Monday, April 04, 2011
Cool Knitters Finish in Style
Lucy Neatby's new book, Cool Knitters Finish in Style , is very cool indeed.
Lucy is well known as a master knitter, the knitter's knitter, the one who makes all the technical details in knitting actually fun--including sewing seams. And that is exactly where Lucy starts off in her new book, Cool Knitters Finish in Style.
If you ever thought that sewing up the pieces to finish a garment was the worst part of a project, you haven't adopted Lucy's philosophy--which is all about enjoying every stage of your knitting. At every stage, she wants her stitches to be "contented stitches", which, of course, makes for a contented knitter.
Her first love when it comes to finishing is the Mattress Stitch . And anyone who has had their own a-ha! moment with this technique can relate to Lucy's own story of how this simple sewing stitch revolutionized her approach to finishing. It is one of her basic finishing techniques. Then she goes on to describe how to conquer grafting, how to shape collars, sleeves, shoulder, necklines, how to treat edgings, and much more.
Reading her book is like sitting down with an old friend and listening to her stories while she imparts the most welcome information at the same time. Here are invaluable tips from someone who has been there, who has shared the very same frustrations. She has scratched her own head and come up with her own unique, and startlingly practical, solutions.
You will learn something new when you read this book. Guaranteed. Filled with clearly drawn diagrams, it gives a thorough treatment of every topic.
If you want to see Lucy in action--and don't have the option of seeing her in person at one of her workshops--then you can also try her DVD's on finishing.
Her new website is up and running now, so you can take a look at all the wonderful instruction tools she has available, not to mention her stunning designs.
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