, I highly recommend it. Get one now and get your Christmas knitting sorted!
The only quibbles I have are that the layout is sometimes a little confusing, with the photo of one project next to the instructions for another. Also, it is a little short in men's scarves.
Other than that, I highly recommend it. Get one now and get your Christmas knitting sorted!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book! It's a great mix of styles and also projects - some quick and easy others more lengthy. Also like the fact that mixes knitting and crochet and I've never crocheted before but this has got me hooked. Just be aware that it is a US book and US crochet terms are quite different to UK so although techniques are included if you can crochet already you may just need to double check you are doing the right stitch first. This is a book to have on your bookshelf and will provide ideas and inspiration for years to come
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I had hoped that this book would offer novel, interesting takes on the scarf but I was really disappointed. All but one of the scarves featured was dull, dowdy and middle-aged and didn't merit being in a book since if you really wanted to knit a scarf along those lines you could design it very easily yourself. The scarf I did like (Backyard Leaves) looks interesting and challenging, creating bas-relief leaves, but comments by knitbloggers who have completed it suggests that they found the instructions very unsatisfying. This is because the scarf is knit in two parts with a seam at the back but there are no directions on seaming it to avoid a really obvious join and normal techniques don't work with this pattern.
This was a very disappointing buy and I don't recommend it.
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Fabulous Book
Brilliant book with some very inspiring and interesting ideas for makes scarves. Plenty of photos to wet the appetite to get you making something different.
Published 23 days ago by LJC
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Scarftastic
Excellent book with a really good choice of scarves. The cover photograph does this no justice as it is probably the least attractive of the many scarves available to knit.
Published on 21 Dec 2010 by el crafter
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A new take on scarves
I bought this book for one reason, and one reason only - the entrelac stole on page 52 which I'd seen on Ravelry created in lovely graded colours. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2008 by H. B. Hosegoood
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Crochet disappointing
Lovely book with great pictures - great if you knit. Not so great if you only crochet - as I do. Hardly anything in there to crochet. Extremely disappointed. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2008 by DoveStar
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A winner
I couldn't wait to get this book and I was not disappointed. It inspired me to knit and crochet a much appreciated present, the loopy-daisy scarf and I am keen to do more. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005 by "dianelefarge"
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