Knit Yourself in: Inventive Patterns to Tell Your Story in the Danish "Hen Knitting" Tradition

The history of hen knitting began 40 years ago with Kirsten Hofstatter s Hen Press and one simple idea: Why spend all your time knitting other people s patterns when you could make your own? Using whatever colorful odds and ends of yarn are at hand and a series of personalized pattern bands, it s ea [...]
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The history of hen knitting began 40 years ago with Kirsten Hofstatter s Hen Press and one simple idea: Why spend all your time knitting other people s patterns when you could make your own? Using whatever colorful odds and ends of yarn are at hand and a series of personalized pattern bands, it s easy for all knitters to express themselves with their needles. Get started with one of 20 unique projects with step-by-step instructions and dozens of sample motifs, to give yourself a feel for the fundamentalsor take the basic sweater pattern, a pillow, a pair of mittens, or a comfy hat, and mix and match the motifs you like best to create something entirely your own. Make a statement, send a message, put aside lock-step patterns, and set yourself free "