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140005351X Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Very nice clean copy. Crease across middle of front cover. Odd Ball Knitting solves the conundrum of what to ... make with your yarn stash by offering more than thirty beautiful projects that don't look as if they were made with odds and ends. From stylish accessories to decorations for your home, there's something fun and unexpected to knit from every strand you've been saving. Patterns are organized within chapters by the amount and type of yarn required to complete each project, so knitters with lots of extra yarn will rejoice in the Felted Patchwork Rug or the funky 1-80 Poncho, while those with a more modest collection can stitch Curlilocks Finger Puppets, Mini Christmas Stockings, and other quick projects. For the scarf lover in all of us, a special section featuring reversible scarf patterns provides clever new ideas for everyone's favorite first project. . Transforming your collection of mismatched yarn into stylish, practical accessories has ne ... Read more Show Less

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Overview

From coast to coast, all knitters have one thing in common: leftover yarn

Odd Ball Knitting solves the conundrum of what to make with your yarn stash by offering more than thirty beautiful projects that don’t look as if they were made with odds and ends. From stylish accessories to decorations for your home, there’s something fun and unexpected to knit from every strand you’ve been saving. Patterns are organized within chapters by the amount and type of yarn required to complete each project, so knitters with lots of extra yarn will rejoice in the Felted Patchwork Rug or the funky I-80 Poncho, while those with a more modest collection can stitch Curlilocks Finger Puppets, Mini Christmas ...

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Overview

From coast to coast, all knitters have one thing in common: leftover yarn

Odd Ball Knitting solves the conundrum of what to make with your yarn stash by offering more than thirty beautiful projects that don’t look as if they were made with odds and ends. From stylish accessories to decorations for your home, there’s something fun and unexpected to knit from every strand you’ve been saving. Patterns are organized within chapters by the amount and type of yarn required to complete each project, so knitters with lots of extra yarn will rejoice in the Felted Patchwork Rug or the funky I-80 Poncho, while those with a more modest collection can stitch Curlilocks Finger Puppets, Mini Christmas Stockings, and other quick projects. For the scarf lover in all of us, a special section featuring reversible scarf patterns provides clever new ideas for everyone’s favorite first project.

Transforming your collection of mismatched yarn into stylish, practical accessories has never been easier. Author Barbara Albright offers strategies for using color, determining yardage, and combining yarn in unique ways. Odd Ball Knitting provides fresh new designs to change your hodgepodge of scraps into ingenious, fashionable, one-of-a-kind creations.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781400053513
  • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 8/30/2005
  • Pages: 128
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 11.01 (h) x 0.52 (d)

Meet the Author

Barbara Albright was a seasoned writer as well as a passionate knitting and craft designer. Barbara authored several books including Odd Ball Knitting, Knitter’s Stash, and Simple Knits for Sophisticated Living. She was a contributing editor to Interweave Knits and has written about knitting for Vogue Knitting, Knitter’s, Family Circle Easy Knitting, Cast-On, and Knit It. In addition to fiber, Barbara was passionate about food and authored more than twenty cookbooks and wrote for many newspapers and magazines, including the Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Traditional Home, Classic American Home, Country Living, the Los Angeles Times, Working Mother, 1001 Home Ideas, and Americana. She was the editor in chief of Chocolatier magazine.

The Natural Knitter was the final accomplishment in her illustrious career. A native of Nebraska, Barbara resided in Wilton, Connecticut, with her husband, Ted, and two children, Samantha and Stone.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11
Yarn and Fiber: It's a Way of Life 11
Inspiration Abounds! 13
Storing a Growing Stash 13
Keeping Critters Out 14
Yarns: Sizes and Substitutions 16
How Much Yarn Do You Have? 19
When Too Much Is Indeed Too Much 23
1 For You and Yours 25
Amulet Pouch 26
Disco Purse 28
Fiesta Bag 30
Triple Triangle Extravaganza 32
Diagonal Scarves 38
Ted's Scarf 42
I-80 Poncho 44
2 For Heads and Toes 49
San Francisco Headbands 50
Easy Rolled-Edge Hat 55
Walk on the Wild Side Slipper Socks 57
Striped Skullcap 61
Checkered Skullcap 62
3 For Home 65
Mini Christmas Stockings 67
Trellis Pillow 70
Felted Patchwork Rug 74
Amish-Inspired Afghan 76
4 For Little Ones 79
Curlilocks Finger Puppet 80
Knitted Kick Sacks 83
Ruffled Baby Tube Socks, Mitts, and Caps 84
Catnip Friends 88
Pampered Pooch Striped Sweater 91
5 For Scarf Lovers 95
Sumptuously Soft Scarf 96
Silk Bamboo Ribbed Scarf 99
Easy Side-to-Side Garter Scarf 100
Buttons and Stripes Ribbed Scarf 103
Herringbone Scarf with Moorish Tassels 104
Classic Rugby Stripe Scarf 107
Dotted Scarf 108
Lacy Diamonds Scarf 110
Dashing Diagonal Scarf 112
Techniques 114
Abbreviations 120
Resources 121
Index 124
Project Index 126
Yarn Index 128

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