Custom Knits Accessories Unleash Your Inner Designer with Improvisational Techniques for Hats, Scarves, Gloves, Socks and More

by Bernard, Wendy

• ISBN13: 9781584799559
• ISBN10: 1584799552
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

Custom Knits Accessoriesis the third book in the Custom Knits series by acclaimed designer Wendy Bernard. While the first two books focused on techniques for customizing top-down sweaters, this one showcases the ever-popular quick-knits: hats, scarves, gloves, mitts, socks, and more. Each of Bernard's 25 sassy-chic patterns offers specific ideas for customizationfrom switching out yarns to personalizing fit and style detailsand fun, glamorous photographs show off the finished pieces. Also included are formulas for knitting all types of accessories without a pattern, using a single body measurement as a starting point. In true Custom Knits style, Bernard encourages knitters to unleash their inner designer every step of the way.

Author Biography

Wendy Bernard is the author of The Knitting All Around Stitch Dictionary, Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary, and the Custom Knits series. Her popular blog, Knit and Tonic (www.knitandtonic.net), has thousands of fans, and her knitwear patterns have been published everywhere, from Knitty and Stitch Diva Studios to Interweave Knits and Knitscene magazines. She teaches top-down knitting on Creativebug, Craftsy, and via her DVD series (Interweave) . Bernard lives in Thousand Oaks, California.