Kristin Knits: 27 Inspired Designs for Playing with Color

This lady is awesome! I have seen her on TV and thought I needed a book filled with her ideas. This book has all of the different techniques she used on TV. Embellishing is not only for garments you have knitted.

I have long been a fan of Kristin Nicholas and was glad to see a design book authored by her. I love the ethnic looking designs in the book. All designs are easy to knit (if you enjoy two-color knitting) and quick as the needle size isn't too small. Really fun hat and sock designs. Love it!

This book is a feast for the eyes. The riot of colors in combinations that are unexpected will inspire you to go out and buy some "Julia" yarn and have a go at it yourself.

I am a knitting book collector and this book has found it's way into my top five! Covers color selection and offers an amazing collection of patterns for lovers of color. To add to the patterns is the Nashua Knits Julia yarn which as another reviewer has noted can be easily substituted, but why? The blend is amazing and you can use it for every project in the book. I plan on making one of everything in this book, and I have never said that about any other knitting book. You can't go wrong with this one.

KRISTIN KNITS will pop off the shelf at you and if you love colorful knits, it's bound to be love at first sight. More than just a book of patterns, it's a primer for designing with color. The 27 patterns are of simple construction but show you color techniques that can be incorporated in your own design. Fair isle techniques, embellishments and surface decorations are among the featured elements. This is a bright book with spacious layout, organized by type of project: scarves and afghan, hats, socks, gloves and mittens, and sweaters. The photos are beautiful, the patterns presented clearly in a tabular format that looks very easy to follow. The sweaters are women's sizes. Kristin Nicholas is most deservedly held in the highest regard in knitting circles. Some of my most satisfying projects were from her 1995 book Knitting The New Classics: 60 Exquisite Sweaters From The Studios Of Classic Elite, a book containing many complex construction and texture elements. That brings me to my only reservation about KRISTIN KNITS, and it is definitely a personal preference: while I always reach for the books with eye-popping color designs, it's the construction and texture of a project that hold my interest. My plan is to knit some of the smaller projects in this book and see whether the great colors take my knitting in a new direction. At least I'll have some bright and beautiful gifts out of the exercise!