Designer Knit Home: 24 Room-By-Room Coordinated Knits to Create a Look You'll Love to Live In

by Erin Eileen Black, Erin Eileen Black (Photographer)

Overview

Surround yourself with beautiful knits in every room in your house! Patterns are styled and grouped by room to create a unified look for your Living Room, Porch, Master Bedroom, Guest Bedroom, Office, Kid's Bedroom, and Nursery. All pieces are knit with big needles and easy-to-learn stitch patterns, so you can be enjoying your knits in no time. Every room has at least one textured chunky blanket for comfort; other patterns include cushion covers, pillows, baskets and others, all in coordinating stitch/style and colors. The sumptuous knits are shown styled in a modern, neutral palette that works well in any decor, but if your style is more colorful, the patterns are classics that will work in any color scheme you choose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811719711
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	11/01/2018
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,007,598
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Erin Black began crocheting as a child after learning to love yarn by admiring her Granny-made afghans that arrived every Christmas. Trained in interior design, she uses her expertise to create sculptural yarn art that translates seamlessly into classic and modern settings alike. Her patterns have been published in several magazines and books. She resides in Ontario, Canada, and you can find her on-line at midknits.com.

Editorial Reviews

10/01/2018
This disappointing pattern collection from debut author Black, who runs an online shop selling her knitting and crocheting patterns, has an intriguing premise, but fails to deliver. As her introduction states, the book is intended as a take on recent home decor trends, particularly the use of thick, chunky yarns in items such as pillows and blankets. However, both the patterns and finished products appear uninspired and slapdash rather than stylish and up-to-date. The Simple Stockinette Cocoon Blanket looks like an appealing and easy project to take on, but on closer inspection, the combination of awkward pattern writing, bland color choices, and confusing finishing instructions make it a no-go for even the quickest knitter looking for an easy project. Moreover, this collection employs a muted palette with pastel accents that make projects like the Simple Stockinette Basket bag look like items crafted from leftover yarn. Also disappointing are the curious pattern instructions that eschew commonly used abbreviations and seem included almost as an afterthought. While many knitters of all skill levels might want to try knitting some home decor items, this isn’t the best place to start. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

Pop quiz: What do big needles, easily memorized stitch patterns and chunky yarns add up to? When it comes to decorating, those three elements are all you need to knit home accessories that'll be off the needles and in use long before you decide it's time to redo your decor. The author, trained as an interior designer, created 24 patterns for blankets, cushion and pillow covers, baskets and plant hangers, in palettes and styles that tie together all the rooms in your house. With 20 pages of how-to information for the stitches and techniques used, the patterns are appropriate for all skill levels.

Yarn Market News, May 2019 - Carolyn Noyes

Knitting with giant yarn and fiber has been popular for years, but fat fibers can be quite expensive and difficult to care for. Knit and crochet designer Erin Black wants to make big projects more accessible and usable in the home, so her fun, done-in-a-flash, large-needle patterns use several strands of less expensive acrylic or cotton yarn held together to make huge stitches without a huge budget. It’s a technique that takes a little practice but, once mastered, makes it easy to fly through on-trend projects of all sorts. Designer Knit Home features twenty-four delightful, whimsical patterns in coordinated collections for different rooms of the home. The charming projects cover a variety of knitting techniques, including cables, lace, and color work. Stripes and textured stitches make easier patterns more interesting, and embellishments such as pom-poms and tassels add whimsy without too much work. Blankets (from a striped cable throw to a bed-sized blanket stitched to look like a panda), pillows, a footstool, a basket, and a hanging sling for a houseplant are all included. Perfect for people with large quantities of yarn in their stashes, these designs for the living room, garden, bedrooms, office, and nursery are sure to please knitters who are in a hurry but who want to make large, functional pieces. They might also inspire knitters to make their own giant yarn out of what they have on hand and alter patterns to suit their style, color preferences, and stashes. Designer Knit Home is a great way to get started knitting useful, pretty projects for the home.

Foreword Reviews, November/December 2018 - Sarah White