Product Description

Here is a unique and exciting selection of contemporary hand-knitted bags, specially created by knitwear designer Emma King. They range from big stripey hand held bags, to small clutch bags, to super-functional baby bags, to chic evening purses. The designs use a wide range of techniques, including intarsia, embroidery, crochet, Fair Isle and entrelac. Each bag is illustrated with a stunning full-colour photograph, plus a close-up detail of the pattern and comes with full knitting instructions and accurate charts. In addition there are details of alternative colourways and added embellishment options. A vital workshop section focuses on the best yarns to use, how to add linings and inspirational ideas for eye-catching handles and fasteners to add those all important finishing touches to your work.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1305858 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Emma King is an exciting new knitting designer who is set to inspire knitters across the world. She is a Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns, and also has her own company supplying her knitted bags and limited edition kits to make your own. She uses her passion for colour and texture to create unique modern designs that will make knitters everywhere want to pick up their needles.

Customer Reviews

Pretty colours, nice patterns
This book seemed to promise lots of new ideas, so I was disappointed to discover that it's really more like 2 or 3 bags, 25 colour combinations. As well, most of the patterns are written for one brand of yarn, and an expensive one at that. On the positive side, the colours are lovely, and it would be a great book for someone who likes to knit exactly to pattern. Photographs are also just beautiful and good for colour and texture inspiration. Not great for people who like to tweak though...and I was amazed that there are no (maybe one?) patterns that use circular needles!