101 Designer One-Skein Wonders®: A World of Possibilities Inspired by Just One Skein

Horaay! this book is like a little box of candy, with small, relatively easy and fast projects that are interesting enough to challenge you - but not frustrating, if like me you are in the begginer-intermediate level. I have made my first wristwarmers and thus used dpn's for the first time following a pattern from the book, and let me tell you , they were super fast to knit and look gorgeous! Things i love about it are:- The projects are divided by yarn weight! In the past I've had trouble finding a yarn suitable for some cute project, because they call for specific yarn content and I never know how it will work out if I change it. In this book, you have the freedom to change them without concern; i made the said wristwarmers in Vanna's Choice (instead of the yumy but not available to me cotton-bamboo blend), and they look awesome!- There's no skill level printed to any project. I know, this may sound weird as a plus but come on, how many times have you refrained from starting something because you thought you were not advanced enough? see my point?- the designs are Just.Too.Cute. :) They make great presents!

I have the original One Skein book and love the projects that are in it, so I was excited when the new one came out. I was not disappointed. There are many cute projects here, many that even a beginner(I would consider myself an advanced beginner) could do. I have never made a sweater yet, but I know I could knit 3 of the 4 baby sweaters. There are many cute socks, hats and scarves too. I've already picked out 23 patterns that I would like to make some time. That's not bad when most knitting books seem to have 2-3 patterns that I would really want to make.While there are patterns for many different weights of yarn, the largest chapter is the worsted weight chapter.Some of my favorite patterns (and to give you an idea of what's in the book) are: magic loop minis(mini mittens, sweater, and hat), wave jumper, sock-it-to-me scarf, garter stitch loop-through scarf, pink tweed for baby(sweater), baby squash hat, child's hat with pompom, boy-oh-boy(sweater), not-your-average washcloths, new directions hat, baby basket hat, fishbowl baby hat, elizabeth's perfect hat, spiral hat, kat's hat, taos slippers, blanket buddy, waterfall scarf, cross-stitch scarf, infant's roll neck pullover, and zane's coming home sweater.I think most knitters will find many patterns in this book that they would like to knit. A great addition to your knitting library.

This is the second book in the "One Skein Wonders" group, and it is a useful addition to a knit and crochet library. There are, as promised, 101 designs to choose from, and I bought both books hoping to find creative short duration projects that would make use of any number of orphan skeins left over from completed projects or skeins that I purchased on sale.Of course the term "skein" is rather meaningless, since the lengths included in one skein vary not only with the weight of the yarn but also with the way a company chooses to package it. Fortunately both One Skein Wonder books list the yardage required. Still, it is a bit disheartening to find a project pictured that you know would be great in one of the yarns from your stash, only to discover that even though it is the correct weight, your skein contains only 93 yards and the project calls for a skein of 256 yards.All of the projects included in the "Designer" version are pictured in color at the beginning of the book (grouped by yarn weights), with the page number and pattern name superimposed on the picture. This is a nice organizational improvement over the first book, which lists pattern names and page numbers in the center of a group of photos identified by letters of the alphabet. Missing from the second book is the small photo next to the actual pattern. Instead, the "Designer" book is littered with various sizes of the same distracting filler graphic. Each pattern does include a page reference to a picture of the project. A glossary at the end also includes some clear illustrations. Several of the lace weight patterns include charts, but the vast majority of the pattern instructions are written out. This is a handy, useful book that is definitely worth buying.

I am enjoying the book. It is a great way to use up all those left over skeins. So far I have made the shrug-- 2 of them in fact. They knit up very quickly. I have made the slippers-- okay but not my favorite. I am currently making the blanket buddy-- how cute. I still have plenty of left overs to keep knitting so I intend to make many, many more objects. Mostly they are quick so for anyone who wants quick gratification these are wonderful. The directions are clear and all the abbreviations are close at hand-- in the same pattern area-- so for those who can't remember one or if it is new you don't have to search all over for the abbreviation. I would recommend the book highly.

I can't wait to begin making all of these ! I must caution though...I haven't yet tried her instructions yet! I'll update my review after I complete a couple, to let you know how well her instructions are written. But that aside, I'm VERY pleased with the projects she presents. Out of 101 projects, there's only one I don't particularly care for! That in itself is amazing! While several of the projects are hats and scarfs, there are a nice variety of projects, including, but not limited to, some sweaters for toddlers as well as shrugs and socks for adults. While using only one skein of yarn seems limiting in the number and types of products you can make, Judith does a wonderful job of showing there is a larger variety of projects than you would think possible!

I did not care for the patterns in this book so I returned it.

Hat alles super geklappt - schnelle Lieferung. Schöne Vorschläge

There are a couple of patterns that I make all the time. Loved this book.

I have added the book to my collection and will use it to reduce the many small quantities of wool I have.

I bought this when I just started knitting again and have found it a great inspiration. As many of the projects use only a ball or two of yarn it is a great way to experiment with new yarns (I never use the ones suggested) and learn new techniques such as cables, lace knitting, felting. I have so far made a vest, bag, 2 hats and probably more I have forgotten. There are also a small number of crochet projects which is good because I love that too!The instructions are very clear with good pictures. I would have liked more information on substituting yards, i.e. is the yarn suggested 4 ply, aran weight, etc. as the point is that these projects should use up your stash."One-skein" is stretching the truth rather. There are projects in here where 1 skein is actually a 500g cone! Nonetheless it is a very good book and I recommend it.

赤ちゃんから大人まで、様々な小物やプルオーバーが掲載されています。中にはベルトや可愛い帽子もあるのでもっていて損のない1冊だと思いました(*^^*)また、Tokyo Scarfというタイトルの作品もあり、ちょっと驚きました。編み図もありますが基本的に英文の説明文なので、英語に自信のない方には難しいかもしれません。そういう私も自信はないのですが、編み物歴は長いので何とかなりそうです＼(^-^)／見ているだけで楽しい本です。