Knits at Home: Rustic Designs for the Modern Nest by Ruth Cross

$19.95 $24.95

Dive into a must-have for handknitting and interior design enthusiasts. Makes a perfect gift, too! Add personality and interest to any room with beautifully designed and handcrafted knitted pieces from Ruth Cross's Knits at Home. You'll enjoy exploring different handknit patterns including throws, fitted seat/chair covers, elegant wall hangings and floor rugs that have a beautiful, organic feel. Start with the very basics of simple knitting and purling and progress to add further texture and embellishment as Ruth guides you through a range of stitch patterns and techniques that can be adapted to different shapes and sizes. Ruth combines traditional stitches with new stitches she has devised herself, with unexpected, innovative and striking results.

Gift Sets-Please click on any link below to see a gift set which includes the book, Knits at Home and enough yarn and certain accessories to complete the project. After all, every pattern book should come with yarn!

Basic Knitting Projects

Circular Placemat
Patchwork Pillow Cover
Ridge Rug
Stripy Lavender Bags
Super Easy Bedthrow/blanket/scarf
Vase Covers

Intermediate Projects

Adaptable Table Runner
Apple-Pie Pillow Cover
Bolster Pillow
Doorstop
Geometric Cable Throw (Cover)
Intarsia Blanket
Lacy Panel (curtain)
Patchwork Blanket
Ribbed Fruit Bowl Cover
Round Pouffe
X Pattern Pillow Cover
Zig-Zag Pillow Cover

Intermediate/Advanced Projects

Cabled Footstool
Cushions for chairs
Seascape Wall Hanging
Woven Wall Hanging

Paperback

published in 2013 by Jacqui Small

Distributed by Interweave Press

144 pages

Images by Ben Anders

Category: Blanket, Book, books, Bulky, chair cover, Curtain, footstool, Home, Pillow, placemat, rug, Table Runner, Throw, wall hanging