Product Description

With this book in the Kids Can Do It series, kids can knit some crazy cuffs to jazz up jeans, jackets, sweaters or hats. Make a cool drawstring backpack to hold your gear. Use big needles and thick yarn to knit these and many other projects yourself -- and get speedy results! Beginning knitters will find all the directions they need, and experienced knitters will be inspired to try something new. You'll want to knit up a few of each in different colors, and make some for your friends, too. So what are you waiting for? Knit now!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #883581 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .11" h x 7.50" w x 10.08" l, .30 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–This attractively designed title features clear, colorful illustrations and an easy-to-follow text. It introduces everything beginners need to know about yarn, knitting needles, point protectors or stoppers, casting on, various stitches, increasing, decreasing, casting off, and fixing mistakes. Tips are given to further enhance the directions and possibilities. The 10 projects are of varying degrees of difficulty, and include a scarf, hats, a backpack, wallet, pillow, foot mat, slippers, and a sweater. A color photo of a child model wearing the finished item, a list of supplies, and step-by-step instructions accompany each entry. Metric and standard measurements are given.–Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
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From Booklist
Kids interested in knitting will find everything they are looking for here. The illustrations are large and clear, and the instructions for knit and purl stitches are easy to understand. But, most of all, the projects are items kids might actually like to have when they are finished--among them, a fuzzy scarf made from novelty yarn, a drawstring backpack, a tiny wallet, even a simple sweater. Some of the instructions offer a way to extend the project through decoration, fringing, etc. In the case of the sweater pattern, the book goes further than most others for the age group by explaining how to finish a garment. A list of sources and supplies would have been helpful, but otherwise, this entry in the Kids Can Do It series is a solid package. Ilene Cooper
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Review
This attractively designed title features clear, colorful illustrations and an easy-to-follow text. It introduces everything beginners need to know ...

This new book ? will inspire children?to start knitting. The projects are called “Quick Knits” because they all take little time to complete. The range of quick-knit projects will happily inspire even accomplished knitters.