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CUSTOM KNITS
by Wendy Bernard
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Along with being pleasurable and satisfying, knitting can sometimes be frustrating:
the turtleneck that looked so fabulous on the model is too bulky for your body, or
the cardigan you spent countless hours on just doesn’t fit right. Herein lies the beauty
of Custom Knits, which teaches knitters how to use improvisational techniques
to achieve spectacular results— and to unleash their inner designer. Wendy Bernard,
creator of popular Internet blog Knit and Tonic, provides 25 original designs for
sweaters of nearly every type, plus variations, most knitted in one piece— starting
at the top, a method that allows you to try on as you go, alter as desired, and essentially
design on the fly. An in-depth reference section teaches you how to alter key sweater
elements; for example, change a crewneck to a V-neck, add sleeves to a vest, and much more.
For the truly adventurous, the book concludes with guidelines for knitting sweaters with no pattern at all.
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Hardcover, 168 pgs., $27.50
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