KnitKnacks Much Ado About Knitting

by Parkes, Clara; Cornell, Kari; Billings, Laura; Arnott, Sigrid

• ISBN13: 9780760328477
• ISBN10: 0760328471
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

Taking a light-hearted approach to the art that keeps us in stitches, this nimble little book is filled with comical stories and words of wisdom, providing a humorous glimpse into the world of knitting. With laugh-out-loud tales of the allure of yarn, suggestions for the best places to knit (An ice shanty on a Minnesota lake, perhaps? Or maybe on the back of a motorcycle?), and the tell-tale signs of yarn-collecting spinning out of control, this nifty work is illustrated throughout with amusing vintage pattern booklets, advertisements, photographs, and charming artwork.

Author Biography

Kari Cornell is the editor of For the Love of Knitting, Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales, Around the Quilt Frame, and Hooked: A Crocheter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom, all published by Voyageur Press. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two sons, and beagle. She has been a knitter for the past five years.


Still living in that drafty farmhouse on the coast of Maine, Clara Parkes achieves her yarnirvana by writing about yarn for Knitter's Review.  Non-knitting time is spent spinning, dyeing, gardening, drinking far too much tea, and dreaming of projects to come.  You can read her insights and discoveries at www.KnittersReview.com.


Laura Billings is a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In her spare time she tries to knit articles of clothing that her children will actually wear.

Sigrid Arnott is a recovering archaeologist who lives and knits in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Foreword

The Irrepressible Urge to Knit How to Tell When Yoursquo;ve Crossed the Line from Recreational Knitter to Full-fledged Addict

Knitting on the Roadhellip;and Beyond A Few Ideas on Where to Knit Your Bit

The Agony and the Ecstasy True Confessions of a Yarnileptic

Will Work for Yarn Signs that Yarn (and acquiring more of it) Dominates Your Existence

Ridiculous Knits Knitting for the Man in Your Life

Knit Talk A Knitterrsquo;s Translate-o-Matic

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