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Title: Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns & Tales from Around the World (Folk Knitting Series) by Vicki Square ISBN: 1-931499-25-X Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For anyone looking to expand upon their knitting skills
Comment: Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns & Tales From Around The World by knitting expert Vicki Square includes contemporary interpretations of 30 traditional designs drawn from the folk art of 23 countries, including Nepal, Tibet, Japan, Ecuador, and Guatemala. Expertly clear instructions, full-color photographs, and easy-to-follow language make Folk Bags a superb guidebook for anyone looking to expand upon their knitting skills and wishing to create beautiful, useful needlecraft items with a distinctively international flavor.
Rating: 3
Summary: Fun to look at but do I want to actually knit that?
Comment: I have loved the previous books in the "Folk" series and so just ordered this without having previewed it, based on trust, and that the author was Vicki Square.
However, though the stories are very nice to read, I have no desire to actually make any of the bags. I like to knit things that I would love to own, or would appreciate the process of making....but none of these satisfied these requirements. Just not interested. I did not gasp in excitment, just in disappointment. I guess this is just not for everyone so you may wish to preview a copy first.
Rating: 5
Summary: It IS my bag--Baby!
Comment: Many knitters request patterns for smaller projects, good for taking on a trip, good for using up leftover yarn, good for a break from sweaters or afghans. While socks are often the choice for small knits (as are hats and mittens), now there's a growing trend to knit useful and ornamental bags.
You can let your creativity loose on a bag--somehow people will carry a crazy purse even if they won't wear a funny hat. Vicki Square, author of the bestselling "Knitter's Companion" has collected 30 interesting bags here for the most jaded of knitters.
You could do a standard French Market string bag, or an Irish creel in imitation basketweave stitch. All pretty standard. But what about a Tibetan monk's satchel or a bag shaped like a lucky fish, or an origami-folded bag of linen? And then there are the rich textiles of South and Central America; Inca, Guatemalan, and some really fetching designs from Ecuador that were my personal favorites--diamonds in black and white. Not every design depends on colorwork; some are stunning with the simplest of texture stitches.
Many techniques are here--cabling, felting, embroidery, intarsia, applique. The bags are mini-lessons. I recommend this book to knitters who are bored with their usual project and to anyone who is looking for great gift ideas that don't need to be fitted (and it's not too soon to do a few for Christmas.) Even beginners can knit some of these and aspire to the fancier ones as they climb the learning curve. A fun and useful knitting book, indeed.
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Title: Felted Knits by Beverly Galeskas ISBN: 1931499330 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Knitting Experience: The Purl Stitch (Knitting Experience Series, Book 2) by Sally Melville, Alexis Xenakis ISBN: 1893762149 Publisher: XRX Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Knit One, Felt Too: Discover the Magic of Knitted Felt With 25 Easy Patterns by Kathleen Taylor ISBN: 1580174973 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Knitting with Beads : 30 Beautiful Sweaters, Scarves, Hats & Gloves by Jane Davis ISBN: 1579902502 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Green Mountain Spinnery Knitting Book: Contemporary and Classic Patterns by Margaret Klein Wilson, Green Mountain Spinnery ISBN: 088150579X Publisher: Countryman Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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