Reuben Hoar Library (Littleton)

Mason-Dixon knitting, the curious knitters' guide : stories, patterns, advice, opinions, questions, answers, jokes, and pictures, Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne ; photographs by Steve Gross and Sue Daley

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-153) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Mason-Dixon knitting

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Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne ; photographs by Steve Gross and Sue Daley

the curious knitters' guide : stories, patterns, advice, opinions, questions, answers, jokes, and pictures

Chock-full of amusing anecdotes and helpful tips for knitters, this book also includes 30 patterns for practical but lovely dishcloths, cushions, and rugs, as well as sexy knitted nightwear, ethereal scarves, and cute baby gifts

Being a beginner -- Where to begin -- In defense of the warshrag -- Ballband dishcloth -- Heartbreakingly cute baby kimono -- One-piece baby kimono -- Priss up your powder room -- Chevron stripes hand towel -- Moss grid hand towel -- Please, step away from the rhinestones -- dragon jacket -- flower jacket -- an endless curiousity -- how to cope with disaster:Save the evidence -- Knitting around the house -- knitting that looks like something else -- Big dotty cushion -- Twilight in Nashville -- Bubbly curtain -- Mason-Dixon after-dark robe -- Dishcloth reloaded -- Mason-Dixon washcloth -- containers for your joy -- Felted boxes -- Log cabin knitting -- The trouble with sweaters -- The one true faith:Log cabin knitting -- How to log cabin -- Joseph's blankie of many colors -- Free at last -- The importance of being blanketed -- Working it your way -- Courthouse steps denim blanket -- Snazzy bath rug -- All hell breaks loose -- Moderne baby blanket -- Tailgate rag rug -- Absorba, the great bathmat -- Crashing about with a creative dervish -- Flying geese blanket -- Family projects -- Potholder mania -- Surely something will come of this -- The horse decides to drink -- Superfancy potholder, loop rug -- Dizzy rug -- Dishrag rug -- Circle-of-fun rug -- postscript:Calamari knitting -- Over the top -- Could it be that it was all so simple then? -- Mitered square blanket -- Color rules -- Some (significant) assembly required -- What if le Corbusier took to knitting ? -- Scribbling, the basic recipe -- The nina shawl -- Why we should all knit lace -- The queen of finishing -- Community knitting -- The search for a circle -- Knitting for the common good -- The Afghanalong -- Shower the babies you love with handknits -- Baby bib o'love -- Baby genius burp cloths -- A keepsake blanket knit by three friends -- Keepsake blanket -- Birth of a cozy -- Moses basket, ambitious grandmother version -- A kinder, gentler moses basket -- Moses basket, stovetop version -- The women of Revitz House

Mason Dixon knitting