Knit My Skirt

"In Knit My Skirt," Candace Eisner Strick makes a strong pro-skirt statement especially for knitting and wearing them. Candace has designed and knit a complete wardrobe of skirts. She loves designing skirts and knitting skirts. And she s sure sweater, shawl, scarf, and sock knitters will, too.After [...]
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"In Knit My Skirt," Candace Eisner Strick makes a strong pro-skirt statement especially for knitting and wearing them. Candace has designed and knit a complete wardrobe of skirts. She loves designing skirts and knitting skirts. And she s sure sweater, shawl, scarf, and sock knitters will, too.After taking a quick look at the often-amusing history of skirts in fashion, modern concerns are addressed: No, knit skirts do not reveal every curve unless you want them to.Yes, you can wear a knit skirt. They are comfortable and flattering.No, skirts do not take forever to knit; actually, a skirt is less knitting than a sweater no sleeves means about 1/3 fewer stitches. That is less yarn to buy, less time to knit. And with no sleeves, that means no armholes, no critical shoulder and sleeve-cap shaping. All in all, a much simpler canvas on which to plan colors, stitch patterns, embellishments, and construction techniques as you design your custom skirt.Yes, with only one key measurement, it s easy to make a well-fitting skirt."Knit My Skirt" features: Skirts long and graceful, short and sassy it is easy to customize both the length and the flare with shaping highlights included with the patterns. Although we begin with body measurements, the knit skirt is quite forgiving, allowing for a few pounds or inches one way or the other. Many of the yarns and fibers available today make splendid skirt fabrics. Smooth and easy waist treatments avoid the bulk of doubled knit casings 25+ patterns grouped by direction of knitting top down, bottom up, or side to side and worked in a variety of yarns, fibers, blends, and weights that are especially skirt-able. Learn the advantages of each construction.If you thought you could never wear a knit skirt, think again. Let "Knit My Skirt "keep you in the zone of successful skirt knitting."