Cardigans and Closures
Paperback | English
By (author): Melissa Leapman
Cardigans & Closures contains 10 captivating cardigan designs that incorporate a range of closures from buttonholes to zippers. Not many books dive deeply into the variety of closures that you can apply to your handknits. The advantage of the step-by-step tutorials is like having a private lesson from the author herself. The book is broken out into 3 tutorial sections, which are followed up with projects to help you to practice your new-found skills.
Special techniques include:
Keep it Simple: Afterthought Closures
Overcast Buttonloops
Zippers
Buttonhole Basics
Eyelet Buttonholes
Incorporated Buttonholes
Beyond the Basics
Neat One-Row Horizontal buttonholes
Double-Thick Buttonbands
Double Breasted Closures