Jan Messent's Have You Any Wool? The Creative Use of Yarn

by Jan Messent

Packed with innovative ideas, Jan Messent shows how to create a fantastic selection of decorative, imaginative items. This book is for those who have never knitted or crocheted before and for all those who enjoy creating with yarn. Using innovative and imaginative methods, Jan Messent encourages readers to work with small quantities of yarn to make decorative novelty pieces - including fun figures, cats, cacti, cottages, sheep, landscapes and much more. The beauty of the projects is that they can be made as simple or as complicated as you like and there are ample instructions on the various stitches, tools and techniques required throughout the book. Discover hundreds of witty and wonderful ways to use up oddments of yarn with this invaluable book. It is packed with truly amazing ideas and is indespensable for anyone wanting to extend the boundaries of their work. Packed with innovative ideas, Jan Messent shows how to create a fantastic selection of decorative, imaginative items. Discover how to make fun figures, cats, sheep, cacti, fruit and vegetables, landscapes and much more.

Genres: Knitting, Crochet, Nonfiction, Crafts

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Jo Bennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good and inspirational but quite dated, although some great ideas about using crochet, knitting, needleweaving and wool wrapping to create