Featuring small projects that are perfect for the beginning knitter, this book covers how to make modular squares that can be connected to create a variety of eye-catching designs. Including wearable designs and accessories--from capelets, hats, and scarves to bags, pillows, and quilts--these projects involve relatively few stitches, can be completed in a short amount of time, and are perfect for using up small amounts of leftover yarn. The modular domino squares can be combined in an infinite number of ways to create a wide variety of patterns, and mitered squares can be connected to achieve a patchwork effect similar to traditional quilts. Most of the projects are made with wool yarn knitted at a slightly looser gauge than recommended by the manufacturer so that the finished piece can be felted in the washing machine, creating unique and contemporary looks.
"Scandinavian knitwear designer Hoxbro (Domino Knitting) presents another collection of eye-catching and colorful modular knitting patterns." - Library Journal
"Love the clean modular lines. Lots of unique pieces to knit, and all are fun, funky, and off-beat." - Blogcritics.org
"One of the appealing things...is the eye-catching color with which Hoxbro designs the projects in the book." - Bangor Daily News
"Hoxbro shows the depths to which modular knitting can be mined for home and wardrobe. The result: checkerboard chic and geometric perfection." - Yarn Market News
"Mitered squares can look big and clumsy, but not in the hands of Vivian Hoxbro...She makes the mitered square modern and sometimes even elegant." - Knitty.com
"Wow. These are not run-of-the-mill combinations. This is...fun! Playful, creative, and thinking outside the box." - KnittingScholar.com
"Gives a new twist to the popular form of modular knitting by adding openwork and felting." - Knitting News