If cool summer nights or too much air-conditioning give you cold shoulders, take the chill off with fashionable knit accents that will keep you just as warm as you want to be! • Fresh new designs include long-sleeved boleros and short-sleeved shrugs (both perfect to wear with a sleeveless dress or top), a fitted poncho with matching cabled hat and gauntlets, a trendy cross-body wrap that doubles as an infinity scarf, and an origami-style short jacket • Collection includes stylish crop tops, which can be worn alone or layered over a tank top or tee • Techniques include entrelac, cables, slipped-stitch colorwork, lace, and more

Lion Brand Homespun is featured in 6 cozy fashions to crochet and knit. The 4 crochet designs are the Perfect Pocketed Shawl, the Painted Shawl, the Santa Fe Wrap, and the Belle Scarf. The 2 knitted designs are the Library Capelet and the Shaded Triangles Wrap. Skill levels range from beginner to easy. Made in a New Hampshire mill that runs on hydro-generated power, Lion Brand Homespun has long been a favorite of knitters and crocheters. Lovely, lofty, and quick to knit or crochet, Homespun is available in dozens of beautifully blended colorways, from heathery tweeds to painterly palettes. Homespun's bulky weight results in a fast finish for sweaters and afghans and its wash-and-wear care makes it ideal for almost any project.

Which one will you knit first? With 50 patterns for knitted shawls and wraps to choose from, in so many styles, textures, and yarns, choosing your first project will be a welcome challenge. From simple knit-purl designs for beginners to slip-stitch color work designs, doubleknit, brioche, lace, and cables--there are designs to interest every level of knitter. There are so many fabulous designs, this will become your go-to shawl knitting book.

35 beautiful knitting designs, ranging from a simple wrap in chunky yarn for beginners to a lightweight lace evening shawl for experienced knitters. There's simply nothing more versatile than knitted shawls. They can be lacy or chunky, bright or neutral, cabled or just plain garter stitch, but they are always stylish, useful, and perfect for when you need a little extra warmth. Laura Strutt has designed 35 beautiful shawls and wraps, with something for everyone, from novice knitters to experts. Divided into Bright and Beautiful, Warm and Rich, and Neutral and Natural shades, the patterns use a complete rainbow of colours, including variegated yarns. The stitch patterns are just as diverse, with textured triangles, beaded lace stitches, and overlapping 'waves'. Start with a beautifully warm garter stitch wrap in a cool glacier blue – quick to knit even for a beginner – or a rainbow-striped triangular shawl. Then try a fashionable ombré-shaded shawl with an eyelet pattern, or a grey and white monochrome shawl with a bright contrast edging. For more experienced knitters, there are larger projects such as the brioche-stitch shawl, or the feather and fan stitch wrap in a variegated silk-based yarn. Whether you are knitting a cover-up for yourself, or a gift for a friend or family member, you will be spoilt for choice with these beautiful designs.

A collection of shawls, stoles poncho-style cover-ups.

"Create these romantic shawls and scarves with luxury fibers, and then wrap yourself up in the inspiring stories behind each design. Gorgeous, lacy projects will provide the comfort, while real-life tales will heal the heart"--Publisher website (April 2008).

I've compiled 10 of my favorite Loom Knit Stitch patterns that I shared on my website in this little eBook. I do want to warn you that these patterns are not written in a conventional manner. I wanted to make them simple enough for beginners to be able to read and to follow. To make things even easier every pattern includes a step by step video tutorial.