Knockdown Knits: 30 Projects from the Roller Derby Track
by Toni Carr
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Author: Toni CarrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-04
ISBN: 0470239549
Number of pages: 134
Publisher: Wiley
Book Reviews of Knockdown Knits: 30 Projects from the Roller Derby Track
Book Review: Not your mother's knitting book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is so different from the knitting books I remember from 30 years or so ago, when they were boring patterns that assumed everyone lived a Ken and Barbie life. They remind me a little of the Alice Starmore knitting books and especially the Celtic collection in that they explaini a little of the culture in addition to offering knitting patterns from that culture. With the Starmore books I own, they're all wearing apparrel and sylistic. With these, I've got some things to wear and a few things to knit for practical uses.
I'm no roller girl, but I am over 50 and I can see lots of practical uses for some of those injury-related knitting projects. I wish I'd had that pea bag pattern when I had knee surgery a couple of years ago.
To quote a friend of mine who doesn't knit or like roller derby but who read the book: What a fun book!
Summary of Knockdown Knits: 30 Projects from the Roller Derby Track
Knit neat items inspired by sassy roller derby girls with the thirty hip knitting patterns that you will find in Knockdown Knits: 30 Projects from the Roller Derby Track. Roller derby, with its cheeky players, fast-paced jams, heart-stopping pileups, and rowdy, raucous atmosphere, is just as hot as the designs in this unconventional book. The Naptown Roller Girls of Indianapolis, Indiana, share the patterns they use when they?re knitting in the off-time. On skates, they're hell on wheels; in their spare time, they've discovered that knitting is a relaxing, creative outlet.Fashion Books
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