Great Knitted Gifts

By Gayle Shackleton and Andrea Shackleton

Two leading knitwear designers, who have created classic pieces for private collections and galleries for more than 20 years, present an eye-catching assortment of intarsia projects, perfect for gift-giving. Handbags and gorgeous garments for adults, plus adorable doll clothes, hats, and sweaters for children--that's what knitters will find inside this remarkable collection of gifts to knit. They're made using intarsia, an easy-to-work two-color technique that's especially popular with a new generation of knitters. Each item features a pattern in bold geometrics, stripes, or florals, and all the designs are young and fresh and beautiful enough to qualify as wearable art. Choose a Circles Scarf and Hat with pom-poms, Cherry Blossom Mittens, a Ruffle-Edged Drawstring Bag, Big Squares Knee Socks, a Wee Striped Cardigan, and many more. Every project includes full-color graphs, which make following the design fool-proof. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402713231
• ISBN13: 9781402713231
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Great knitted gifts

I got this book from the library and absolutely had to have it for myself! It's a great book for two reasons, it can be used for handspun yarn and it has a nice variety of knitted items with a variety of knitting skills. Wonderfully inspirational book.

Nice but what about the yarn?

This book has some beautifull knits in it, and I don't think it's too complicated for the average knitter. However, the yarn they use for all the projects is some specially made yarn just for them? I think? Because I can't find it to order it anywhere, and they don't really give any equivalents other than the weight (worsted, DK, etc.) The colors they use are so beautifull that it would have been nice to be able to match them exactly.

GORGEOUS!!!

I own two of their hand knit sweaters; one that I purchased from a boutique in New York and another from their little store in Arcata California. While in San Francisco on business I decided to make the trip north to peek at more of their goodies. It was well worth the drive. I cant wait to tackle some of the projects in this beautiful book. It makes me want to be a better knitter. I know what Im giving for gifts next Christmas....