Gwen Steege
Autor de Knit Christmas Stockings!: 19 Patterns for Stockings and Ornaments
Sobre El Autor
Gwen Steege is a cook, a gardener, and an editor at Storey Books. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1940-12-09
- Género
- female
- Lugares de residencia
- Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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The Knitter's Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore,… por Gwen W. Steege
I get the idea - setting milestones for yourself - but I don't see the value in using someone else's knitting bucket list. Why not just make your own list? This is especially true with regard to the author's personal taste in patterns and yarns - why follow her design preferences instead of making your own list?
So let us begin, shall we?
Now, I want to start off by saying... I've never knit a Christmas stocking before. I know, I know.... though I've knit plenty of socks, I've never knit stockings, and I don't hang any up by the chimney with care, either... I have a store bought stocking for hubby, my parents & I and that's it. But maybe with this book... just maybe... that will change?
We start with the usual how to section, including how to knit, purl, increases and decreases, turn a heel (short rows) and the importance of a gauge swatch. I've complained before about how knitting & crocheting books always include a how to section & it bugs the heck out of me, I find it a complete waste of space. If you are buying a book of knitting patterns then you already know how to knit... if you want to learn how to knit, you are going to buy a how to book, or take a class, or ask a friend, or go onto youtube
The patterns are laid out very clearly, and each part of the stocking is spelled out for you, casting on, knit the leg, turning the heel, finishing, etc and the photos are what you'd expect: clear, pretty, well lit. Patterns are all charted.
So, the patterns! Some of my favorites from the book include:
Winter Wonderland - a cute fair isle stocking, space to customize a (short) name, with little 3 dimensional snowmen to add on
Mix and Match Stockings - just what the title says, it's a great mix of fair isle patterns, you can also add a name to it.
Stars Brocade - if I were to knit my MIL a stocking, this would be it, though instead of the photographed white I'd use a Victorian burgandy
Mini Socks - great for an advent calendar
there's also an assortment of ornaments/package tags as well.
I received a copy of this book free through netgalley.… (más)
Now, I want to start off by saying... I've never knit a Christmas stocking before. I know, I know.... though I've knit plenty of socks, I've never knit stockings, and I don't hang any up by the chimney with care, either... I have a store bought stocking for hubby, my parents & I and that's it. But maybe with this book... just maybe... that will change?
We start with the usual how to section, including how to knit, purl, increases and decreases, turn a heel (short rows) and the importance of a gauge swatch. I've complained before about how knitting & crocheting books always include a how to section & it bugs the heck out of me, I find it a complete waste of space. If you are buying a book of knitting patterns then you already know how to knit... if you want to learn how to knit, you are going to buy a how to book, or take a class, or ask a friend, or go onto youtube
The patterns are laid out very clearly, and each part of the stocking is spelled out for you, casting on, knit the leg, turning the heel, finishing, etc and the photos are what you'd expect: clear, pretty, well lit. Patterns are all charted.
So, the patterns! Some of my favorites from the book include:
Winter Wonderland - a cute fair isle stocking, space to customize a (short) name, with little 3 dimensional snowmen to add on
Mix and Match Stockings - just what the title says, it's a great mix of fair isle patterns, you can also add a name to it.
Stars Brocade - if I were to knit my MIL a stocking, this would be it, though instead of the photographed white I'd use a Victorian burgandy
Mini Socks - great for an advent calendar
there's also an assortment of ornaments/package tags as well.
I received a copy of this book free through netgalley.… (más)
This book had a lot of great patterns. Even better, some of the patterns have options within the style. For example, the pattern I completed had several different designs that you could use for each of the bands. Additionally, most of the techniques that you will need to complete the projects (color work, completing the heels) are explained in detail throughout the book. My only complaint is that the stockin that I did is a bit too big and there really isn't a good way to decrease the size.
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