Keep Calm Cast On: Good Advice for Knitters

Keep Calm Cast On: Good Advice for Knitters

by Erika Knight
Keep Calm Cast On: Good Advice for Knitters

Keep Calm Cast On: Good Advice for Knitters

by Erika Knight

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Overview

Keep Calm and Cast On is a delightful pocket book full of quotes, quips and wit plus expert troubleshooting tips and techniques to keep the contemporary knitter calm in the face of a dropped stitch.

The wise and often amusing quotes are compiled from a myriad of sources, including historical and contemporary essays, poems and fiction. Also included is a selection of previously unpublished quotes from contributors such as Kaffe Fassett, Jared Flood, Brandon Mably, Pip Lincolne and other luminaries of the knitting world.

Knitting's calming properties are well documented, and interesting facts concerning the therapeutic benefits of practising this craft are interspersed amongst the quotes and technical tips, ensuring that this book is not just informative and humorous but also good for your well-being.

Alongside the witticisms and fascinating facts is solid, practical advice designed to keep the knitter sane while all around them is unravelling. Erika will share her foolproof tips for making sure you don't get yourself into a tangle and that your knitting will go that much smoother.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849495936
Publisher: Quadrille
Publication date: 11/07/2011
Series: Keep Calm
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 563,197
File size: 123 KB

About the Author

Erika Knight is a renowned knitwear designer and respected consultant to the fashion and yarn industry. With her 'simple' ethos, Erika has a unique interpretation of craft: her mission is to simplify and communicate her insight and passion for knitting and crochet with accessible yet enticing projects in order to inspire everyone to experiment and above all enjoy creating. Erika is the author of numerous highly acclaimed knitting and crochet books, including Simple Knitting. Author Location: Sussex.
Erika Knight is a much-respected knitwear and crochet designer, as well as a sought-after consultant to the fashion and craft industries. She has created knitwear ranges for many top brands, including M&S, Whistles and Nicole Farhi in the UK, plus J. Crew and Gap in the US and Country Road in Australia. Through her work as a fashion forecaster, Erika has an uncanny knack of identifying coming trends. In 2011 she launched her own capsule collection of high-quality hand knit yarns, Erika Knight Yarns, to great acclaim. With each yarn sheared, scoured and spun in England, as you would expect from this talented designer, the texture and colours of this yarn collection are truly special.
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