25 Bags to Knit: Beautiful Bags in Stylish Colors | Date: 23 May 2011, 20:44
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This title features 25 unique bags in fashionable shades and styles. It includes a workshop section that covers basic techniques. It offers alternative colourways and embellishment options for each design. Over 8000 copies of the hardback were sold in the UK. Here is a unique and exciting selection of 25 contemporary hand-knitted bags, specially created by knitwear designer Emma King. They range from big stripey hand-held bags, to small clutch bags, to super-functional baby bags, to chic evening purses. The designs use a wide range of techniques, including intarsia, embroidery, crochet, Fair Isle and entrelac. Each bag is illustrated with a stunning full-colour photograph, plus a close-up detail of the pattern, and comes with full knitting instructions and accurate charts. There are details of alternative colourways and added embellishment options. A workshop section focuses on the best yarns to use, how to add linings and inspirational ideas for eye-catching handles and fasteners to add those all important finishing touches to your work.
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Fanciful Felties – Samantha Cotterill
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Fanciful Felties: Sew People to Meet, Places to Go & Things to Do
Fanciful Felties: Sew People to Meet, Places to Go & Things to Do
By Samantha Cotterill · Reviewed by Katy McRae
In a world awash with ‘cutesy’ felt animals, Samantha Cotterill’s felt people are a breath of fresh air. In fact they are quite possibly the coolest ‘felties’ on the planet. This woman has a style all her own and man, can she sew!
Sam’s a Brit living in Upstate New York with her husband and two young boys. She took a five year break from her painting career to have kids and came back as a self-taught fibre artist . . . as if having two kids wasn’t challenge enough. She’s one of ‘those sellers’ on Etsy – you know, the ones that have been singled out as something special. She’s also well-known in blogosphere. Her blog, sammisofties.blogspot.com, is a showcase of her fibre art and DIY projects and also provides a glimpse of what it’s like raising two boys, one of whom has Aspergers.
Oh, and she also has her own range of fabric. Yes, she is quite possibly superhuman.
I like a book that doesn’t short-change you on patterns and Fanciful Felties doesn’t disappoint. There are 14 patterns for a range of felt ‘people’, as well as a couple of inanimate objects such as a telephone booth and a cottage. She also includes a scone recipe – author’s prerogative and all that.
The book starts with a comprehensive run-down on all that you will need. Samantha also has some handy hints for machine embroidering and instructions for a range of embroidery stitches. In theory, the patterns are ‘beginner-friendly’ and her step-by-step instructions are very clear. However, if you’re wanting your creations to turn out anywhere close to what you see in the pictures, you’re going to have to be more than a complete novice.
I think the key to avoiding the bitter disappointment of having your scheme turn to pus is to make the patterns your own. As the introduction says, “these projects are designed to encourage experimentation.” The idea is that you can mix and match elements. Turn your mistakes into design features. And when you’re done, there’s a Flickr group to show off your work.
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The Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater …That Grandma Knit
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
The Truly Terrible Horrible Sweater ...That Grandma Knit
The Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater …That Grandma Knit
Debbie Macomber & Mary Lou Carney · Pictures by Vincent Nguyen · Harper Collins
For his birthday, little Cameron gets a colourful hand knitted sweater from his grandma. Have you ever received a present that was made with love especially for you – and you didn’t like it? When I was a girl, my grandmother gave me huge underpants that were supposed to keep my kidneys warm. With mini skirts en vogue, warm kidneys seemed to be a major worry for my gran. I hated the “tents”, as I called them and always hid them at the back of my drawer.
In comparison, the sweater that Cameron gets from his gran doesn’t seem that embarrassing. But then – I’ve never been a little boy! Cameron doesn’t want to wear the sweater because he thinks all his friends will laugh at him, so he tries his hardest to get rid of the dreaded garment. He squirts tomato sauce and mustard on it, hides it in a pile of stuff destined for the op shop and even puts it on his dog Scout, hoping he would roll around in the mud with it. But nothing works. The sweater stubbornly comes back to haunt him.
Then one day, Cameron’s grandmother comes for a visit and explains to the boy the thoughts that went through her head when she was knitting the sweater – thoughts of love, happiness and hope. And suddenly, the sweater doesn’t seem so terribly horrible any more.
This is a touching and funny book with simple pictures that are not just illustrations, but tell their own story of Cameron and his feelings. The cover blurb recommends the story for kids between three and seven. But I think it’s best suited to be read to children from the age of four. The story is told in small episodes: before Cameron’s birthday, on his birthday, all the different ways he tries to get rid of the sweater, and finally his grandma’s visit. Each episode would make a perfect bedtime story, so the book could be read over several days.
As a knitter, I love the story for its subject matter alone, but it gets even better: the back of the book gives instructions on how to learn knitting, as well as the pattern for Cameron’s truly terribly wonderful sweater.
A delightful picture book that serves as a hint for all grandmothers to start looking for their needles.
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Reviewed by Sabine Schneider. Sabine started writing when she was about seven and only minutes later started to cook and crochet. Since then she’s been writing, cooking and crafting steadily, producing (more or less) attractive results. Born in Germany, Sabine has trained as a cook, kindergarten teacher and graphic artist and worked in Germany, England and France. For the last decade she’s been here in New Zealand, working as a graphic artist, writer, baker and cook. She creates gorgeous hand painted yarns (sold on Felt), as well as bags, beanies and eclectic wrist cuffs.
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25 Bags to Knit: Beautiful Bags in Stylish Colours
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
25 bags to knit: beautiful bags in stylish colours
25 Bags to Knit: Beautiful Bags in Stylish Colours · Emma King · C&B Crafts
I’ve always loved making my own bags, and I’m one of those women who think one can’t have too many bags. Some of my handmade bags have been rather hasty projects for (almost) instant satisfaction, some took some more time to make and turned out to become much-used favourites. I make them mostly from natural fibres, so they’re washable. There’s nothing worse than having to give up your beloved bag because it is taking on a grimy tinge. That aside, by making your own bag you can show off your individuality and creativity without having to slave for weeks on end.
Knitted bags can be as stylish, funky or elegant as you like – it all depends on what yarns and embellishments you have in mind and how technical you want the knit
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