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Knitting Beyond the Edge: Cuffs and Collars*Necklines*Hems*Closures - The Essential Collection of Decorative Finishes | 
enlarge | Author: Nicky Epstein Publisher: Sixth&Spring Books Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 14 reviews Sales Rank: 175971
Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 192 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9 Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1933027010 Dewey Decimal Number: 746 EAN: 9781933027012 ASIN: 1933027010
Publication Date: November 28, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! NEW Book! May have remainder mark. Most orders ship within 1 BUSINESS DAY with ORDER CONFIRMATION.
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Product Description
She’s already knitted On and Over the edge—and now Nicky Epstein is going even beyond that! Here, she shares more than 150 one-of-a-kind adornments for cuffs, collars, angles, corners, and necklines—embellishments for any type of garment edging. With her signature inventiveness, Nicky provides an abundance of ideas and takes stitchers one step further: Whereas the first two books used swatches to illustrate the edgings, these beautiful and elaborate finishings are incorporated right into the actual garment’s design, so it’s easy to see just how they’ll look. They range in difficulty level; some are simple but elegant, others complex and truly extraordinary. There’s a bell-sleeve jacket with a Celtic knot closure; a stylish cable-hooded wrap that’s textured with unusual patterns and bobbles; and a Fair Isle coat in eight different colors of yarn and with an unusual hem treatment and twisted cord embellishment. All are accompanied by detailed instructions and crisp color photography. A Selection of The Crafter’s Choice Book Club.
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ANOTHER WINNER NICKY!!! LOVE IT!! March 9, 2008 I absolutely love this book as well as her other 2 books. I can't believe there are people out there that actually gave this book, a negative review(to each his own). Anyway, I love her cuffs and closures, they are so versatille, and so new and up to date. Her corners and borders are great for even so many types of blankets. Plus her roses and appliques are terrific. The necklines, just pick and choose, there is defintely something in this book for everyones tastes. I just Love It!!
Knitting Beyond the Edge September 1, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't believe Nicky Epstein keeps coming up with new stuff. Does she have an elf workshop inventing for her? Lots of good ideas here from the fancy to the basic. Some I will probably never use such as pompons on a collar or sequins and beads, but there are several cuffs and necklines that are very nice. You need to have the ability to manipulate patterns for this book to be really useful. Includes a few sweater patterns incorporating some of the ideas in the text. If you own her other books, this one will not disappoint.
pretty original for a third volume June 27, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book still has some new ideas and if you are a collector of her books you should get this one too. These ideas are definately for a more experienced knitter, not for a novice because the best in the book are the more difficult patterns. Really this book is just beautiful to look at but if one is being frugal wait until you have exhausted the ideas in volume one.
Excellent reference book May 12, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nicky Epstein has done it again. This is an excellent reference book, and the photography is superb.
Interesting March 27, 2007 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found the author's previous book Knitting Over The Edge: Unique Ribs, Cords, Appliques, Colors, Nouveau: The Second Essential Collection of Decorative Borders quite interesting, although some of the suggestions there were a little fussy and some just bulky and unnecessary. Those recommended in this book are also variable in their composition and effect--in fact some are quite ugly--but I did find the notion of taking a simple sweater and adding a different cuff style or collar/neckline interesting. I've done some experiments of my own with patterned front bands that I've enjoyed, using the designer Fassett's book Kaffe Fassett's Pattern Library: Over 190 Creative Knitwear Designs as a guide or knitted edging/lace directories like the The Knitters Bible among others but have tended to use them to treat streight edges. I look forward to trying some of Ms Epstein's suggestions on fitting and shaping necklines/collars. I certainly enjoyed the book enough to add her book Nicky Epstein's Knitted Embellishments: 350 Appliques, Borders, Cords and More!,to my wish list.
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