Knit Happy with Self-Striping Yarn: Bright, Fun and Colorful Sweaters and Accessories Made Easy

Product Description

Add Joyful Color to Your Knits the Easy Way!Make the most of your favorite self-striping yarn with 20 bright and brilliant patterns from Stephanie Lotven, of Tellybean Knits. Every skein of self-striping yarn contains a whole palette of exciting colors, so you can create eye-catching rainbow details without needing to keep track of several yarns or weave in all those ends when your project is complete. Stephanie’s spectacular designs go way beyond traditional striped socks, covering new and exciting ways to showcase these beautiful yarns in sweaters, hats, cowls and more. Whether you’re building your knitting skills or looking for fresh inspiration, selfstriping yarn is truly your secret weapon for knitting garments that shine. The Rainbow Adventure Fingerless Mitts are a quick, satisfying project with big impact and the Indicator Shawl has a chic, geometric design that’s a blast to knit. Statement sweaters like the Sock Arms Cardigan knit up unexpectedly quickly with so many exciting colors to hold your interest. This collection includes a wide range of sizes for adults, as well as adorable variations for kids. Designed to surprise and delight, these unique patterns will brighten up your hand-knit wardrobe and make cheerful gifts for family and friends.

Review

“Just like her designs, Stephanie exudes happiness! I am so glad I saved all my colorfulscraps to apply to her cheerful patterns! Heart mittens. OBSESSED!” -Kristy Glass, founder of Kristy Glass Knits“Whether you’re a fan of self-striping yarn or you’re just ready for your next colorful knitting adventure, you’ll find everything you’re looking for in this charming book.” -Marie Greene, founder of Olive Knits and author of Seamless Knit Sweaters in 2 Weeks“Stephanie’s sense of whimsy combined with her joyful color choices makes this a must-have for anyone looking to add some color to their life. I can’t wait to cast on something from this book!” -Tanis Gray, knitting pattern designer and author of Harry Potter: Knitting Magic

From the Back Cover

Creating colorful knits doesn?t have to mean buying ten different balls of yarn. Stephanie Lotven, known for her whimsical knitwear designs, shows readers how to incorporate multicolor stripes and shapes into their knitting the easy way. Self-striping yarn is an amazing tool for making stripes and creating eye-catching rainbow details without needing to keep track of several yarns or switch colors in the middle of a project. Stephanie?s brilliant designs go way beyond traditional self-striped socks, offering new and exciting ways to showcase these beautiful yarns in sweaters, hats, gloves and more. New knitters will be hooked by how easy it is to create their first striped-sleeved sweater or patterned mittens. Experienced knitters will be blown away by surprising, creative ways to use that special skein of self-striping yarn they?ve been saving in their stash. Stephanie?s thoughtful, friendly instructions create a foolproof knitting experience for crafters at any level, making it easy to discover the inspiring possibilities of self-striping yarns. This collection includes a wide range of sizes, including adorable variations for littles ones. This book will have 20 projects and 60 photos.

About the Author

Stephanie Lotven is a knitwear designer and the founder of Tellybean Knits. Her whimsical, approachable patterns are popular with knitters on Ravelry and she has collaborated with many yarn brands such as Autumn and Indigo, Must Stash Yarns and lolodidit. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.