Evil Knits
20 Projects that go Bump in the Night
Published on 30. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4081-4706-1 (ISBN)
Description
Twenty evil projects, ranging from freak-show oddities to carnival curios. This book includes instructions for knitting a voodoo doll, gravestones, ghosts, cymbal-clashing monkeys, freakshow finger puppets, creepy clowns, zombies and many more fiendish characters.
The patterns included in the book assume a basic level of knitting skill including casting on and off, knit stitch, purl stitch, increases, decreases and knitting in the round. Each project has full and detailed instructions, but there are tips a-plenty on customising your evil knitted items to truly make each project your own, offering something for beginners and advanced knitters alike.
The patterns included in the book assume a basic level of knitting skill including casting on and off, knit stitch, purl stitch, increases, decreases and knitting in the round. Each project has full and detailed instructions, but there are tips a-plenty on customising your evil knitted items to truly make each project your own, offering something for beginners and advanced knitters alike.
Reviews / Votes
Think knitting's just for your nan? Think again. * SFX Magazine * A great creative range of patterns ... Overall I think this is a great little book and is one from which I'll certainly keep knitting * The British Fantasy Society *More details
Person
Hannah Simpson's first knitting project at the age of six, a misshapen and holey scarf, was terrifying for all the wrong reasons; she has since had a lot of practice. A die-hard fan of horror and science fiction, she eventually combined her interests, leaving behind the traditional world of knitting to create armies of knitted zombies and classic horror characters, which have appeared in print worldwide.
Content
Foreword
Materials and Equipment
Knitting Know-How
Shaping
Finishing Techniques
Circular Knitting and Intarsia
Embellishments
Soft Circuits
Project Selector
Monkey with Miniature Cymbals
Ferdy Hand Puppet
Voodoo Doll Cat Toy
Necronomicon iPad Cosy
Shrunken Head in a Jar
Zombie Egg Cosy
Freak Show Finger Puppets
Creepy Clown Cushion Cover
Monster Merry-Go-Round
Light-Up Ghost
Abominable Snowman
Kraken Tentacle
Nosferatu
Grue Wallet
Zombie Marionette
Creature from the Black Lagoon Sleep Mask
Haunted House Diorama (featuring Pile O' Skulls, Gravestones, Little Witches and the Haunted Tree)
Intarsia Charts
Stitch Abbreviations
Index
Credits
Materials and Equipment
Knitting Know-How
Shaping
Finishing Techniques
Circular Knitting and Intarsia
Embellishments
Soft Circuits
Project Selector
Monkey with Miniature Cymbals
Ferdy Hand Puppet
Voodoo Doll Cat Toy
Necronomicon iPad Cosy
Shrunken Head in a Jar
Zombie Egg Cosy
Freak Show Finger Puppets
Creepy Clown Cushion Cover
Monster Merry-Go-Round
Light-Up Ghost
Abominable Snowman
Kraken Tentacle
Nosferatu
Grue Wallet
Zombie Marionette
Creature from the Black Lagoon Sleep Mask
Haunted House Diorama (featuring Pile O' Skulls, Gravestones, Little Witches and the Haunted Tree)
Intarsia Charts
Stitch Abbreviations
Index
Credits