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Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits: 20 Shawls, Hats, Ponchos, and More in Bulky Yarn
By Barbara Benson and Gale Zucker
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Lace gets a whole new look!
Lace has traditionally been knit in finer weight yarns to create airy, delicate designs. But when knit in bulky yarns, lace becomes bold, graphic, and dramatic. Working with thicker yarns also makes the projects move along more quickly and the lace repeats shorter, so it's easy to learn new stitches and techniques. For those new to bulky yarns, Barbara Benson shows you how these yarns work best in lace designs and provides tips and tricks for reading and executing lace patterns.
Then you are ready to knit any of the 20 patterns for beautiful lacy shawls, mitts, hats, cowls, blankets, and more. Gorgeous photography by Gale Zucker shows the pieces to their full, stunning effect. Get those big needles and chunky yarn ready to roll!
Lace has traditionally been knit in finer weight yarns to create airy, delicate designs. But when knit in bulky yarns, lace becomes bold, graphic, and dramatic. Working with thicker yarns also makes the projects move along more quickly and the lace repeats shorter, so it's easy to learn new stitches and techniques. For those new to bulky yarns, Barbara Benson shows you how these yarns work best in lace designs and provides tips and tricks for reading and executing lace patterns.
Then you are ready to knit any of the 20 patterns for beautiful lacy shawls, mitts, hats, cowls, blankets, and more. Gorgeous photography by Gale Zucker shows the pieces to their full, stunning effect. Get those big needles and chunky yarn ready to roll!
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Barbara Benson
Barbara Benson lives in Sarasota, Florida, and sells her patterns as individual downloads on Ravelry and also as printed patterns to yarn stores through Stitch Sprouts. Her designs have been published in Interweave Knits, Twist Collective, Knitscene, and Knit Now magazines.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just a really wonderful, well-presented collection of unique, modern, quick knits. I love the juxtaposition of open work stitches and chunky yarn and there's even (at least) one project suitable for guys. Absolutely worth checking out for all chunky yarn lovers, lace lovers, and especially those who enjoy lace stitches but don't get along with extrafine yarn and needles. That said, a number of pieces are adaptable for use with lighter yarn.
I am an intermediate-experienced knitter and found just a couple of directions a tad bit confusing but nothing I couldn't work through with some thought and not enough to be worth taking a star. It is largely crystal clear.1 person found this helpful
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