Last-Minute Knitted Gifts

Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
by Joelle Hoverson

Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
List Price: $24.95
Our Price: $11.92
You Save: $13.03 (52%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $9.96 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Joelle Hoverson
Photographer: Anna Williams
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 1584793678
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book

Book Reviews of Last-Minute Knitted Gifts

Book Review: A great Gift Book
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a beautifully presented book, it was a real treat to open it up with it's eau-de-nil facing pages and quality paper. It would be a beautiful gift itself!

The book opens with the assumption that the reader already knows something about knitting but does cover such basic ground as gauge, equipment, and yarn types. It does this is in a concise but complete enough way. Then there is an extensive section on colour that manages to cover the basics in a non- condescending way and add some useful takeouts such as suggesting that we twine yarns together to see how they look rather than just hold the skeins adjacent.

...and colour really is Hoverson's thing - you can tell this even without being aware of her background as a fine arts student and stylist. The colours and photographs are stunning. Probably my favourite is some fluorescent, fuzzy, red bootees on a citrussy background - stunning combo.

The patterns are grouped into sections based on how many hours to complete the item - maximum of 10. They range from basic to interesting, nothing super challenging - it is after all, about instant gratification. There are items for the home, for children, men and women. You can sense the guiding hand of Melanie Falick in the editorial - there are echoes of Weekend Knitting throughout. Despite this, the two books complement rather than compete with each other. Hoverson has a younger, edgier aesthetic.

For my money the book is more about inspiration than a desire to get stuck in to any of the patterns. Having said this, there are a number of really useful stash busters such as fingerless gloves, some neat new takes on scarves and throws, and some cute bags - including a felted yoga mat bag.

Overall, I'm thrilled with this book, it's one I know I'll return to often for inspiration and renewal. Joelle Hoverson makes only passing references to her shop Purl, but it's enough to make me yearn for a trip to New York!

Summary of Last-Minute Knitted Gifts

Today's knitters are chic, smart-and busy. Although they love to knit and enjoy making gifts for family and friends, they're constantly faced with the challenge of finding enough time to actually finish what they've started. Last-Minute Knitted Gifts solves this problem. Joelle Hoverson, owner of Purl, the hip knitting supply store in downtown Manhattan, has designed more than 30 fun, fresh, beautiful patterns, most of which can be made in less than ten hours-some in as little as two!

Known for her keen sense of color, Hoverson includes instructions for classic gifts like baby booties and bonnets, sweaters, and scarves, plus imaginative options like a cashmere tea cozy, a felted yoga mat bag, floor cushions, and a poncho-surely something for everyone on the gift list. And to make each present extra-special, Hoverson offers easy tips on how to incorporate knitting and other yarn embellishments into the gift wrap.

Crafts & Hobbies Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Crafts & Hobbies Books
Collins Complete Artist's Manual ImageCollins Complete Artist's Manual
by Simon Jennings
HARPER COLLINS 0 PUB; Published: 2005-10-03; Hardcover; Book
Indoor Artist ImageIndoor Artist
by Linda Birch
Harper Collins; Published: 2004-02-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.39
Drawing on the Artist Within ImageDrawing on the Artist Within
by Betty Edwards
Harpercollins; Published: 1988-04-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $182.38
Carolyn Warrender's Book of Colour Scheming: How to Identify the Colours That Are Right for Your Home ImageCarolyn Warrender's Book of Colour Scheming: How to Identify the Colours That Are Right for Your Home
by CAROLYN WARRENDER
HARPERCOLLINS ILLUSTRATED; Published: 1999; Paperback; Book
Learn to Paint Gouache Pb ImageLearn to Paint Gouache Pb
by Moira Huntly
Harpercollins; Published: 1995-10; Paperback; Book
Learn to Frame (Collins Learn to Paint) ImageLearn to Frame (Collins Learn to Paint)
by Sheila Fairbrass
Collins; Published: 1990-06-04; Paperback; Book
Art of Preserved Flower Arrangement ImageArt of Preserved Flower Arrangement
by Maureen Foster
HarperCollins Distribution Services; Published: 1984-03-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.94
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified ImageDesign-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified
by Cal Patch
Potter Craft; Published: 2009-09-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.88
Price in other shops: $24.99
Continuous Cables: An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls, and Curlicues ImageContinuous Cables: An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls, and Curlicues
by Melissa Leapman
Potter Craft Books; Potter Craft; Published: 2008-10-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.82
Price in other shops: $32.50
How Not to Look Fat ImageHow Not to Look Fat
by Danica Lo
Harper Paperbacks; Published: 2006-05-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.29
Price in other shops: $14.95
Similar Books and other products
Classic Elite Quick Knits: 100 Fabulous Patterns for Wraps, Socks, Hats, and More (Classic Elite Yarns) ImageClassic Elite Quick Knits: 100 Fabulous Patterns for Wraps, Socks, Hats, and More (Classic Elite Yarns)
by Classic Elite
Taunton Press; Taunton Press; Published: 2011-10-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.75
Price in other shops: $24.95
Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas ImageWeekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas
by Melanie Falick
Abrams Publishing; STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book; Published: 2009-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.99
Price in other shops: $19.95
Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts ImageLast-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts
by Joelle Hoverson
Abrams Publishing; Stewart, Tabori and Chang; Published: 2007-09-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.69
Price in other shops: $27.50
One-Skein Wonders ImageOne-Skein Wonders
Storey Publishing, LLC; Published: 2006-10-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.74
Price in other shops: $18.95
Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Patterns That Go Way Beyond Socks! ImageSock Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Patterns That Go Way Beyond Socks!
Workman Publishing; Storey Publishing, LLC; Published: 2010-11-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.75
Price in other shops: $18.95
Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences ImageLuxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences
Storey Publishing; Storey Publishing; Published: 2008-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.75
Price in other shops: $18.95
The Knitter's Year: 52 Make-in-a-Week Projects-Quick Gifts and Seasonal Knits ImageThe Knitter's Year: 52 Make-in-a-Week Projects-Quick Gifts and Seasonal Knits
by Debbie Bliss
Trafalgar Square Books; Published: 2010-07-20; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops: $24.95
101 Designer One-Skein Wonders: A world of possibilities inspired by just one skein Image101 Designer One-Skein Wonders: A world of possibilities inspired by just one skein
by Judith Durant
Storey Publishing; Storey Publishing, LLC; Published: 2007-10-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops: $18.95
Gifted: Lovely Little Things to Knit and Crochet ImageGifted: Lovely Little Things to Knit and Crochet
by Mags Kandis
Interweave Press; Interweave Press; Published: 2010-07-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops: $24.95
More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts ImageMore Last-Minute Knitted Gifts
by Joelle Hoverson
Stewart Tabori; STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book; Published: 2010-09-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $14.73
Price in other shops: $27.50