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Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters By Iris Schreier ( Lark Books )
Release Date: 2005-08-01
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MODULAR KNITS New Techniques for Today's Knitters Iris Schreier Interested in achieving the modular effect without putting in all the work? Here's a new method for creating triangles, diamonds, and squares in your knitting that's very easy to learn and removes many of the obstacles in learning to knit modularly. With this one-piece method the shapes are not bound off, and stitches do not need to be picked up and yarn does not need to be cut. Even beginners can master the process! Complete with simple instructions, charts, and 25 fabulous projects. Available 08/2005, 8 1/2 X 10, 128 pages all in color.
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 Ideas galore!
Modular Knits by Iris Schreier is a colorful, inspiring book on using geometric shapes to create knitted garments and accessories. I crochet rather than knit, and so the "how to's" of knitting were irrelevant to me, but the ideas for the units and how to put them together into attractive fashions got my creative juices flowing.
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 Good Concept - Needs Clearer Instructions ( delores77 )
Modular Knits is an interesting knitting book. The projects showcased are lovely and makes you want to grab your needles and yarn.
I have a few "complaints." One is: the yarns recommended are expensive and not for your 'average' budgeted knitter; and the instructions could have been more clearly written.
I had to join Ms Schreier's Yahoo Group to get help and did not discover until after joining that the internet group was created as a ploy to get knitters to purchase Ms Schreier's books and yarn (from what I understand she also designs the yarns used in the book's projects). For example; after joining you are offered a free pattern, but there are 'conditions' that must be satisfied before you will be allowed to recieve your copy.
Another "free pattern" is offered, but it contains partial instructions and you must have a copy of the book to gain the complete pattern. If you post to the group asking for help; there is one wonderful kind soul who consistently answers questions for Iris, but most of the time Iris is "missing."
I suggest Ms Schreier create a video showing the 'tricky' techniques involved in her unique brand of knitting and sell it as a companion to her books. It would save a lot of headache.
Another 'minus' when joining the Yahoo group is having a list of questions given to everyone that must be answered in their first post. One feels like one has applied for employment instead of joining a 'Help' group. Ms Schreier also does not, and will not approve posting of any yarn shops if they do not sell Artyarns; something I find a bit restrictive, which leads me to believe she created the Group to further her own needs more than to sincerely help knitters who admire her technique and needing help along the way.
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i enjoy knotting & am really looking forward to trying some new patterns. i recently purchased some alpaca wool from some one local, & think that the stitches in the modular knitting would really stand out with this yarn.
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 So many errors! Agh! ( riverviewfarm )
Gorgeous looking designs, but try to execute them. I am an experienced knitter and cannot follow the directions. Most frustrating was the 5-sided shoulder bag. I should have known to be careful when the five-sided bag was referred to as "octagonal." Then, the directions have you picking up stitches to built each triangle, but directions have you going in the the wrong direction to pick them up. Finally, the pattern results in a four-sided bag not a five-sided one. Yikes! Now I'm afraid to try any more. Materials are expensive and time is valuable. I am very disappointed!
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 Modular Knits are FUN ( tamron13 )
For anyone who is tired of the regular knit and purl knitting please try this book. It takes these plain stitches-knit and purl and teaches you to do wonderful things with them. I found a pattern-started on it and was hooked on modular knitting by that night. It is so much fun!!!
and it is amazing how the pattern comes out and how the whole thing comes together. This Book Is Great--I recommend it to anyone who wants to try something different and exciting to see the results as they come off your needles.
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