Decorative Knitting: 100 Practical Techniques, 200 Inspirational Ideas and 18 Creative Projects - Hardcover

The current rage for knitting has spawned a flood of "how-to" books. Decorative Knitting is different: it shows how to embellish simple knitted designs with an eye-pleasing array of decorative techniques, so that you can turn a plain item into one that is beautiful, original, and seemingly intricate. Decorative Knitting features clear instructions for a hundred practical techniques, including three-dimensional yarn effects, beading, yarn-mixing, crochet, felting, appliqué, embroidery, and smocking. There are also 125 imaginative ideas for using the techniques and 20 step-by-step projects, which range from a jacket with an embroidered and beaded yoke to a drawn-threadwork table runner. Most of the techniques are quickly learned, even by novice knitters, and this highly illustrated guide is so inviting and easy to use that knitters may even find themselves decorating existing knitwear.

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Kate Haxell's most recent book is Customizing Cool Clothes. Luise Roberts' previous books include 1000 Great Knitting Motifs and First Knits.