If you can knit and purl, you can join the domino craze! Vivian Hoxbro introduces another form of addictive knitting with Knit to Be Square , which combines modular squares into blocks of varying sizes that become the base for a variety of eye-catching two- and three-dimensional projects. These squares combine to create geometric openwork patterns and when combined with felting, you get gorgeous projects.Fans of small-project knitting will love Knit to Be Square : hats, bags, scarves, pillows, slippers, capelets, and more can be completed in a relatively short time because they are all composed of small squares involving relatively few stitches and easy knitting before the unique shapes take hold. These small squares are also ideal for using up your stash.Most of projects are made with wool yarn knitted at a slightly looser gauge than recommended by the manufacturer so that the finished piece can be felted in the washing machine. Not only does machine felting tighten up the stitches to make a denser fabric, it also hides small mistakes or uneven stitches. But, be prepared-this is an addictive form of knitting! One square leads to another, which leads to another, which leads to another...
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- ISBN
9781596680890
- Published
- November 1st 2008 by Interweave Press Inc
- Category
- General
- Number of pages
- 144
- County of origin
- UNITED STATES
- Dimensions
- 228 x 216
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