One-Skein Wonders®
(eBook)

If you're like most knitters, you have lonely skeins of yarn in your closet, casualties of projects discarded mid-row or leftovers from long-completed pieces. Offering 101 charming designs that use just a single skein of yarn, Judith Durant shows you how to turn these extra bits of fiber into stylish hats, mittens, scarves, and tea cozies. Covering a wide range of tastes and styles, this collection will inspire you to dig out your orphan yarn and get stitching. In the Thick of It: Bulky-Weight Yarns One-Car-Ride Coaster Set Shepherd Bulky Rainbow Hat One-Skein-Wonder Baby Sweater Doll Shawl Flap Hat Super Yak Scarf Felted Accessory Bag Fringed Scarf Scalloped-Edge Hat Crocheted Curly Hat Quick & Classy Cabled Clutch Cashmere Ski Headband Quick Felted Bag Filippi Scarf Squashy Bag Cozy House Socks Short & Sassy Shawl Bulky Collar Knitted Cap with Pigtails Felted Gift Bag Stirling Cloche Heavyweight Champs: Heavy Worsted Yarns The Twisted Knee-High Sock Cabled Headband Lotus Purse The Diotima Shell Half-and-Half, Please: Worsted-Mohair Yarns Wine Gift Bag Gossamer Shell Scarf Razor Shell Lace Scarf Shrug This Seafoam Shawl For Better or Worsted: Worsted-Weight Yarns Eyelet Baby Hat Megan's Braids Swift Cell Phone Carrier One-Skein Scarf Monica's Flowers Smiley Scarf Striped and Scalloped Cap Aran Tam Be-Ribboned Bonnet Twisted Spiral Neckscarf Poncho Viva Crocheted Bag Wavy Hat Ice Scraper Mitt Spa Set This 'n' That Hat Jamaica Pouch Fingerless Mittens Baby Gnome Hat Scrunchie Hat Gallery of Projects: Picture This Beaded Diamond Bag Kirsten's Flapper Hat Coffee Mitt Ela's Favorite Hat Tea Cozy Little Ruff Ribbed Cap Bamboo Baby Easy Mittens Be-Ribboned Booties Twirly-Top Toque Hiker Socks Sofia Cowl One-Skein Felted Purse with One-Skein Flower Felted Evening Bag with Ribbon Embroidery Basic Tam with Flowers Mel's Funky 3-Way Hat Muff or "Smitten" Super Simple Triangle Shawl Primitive Bag Beaded Napkin Rings Flower Pin The Wave Hand Warmers Have a Ball: Sport-Weight Yarns Salmon Scarf Purple Linen Pillow Yorkshire Tweed Beret Four-in-One Gaiter Skinny Dipping: Fingering-Weight Yarns Adult and Child Socks Curly Curtain Tiebacks Sequin Barrette Handpaint Highlights Socks Heart Pin Fabulous Filigree Scarf "Orphan" Sweater and Socks Red Hot Necklace Sachet Floral Mesh Shawl Lace Bookmark Variety Is the Spice of Life: Novelty Yarns Knitted Coasters with Charms Eros Extreme Belt Golden Fantasy Honey Tangerine Scarf Sheri's Button Bag Jan's Sensational Scarf Catch-all Bowl Pandora Scarf Topless Hat and Fingerless Mittens Sheri's Crystal FX Evening Bag Victorian Collar Pink Aura Scarf Infinity Barrette Contributors Glossary Index 101 Possibilities Every knitter has at least a few single skeins - those oddball orphans that clutter up your yarn stash. They're too beautiful to toss, but what can you do with them? Yarn shops across the United States come to the rescue with this creative collection of all the patterns you could ever want. One hundred and one sweet, addictive single-skein solutions: hats, mittens, and scarves; napkin rings, coasters, and wine bags; hairclips, belts, and bags - stylish, fun-to-knit projects that demand little yarn but deliver big results. Leftover skeins never had it so good!