by Caroline Birkett
Hand knits for the Home teaches you how to knit while working your way through a series of beautiful contemporary projects that would make a stylish addition to any room and instantly raise the comfort factor. Cushions for chairs and the floor, throws for sofas and beds, and other accesories such as a baby's blanket, bath mat and table runner are worked in popular colour palettes - neutral creams, whites and greys, earthy browns, plums and reds, and soft blues, lilacs and pinks. Various textures of yarn are used to illustrate the different finishes that can be achieved - from soft lambswool and mohair to cool cotton and chunky untreated wool.
Whatever your knitting skills are when you begin, you will soon find yourself sinking back into a pile of sumptuous cushions that you have made, wrapped in a cosy throw of your own creation.
(Conran Octopus, 160 pages, HB)
