Scarf Style

Expandyourideaofwhatascarfcanbe!Thiscollectionof31elegant,whimsical,andingeniousscarvestapstheexpertiseofovertwenty-fiveknitweardesignerswhooffernewwaystothinkaboutthismostbasicofgarmentsExpecttobesurprised:atimelessscarfthatusescablesandstitchpatterns,a"scarf"thatfunctionsasapairofportablesleeveswithaturtleneck,adelicatetriangularshawlbasedontraditionalEstonianlacepatterns,andadeconstructedstripedscarfheldtogetherwithbrightlycoloredbobblesAlthougheachscarfisanindividualinterpretationbysuchprominentdesignersasKathrynAlexander,DebbieBliss,NancyBush,LilyChin,NickyEpstein,SashaKagan,SallyMelville,andKristinNicholaswhenthescarvesareconsideredtogether,theyrepresentanexplorationoftechniquesthatprovidenewwaystothinkaboutknittingandcrochetScarfStyleisalsoamanualonhowtomakeascarfwithoutapattern:Withonlyapileofleftoveryarnsorseveralcarefullychosenskeins,anyknittercancreateanimaginativescarfAsectiononknittingandcrochetbasicshelpsbeginnersgetstarted,andtheDesigner'sNotebookprovidestemplatesforbasicscarvesworkedinthreedirections-endtoend,sideways,oronthediagonal-alongwithsuggestionsfordesignvariations:stitchpatterns,stripearrangements,andshapesThisbookissuretomakeyouintoascarfwearer,andmakeaknitterorcrocheteroutofanyonewholovestowearscarves