knitting alternatives
when i mentioned that i was on a yarn diet, and was going to knit only from my stash i don't think i said anything about not purchasing new books. i'm sure i didn't!!!! new knitting books are a great way to use up the stash!!! you gotta love www.amazon.com they have the best prices........hands down.
see the sidebar for two of my recent purchases. haven't spent much time looking at the first one much past the cover, which i must say is beautiful....but the second...ALTERKNITS.....love it...
i just want to say that it is so new, so ALTERnative, so "fresh" (i think i've been reading my son's page too much lately) but that is the perfect word to describe this new knitting book.
first of all i love a pattern book that also has great photography. that is an important part of the inspiring process. and this book shows projects in wonderful settings with cool hip models and that is both inspiring and refreshing. it comes with this great designer's notebook that fits into it's own clear, plastic pocket in the front of the book. and it has a fabric-feeling spine on the book. that's a wonderful touch. all-in-all........it's a good, quality book!
here are some of my favorite ideas from the book:
*using sterling silver wire to knit a necklace *leather to knit a cuff bracelet *Habu Paper Yarn to knit mini lantern covers for string lights *old t-shirts cut into strips and knit into rugs *recycled wool sweaters, cut and felted for totes and...don't think i've jumped off the pier on this one, the picture is amazing.....*nylon upholstery thread for a knitted screen door *and what about the imaginative uses for those yarn labels that i keep collecting in a big jar!!!
*and there are many more AVERAGE projects in the book. all great ideas!
okay....some of them are "over the top". but i do like to think of knitting as ART and not just a CRAFT. and this book proves that.
be sure to check it out.
